Does soup for breakfast sound weird to you?
I promise – if you give it a try, with this sausage and egg breakfast soup Whole30 breakfast becomes a breeze (and you’ll be hooked whether you’re a Whole30-er or not!).
Soup for breakfast may seem strange, but think about it. We’re taking some of the best ingredients and combining them together in one bowl. Instead of grain-based cereal that might be yummy at first but will leave you sugar-crashing and hungry a few minutes later, you can make this soup in 20 minutes or so (or even meal-prep it in advance!) and warm it up in a mason jar each morning. The flavor is so good (just a tiny bit reminiscent of sausage gravy and my grandpa’s laden table of sliced tomatoes, green onions and crispy sausage). You can enjoy this soup any time of year, too.
When I was in my first years of high school, I lived with my grandparents. My grandpa would get up early in the morning while I was out delivering papers through those cold fall/winter/spring mornings, and when I came home before school, he’d set the table with all the goodies. Aside from the white-bread toast slathered with peanut butter and corn syrup stirred together and the cream of wheat with milk and sugar, this recipe gives me all the feels from those early mornings, without the foods that really aren’t my best investment in our long-term health.
By the way – this sausage and egg breakfast soup recipe is its most delicious when served topped with soft boiled eggs. I have to say, I wrestled with peeling (aka massacre of) boiled eggs of any kind for the first few decades of my life, give-or-take. It wasn’t until I’d owned an Instant Pot for about five years that I finally obeyed the advice I’d received over an over and tried using it to boil eggs. I’m never looking back.
Absolute best ways to soft boil eggs:
Going old-school? Downshiftology is my go-to resource for simple, clean, well-done recipes and tips. Lisa’s blog is a plethora of knowledge and her soft boiled egg tutorial is no exception.
Want to try the Instant Pot method? Try this recipe for Instant Pot soft boiled eggs! I’m convinced this task alone, if you ever eat eggs, would be worth buying an Instant Pot (that’s my first one).
Instant Pot recommendations:
- I’ve owned this Instant Pot for many years and we’ve even bought it for a wedding gift. I still love it!
- Recently, our family downsized from our large 7-person home and we are making a move toward “smaller” everyday living. I sold my beloved 6-quart Instant Pot, my dehydrator, and gave away my air fryer and actually combined/upsized to this 8-Quart Instant Pot all-in-one. It’s much bigger, but I love that it has all the functions I wanted in one packable piece. More to store, but more flexible and more room for cooking, which we love!
- I also ordered this Instant Pot carrying case for when we hit the road!.
- While you can work with the metal rack included in your Instant Pot, I really love the convenience of this stackable, easy-to-store stainless egg rack for pressure cooking.
- Want to make the delicious egg bites you see conveniently at Starbucks and in gorgeous recipe posts? This silicone egg bite mold is a great price and includes two molds, lids, and a rack you can use for steaming and lifting.
Ok, let’s get to this sausage and egg breakfast soup Whole30 recipe!
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 teaspoons fresh or 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried fennel
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 32 ounces chicken broth
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- Cracked black pepper to taste
- Green onion sliced
- Arugula
- Tomato slices
- 4 soft-boiled eggs halved
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In a large skillet cook ground beef with sage, garlic, marjoram, thyme, onion powder, fennel, salt and pepper.
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Once browned, stir in crushed red pepper flakes.
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While meat is cooking whisk together coconut milk with arrowroot flour; stir into cooked, seasoned meat.
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Add coconut aminos and adjust salt/add cracked pepper to taste.
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Ladle soup into four bowls.
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Top with fresh arugula, tomato slices, two egg halves, and sprinkle of green onion.
A few more Instant Pot resources for you!
- Find some of my favorite Instant Pot Tips, Recipes and How-to’s on Pinterest
- A favorite Instant Pot cookbook – Affordable Paleo Cooking – that I return to over and over
- My delicious Instant Pot Apple Cider Pulled Chicken
- Instant Pot Chicken Sausage & Cabbage (Whole30 friendly!)
What’s your favorite warm, hearty breakfast? Have you ever tried soup for breakfast?
