Breakfast foods tend towards being high in carbohydrates and low in protein. That’s okay for a couple of people in my family, but several of us really need a high protein breakfast, especially if it’s going to be a long day of school or work.
Muffins are great for a quick breakfast, and I often put nuts in them to boost protein, but I prefer to eat eggs with a muffin. Some mornings I want a simple one dish meal that includes both protein and carbs. Most egg dishes, however, include cheese. Since I’m not eating real cheese now, I felt the task was even more difficult.
In the end, I decided to make something very similar to this breakfast casserole, but simply omit the cheese. I made the recipe larger to fit a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and since I was leaving out the cheese, I added more seasoning for flavor. I think this would be fantastic with some onions, peppers, and maybe mushrooms, but since I was preparing it the night before I was just too tired.
You could also vary the meat in this dish. Any breakfast meat would do, just be sure it is pre cooked. I used sausage links, but browned sausage, ham, or bacon would work also.
Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole
- 4 thick gluten-free bread heels, cubed (or enough bread to cover the bottom of the dish)
- 12 cooked gluten free sausage links (or other breakfast meat to cover the bread, be sure it’s gf)
- 10 large eggs
- 1 1/2 c. milk or milk substitute (I used Almond Breeze original almond milk)
- 1 tsp. herbes de Provence (or other blend of herbs that you like with eggs)
- salt & pepper to taste
Grease the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Place the gluten-free bread cubes in the bottom of the dish. Put the sausage or other meat on top.
In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, herbs, salt & pepper. Beat well with a fork, whisk or immersion blender. Pour over top the bread and meat. Cover and refrigerate until morning.
Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes or until the egg is set.
Love this, Linda! Bet it doesn’t sit in one’s tummy like those cheesy dishes tend to do either.
Glad I have you making these delectable dairy-free recipes for me! 
Hugs,
Shirley
This looks fantastic, Linda! What a great breakfast. Yum!
Looks great! I might try this next week when my husbands family comes to visit! Thanks!!
I have only ever made a breakfast casserole using ham. This looks like a yummy one using sausage. The boys in my family will like this one!
Angie.
Your recipe looks fantastic! Never thought about putting herbes de provence in a breakfast casserole! This is one of my favorite easy DF meals!
Wow this is a lovely idea for breakfast…looks very inviting
ooo this looks delicious!
I just made this for breakfast — it’s delicious! I thought I might miss the cheese, but it’s a pleasant change not to have that stickiness in it. In honor of Mardi Gras, I used Cajun seasoning instead of herbes de Provence
One thing I miss is breakfast dishes, but you just changed that! Going to buy all the ingredients today, so I can get it in the oven today.
Oh, what is herbes de provence? I am always learning something new in the kitchen.
Herbes de Provence is a blend of herbs which can vary slightly. Many contain lavender, but I used a blend I made myself which contains thyme, basil, oregano, and rosemary. You could just add in a little of each of those.
Ok this recipe finally motivated me to find another supplier for duck eggs! My daughter and I can’t do chicken eggs, and I really miss the easy protein at breakfasts… can’t wait to try this!
Linda,
my daughter cannot have milk protien, and I am so glad to see your recepies are dairy free as well! We discovered that she can tolerate sheep or goat milk products. This opened up a world of possibilities. We still rely on unsweetened almond milk for cooking and baking. We found that many dairy substitiutes contain milk protien. Thank you for all your ideas! You are my #1 go to website.
I’m glad I can be a resource for you. You will find that some of my older recipes are not dairy free since I only went dairy free a little over a year ago. Most of the recipes have been easy to adapt. Like you, I use almond milk as a substitute in many recipe. Thanks for your comment.
Hi,
I need to eat gluten free, but since I’m also ADD, I don’t like to cook! This is very frustrating. Plus, I’m only cooking for 1 and am on a tight budget. I’m also worried about eating nitrites/nitrates, too. Maybe I could substitute chopped ham for sausage? Hmmm maybe BOTH of them have nitrites. ???
Help!
Diane, I think any processed meats can have nitrates, but not all do. You have to read the labels.
I am unable to eat nitrates/nitrites without becoming sick. I have found that natural choice meats do not have the added nitrates/nitrites. There are also brands of sausages that I buy at Costco that don’t have them either. it really is about reading the labels. Good Luck!
Have you ever made this with egg replacer? My nephew’s are allergic to eggs too.
Katie, I have not used egg replacer in this recipe. I don’t think it would work very well for this though. It might work in baked oatmeal.
Omg I made this casserole but used a 14 oz tube of sausage and crumbled it in a skillte.’once browned and cooked i added diced bell peppers and red onions and simmered on low occaisionally tossing. I used adoboe to season the eggs and then combined over the extra loaf of gluten free white bread I’d baked ( and was wondering what to do with until I found this recipe) Yumm Yumm. My whole house smelled wonderful to the point of distraction and it tasted like heaven. Thx so much for this recipe.
I’m glad you liked it. Your version sounds great!
Thanks ! Made this for my sis who must eat dairy and gluten free. Everyone are it !
I am looking forward to trying this but wondering if you could cut it into squares and freeze it – then just pull out as you want, heat it up for a quick breakfast
I haven’t tried freezing it, but I bet it would work. That’s a great idea.