Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs

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(Last Updated On: May 3, 2021)

Looking for something a bit different and a lot delicious for breakfast? These Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs recipe will add a healthy, yet protein-packed start to your day.

Breakfast Sausage and Sweet Potato Meatballs

Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs

The holidays are coming and that means our schedules are all filling up.  That’s why I love make ahead meals!  Especially breakfast options 🙂  Come Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we are busy doing fun stuff!  There is no time in the morning to make a huge breakfast!  But, this Breakfast Sausage and Sweet Potato Meatballs recipe is perfect to make the night before…it’s even paleo!  Just pre-make your meatballs, place them on a baking sheet, cover, and then bake them when you wake up!

Sweet Potato and breakfast sausage Meatballs

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Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs

Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs

Serve up something a bit different for breakfast! These Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs can be made the night before and are delish!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24 meatballs
Calories: 84kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • 1 lb low-fat breakfast sausage - you can also use turkey sausage
  • 1 small sweet potato - shredded *we used a potato peeler to get our fine see notes for other option
  • 4 oz button mushrooms - finely chopped
  • 1/4 sweet onion finely chopped
  • 3 slices of bacon cooked crispy and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced *you can use 1 teaspoon of minced garlic if you have that on hand
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Place the shredded sweet potato, mushrooms, and onion into a medium bowl with breakfast sausage, maple syrup, garlic clove, and cooked bacon
  • Mix well - using your hands is the easiest way
  • Once mixed well, make 1-2 inch size meatballs with your hands and place them on a baking sheet
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until meatballs are golden brown and completely cooked through
  • Drizzle with maple syrup right before serving
  • Serve with waffles, pancakes or eggs if desired
  • Enjoy!

Notes

If you have a shredding attachment on your food processor, you can use that to "chop" the mushrooms, sweet potato, and onion.  You can easily make this recipe the night before and toss it in the oven in the morning.

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1351IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
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Delicious Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs

I hope you and your family enjoy these Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs as much as we do!

Tasty Breakfast Sausage and Sweet Potato Meatballs

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15 thoughts on “Breakfast Sausage & Sweet Potato Meatballs

  1. My husband LOVES to cook breakfast for the family. We are so lucky! I will share this with him. It is sure to be a hit!

  2. These look delicious! What a great combination and easy to prepare. I will be making these soon. Thanks for the recipe!

  3. This sounds so good. I have never had sweet potato meatballs before. I will have to give this a try soon. Thank you for sharing

  4. Are you kidding? I have never heard of such a recipe. I’ll have to pass on this one. It’s just a bit out of my comfort zone.

  5. Hehehe, at first I thought they were no bake cookies then I saw they were meat balls after reading it. Either way, they looked good. 🙂

  6. These sound so delicious since we love mushrooms,sweet potatoes and bacon.I have never heard of such a delicious recipe before for meatballs.I can’t wait to try it.

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