38 recipes to help you eat more veggies at breakfast

Move over, cereal! These sweet and savory plant-based breakfast ideas will fuel your day.

Published November 24, 2020

We hear it often: “Eat more vegetables!” While some of us are doing OK in that department, others are looking for simple, tasty ways to get their veggie fill. And they often overlook an easy opportunity—breakfast!

There are so many delicious ways to get a dose of veggies before noon. Whether you prep a veggie-heavy breakfast casserole in your slow cooker the night before, make use of leftover roasted peppers and onions in a quick morning hash, or whirl together a cauliflower (yes, cauliflower!) smoothie before you run out the door, you can enjoy a morning hit of produce no matter what your palate.

38 veggie-forward recipes to start your day

Set aside the pastries and pancakes and sit down to sweet potato toast, greens-filled muffins, egg-topped breakfast salads, squash-stuffed apple pie, savory donuts, and more.

If you want to wake and bake:

Baked Eggs in Acorn Squash with Roasted Peppers & Dill

Roasted baby potatoes with mushrooms and herbs

Bell peppers with chickpea mash, eggs, and harissa

Eat-Your-Greens Breakfast Muffins

Individual shakshouka baked eggs

Baked Eggs with Delicata Squash, Spinach & Feta

Acorn Squash Apple Pie

Veggie egg cups

Gruyère and spinach breakfast rolls

If you’d rather fire up the stove:

Shakshouka for One

Sweet potato breakfast hash with eggs

Kale and bacon frittata

One-pot spicy farro and egg shakshouka

Sunchoke and bacon hash

Jicama-ham hash browns with fried eggs

Fried Egg with Asparagus-Potato Hash

Veggie Lovers’ Omelet

Mexican egg skillet

If you want to put your blender, waffle maker, slow cooker, or donut pan to use:

Cherry-almond smoothies

Apple & greens smoothies

Zucchini waffles

Waffle-Iron Zucchini Omelet

Cheesy Cauliflower Waffles with Horseradish Sauce

Slow-Cooker Cheese Grits & Greens with an Egg

Mushroom-and-Swiss potato breakfast casserole

Chorizo and cheddar tortilla casserole

Zucchini-pesto doughnuts

If toast is your favorite food group:

Sweet potato toast with banana, honey, and pecans

BLT Breakfast Cheese Toast

Chickpea-lemon bruschetta

Lemon-rosemary white bean bruschetta

Bacon, egg, and cheese sweet potato toast

Pea & ricotta crostini

If you prefer bowls to plates:

Egg-and-prosciutto breakfast bowls with tender greens

BLT & Egg Breakfast Salad Bowl

Fried eggs with roasted sweet potato wedges and mixed greens

Arugula Salad & Egg Baked Potatoes

Asian Wheat Berry Bowl

Leslie Fink, MS, RD has worked on the WeightWatchers® editorial team for more than 20 years. She plays a key role in food, recipe, and program content, as well as product partnerships and experiences.