Protein Breakfast Biscuits
These delectable turkey high-protein breakfast biscuits pack an impressive 20g of protein per serving. Moreover, they are gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free, making them an excellent choice for individuals with dietary restrictions.
Finding fun, relevant, and delicious high-protein breakfast options can be a challenge for my clients. Typically, the go-to sources of protein for breakfast are eggs, protein powder, or cottage cheese. While these are all excellent protein sources when they are of high quality, it's understandable that people want to switch things up now and then. This is especially true for my clients who want to honor their southern roots while also eating healthily.
That is why I have come up with this high protein breakfast biscuit that ticks all the boxes!
WHAT MAKES THESE BISCUITS PROTEIN PACKED
High-protein biscuits can be make using plain Greek yogurt, eggs, turkey sausage, almond flour, and nutritional yeast.
The recipe suggests using lactose-free plain Greek yogurt and nutritional yeast to mimic a cheddar cheese flavor for those who are lactose intolerant, but I have make suggestions in the note section to use regular plain Greek yogurt and cheddar cheese who are not lactose intolerant.
TIPS FOR PAIRING FOOD WITH PROTEIN BISCUITS
Breakfast: Eat one biscuit with a side of eggs, smoothie, side of yogurt, or cut straight in the middle and make and egg and bacon breakfast sandwich!
Snack: Great as a snack as they are macro balanced (close ratio of fats to protein to carbs).
Dinner: You can serve these biscuits alongside soup, stew or a salad.
HOW TO WARM OR REHEAT BISCUITS
Place biscuits in a warm oven or toaster oven for 5-10 minutes.
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Get ready to gobble up some turkey-tastic protein breakfast biscuits, packing a whopping 20g of protein per biscuit! Best of all, they're gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free.
Servings: 12 Prep: 5 MIN Cook time: 15 MIN
Ingredients
1 lb ground pork or ground turkey or chicken
6 eggs, beaten
1 cup greek yogurt
1 red bell pepper, diced
½ yellow onion, diced
1 + ½ cups almond flour
½ cup coconut flour
¼ cup nutritional yeast
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp Italian seasoning or thyme
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
To a medium skillet, heat oil over medium heat and sauté onion and peppers for about 5 minutes. Move sauté veggies to the side and add turkey sausage to the center, crumbling the meat. Let cook, stirring and crumbling meat until meat is completely browned, for about 10 minutes. Turn heat off and let mixture to cool.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and yogurt. Add in turkey mixture and incorporate. Add in the rest of the dry ingredients: almond and coconut flour, nutritional yeast, baking powder, and seasonings using a spatula until combined.
Using ¼ - ½ cup or large cookie scoop, make 12 evenly sized balls and place them on the sheet pan. Place in the oven for 12-16 minutes until slightly browned all over.
Remove from the oven and let cool completely before storing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
If you can tolerate dairy, you can sub nutritional yeast for 1 cup of cheese and top each biscuit, before going into the oven, with shredded cheese if desired.
Nutrition: Calories per biscuit: 192 | Total fat: 11g | Total carb: 8g | Dietary fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Protein: 17g (nutritional facts will vary)