Vegan Country Breakfast Skillet

A completely loaded vegan nation breakfast with crispy potatoes, creamy scramble and savory vegan sausage with a lot of tacky goodness! When you’ve been lacking diner-style breakfasts, this it. (gluten-free and nut-free)

I’ve been that means to make a model of this for some time as a result of my assistant, Dalana, at all times talks concerning the wonderful breakfast at her native diner. So that is our vegan model of it!

It has  these amazingly scrumptious potatoes, and crispy sausage-y crumbles added to a tofu scramble and topped with some cheese. It’s simply mind-blowingly scrumptious!

For this vegan model, we’re cooking the sausage-y crumbles first. You need to use any floor meat substitute or vegan sausages of selection. Or, make your personal with tofu crumbles, like my smoky tofu, then add fennel seeds to it for that sausage taste.

Then, we brown our potatoes in the identical skillet and set these apart. In the identical pan, we prepare dinner crumbled tofu with my scramble seasoning and a few non-dairy yogurt. Layer that tofu scramble with the sausage crumble and the crisp, brown potatoes. Prime with vegan cheese, and it simply will get so hearty and satisfying.

This can be a multi-step recipe, however you may prep the tofu scramble and sausage crumbles forward of time. The potatoes are greatest day-of, once they’re freshly browned and cooked. They’re nonetheless style wonderful the subsequent day, however texture-wise they’re greatest day-of.

This vegan breakfast skillet is tremendous versatile! You possibly can flip this right into a sandwich or breakfast casserole, or use it as a filling for breakfast burritos for breakfast on the go together with some scorching sauce and spinach all sealed on a skillet. All of these particulars are within the notes of the recipe card under.

Why You’ll Love this Nation Breakfast Skillet

• smoky sausage crumbles, creamy tofu scramble, crispy potatoes, and melty vegan cheese
• layers of flavors and textures, all in 1 pan
• versatile! Make within the skillet or as a casserole, serve with toast or as a sandwich or breakfast burrito
• naturally gluten-free and nut-free

Elements

• veggie grounds – That is the bottom in your sausage crumbles. You need to use chopped vegan sausage or soaked and chopped soy curls or TVP, in case you choose. Use a gluten-free meat substitute, if wanted.
• oil – To sauté.
• herbs and spices – For the sausage crumbles, we’re utilizing crushed fennel seeds, crushed pepper flakes, smoked paprika, onion powder, and salt. Season the breakfast potatoes with thyme and/or oregano, salt, black pepper, and onion powder. The tofu scramble makes use of my home made scramble seasoning, which is a mix of dietary yeast, Kala Namak, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and paprika.
• potatoes – Peel some russet potatoes and chop into 3/4″ cubes. You can also make extra potatoes, if you need further on the facet, as a result of who doesn’t love a facet of crispy potatoes?
• aromatics – The breakfast potatoes get texture and taste from bell pepper, onion, and garlic.
• tofu – For the tofu scramble.
• non-dairy yogurt – Makes the scramble so creamy! Use nut-free, if wanted.
• toppings – Prime the scramble with vegan cheese, sliced inexperienced onion, black pepper, and crushed pepper flakes.

Find out how to Make a Nation Breakfast Skillet

Crush the fennel seeds, in case you haven’t already. You are able to do this in a mortar and pestle or simply use a knife to cut them up a bit.

Warmth a big skillet over medium-high warmth and add the oil. As soon as the oil is scorching, add the veggie grounds or chopped vegan sausage. Stir within the crushed fennel seeds, purple pepper flakes, smoked paprika, onion powder, and salt. Combine effectively and prepare dinner for 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir within the water and ketchup or tomato paste, mixing effectively to mix. Relying on the protein that you just’re utilizing, it’s possible you’ll want so as to add extra water to rehydrate the combination. Combine that in and proceed to prepare dinner for 4 to five minutes, till the combination absorbs the moisture and begins to get golden. Take away from the skillet and put aside.

In the identical skillet, add the oil and let it get actually scorching. Unfold the potatoes in a good layer and allow them to prepare dinner undisturbed for 3 to 4 minutes, in order that they brown on one facet. Stir or flip and prepare dinner one other 3 to 4 minutes to brown on the opposite facet. Repeat till a number of sides develop colour.

Add within the bell pepper, onion, garlic, thyme or oregano, black pepper, onion powder, and salt. Toss effectively to coat, then prepare dinner one other 2 to three minutes, so the bell pepper and onion begin to brown. 

Cut back the warmth to low, cowl the skillet, and prepare dinner for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring as soon as halfway by means of, till the potatoes are cooked to choice. If the pan is drying out an excessive amount of if you examine halfway, add a small splash of water. Take away the potatoes from the skillet and set them apart.

In the identical skillet, enhance the warmth to medium, combine collectively the non-dairy yogurt, scramble seasoning, and ¼ cup water. Additionally add the vegan butter, if utilizing. Carry the combination to a boil. 

Crumble the tofu instantly into the skillet and toss effectively to coat. Prepare dinner for a minute or so, then style and modify with salt and black pepper, as wanted.

With the pan nonetheless over medium warmth, fold in about half of the sausage crumbles and a few of the cooked potatoes into the tofu combination. Unfold the combination evenly within the skillet, then distribute the remaining sausage crumbles and potatoes excessive.

Prime it with the vegan cheese, cowl instantly with a lid, and let it prepare dinner for two to three minutes, simply till the cheese melts.

Garnish with sliced inexperienced onions, extra black pepper, and purple pepper flakes, if desired. Serve instantly with toasted bread, garlic bread, pita, or a facet salad.

Variations

To make this as a casserole, preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Switch the tofu combination to a casserole dish and blend in a few of the sausage crumbles and potatoes. Unfold the remaining crumbles and potatoes excessive, then add the vegan cheese on prime. Bake for 10 minutes or longer, till the cheese melts and the potato layer on prime begins crisp a bit bit. Serve instantly. You possibly can assemble the casserole forward of time and refrigerate, baked or unbaked, for as much as 3 days. If baking from chilled, add a couple of further minutes to the bake time.

For breakfast sandwiches, spoon a beneficiant portion of the skillet contents onto toasted bread and prime with sprouts. You may as well unfold some mashed avocado onto the bread earlier than topping with the breakfast combination.

For burritos, spoon the casserole combination onto a big, heat tortilla, add spinach, contemporary herbs, salsa, and/or scorching sauce, then fold tightly. Place the burrito seam-side down in a scorching skillet and prepare dinner till browned and sealed.