When I went to the Aspen Food & Wine Classic for the first time this past summer, I was able to taste some amazing food made by chef Stephanie Izard. One day, that food included breakfast fried rice. And you know what? It was AWESOME. Every morning we would do a spin class then we would have a buffet of quiches and bacon potatoes and meat on a stick. But on the last day, breakfast fried rice was the star of the show. Ever since that day, I’ve had it on my list of recipes to whip up. And when I made this recipe yesterday, I couldn’t stop eating it. I seriously had to brush my teeth to hold myself back and make sure my husband had breakfast the next day. Self control is hard sometimes.
So whenever this time of year rolls around, I become so thankful for being done with school. And for children not being done. Not only is the park clear from screaming kids and Jackson is less anxious, but I no longer have to feel the anxiety of walking into a school and hating my life. That sounds heavy, but man, I hated elementary, middle and high school. I remember being in high school and telling myself every single day that you’re just one day closer to being done. I couldn’t wait to be in the real world, making my own money and not being forced to talk to people I wasn’t interested in. AND not having to study then have my future based off my sh*tty study skills. The real world makes way more sense to me than the test world.
Why can’t more schools teach you hands on experience? The only hands on experience I had in high school was ceramics. And I can say that skill did not transfer over to my job nowadays. You know how I get my pots and bowls now? I buy them. I do not make them by hand. Ceramics sure as hell did not teach me how to earn money in order to buy those pots and bowls. I had to learn that on my own. I did, however, earn on A in ceramics. No big deal.
Not only are kids back in school, but the eclipse is also over, Bachelor in Paradise is on and fully amazing, and our trip to Lake Powell is just around the corner. Things are really looking up around here! Speaking of BIP, that reminds me – what do YOU want to see on the blog? I sent out a newsletter last week asking people what they wanted to see and I got a request for egg-free breakfasts, another request for energy balls, and more “what I ate in a day” posts. I stopped doing Bachelor recaps after my week of travel and not knowing if people actually liked them. So you tell me what you want! I love hearing from you guys and working on new content that you’ll love to see! But for real, Bachelor in Paradise is pure gold.
Breakfast Fried Rice
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced sweet potatoes
- 3 tablespoons ghee, melted
- 4 pieces of bacon, diced
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 bag cauliflower rice (10–12 ounces)
- salt, to taste
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons sriracha
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon coconut vinegar
- 4 eggs, cooked to preference
- cilantro, roughly chopped
- green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.Place sweet potatoes on a parchment paper lined baking sheet then toss in melted ghee and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 30-35 minutes until browned and soft.
- Place bacon in a large pan and cook until crispy. Remove and set on a paper towel. Remove excess bacon fat, leaving behind 2 tablespoons. Add breakfast sausage and break up to cook until no pink remains and slight crispy. Remove and set aside with bacon.
- Place peppers and onion in a pan and cook for about 8-10 minutes, until peppers are browned and onion is translucent. Add garlic cloves and salt and cook for another minute or two.
- Lastly, add cauliflower rice, a bit more salt and cook for 5-6 minutes. Add coconut aminos, sriracha, sesame oil, and coconut vinegar along with the breakfast sausage and bacon, and the cooked sweet potatoes. Toss to coat and completely combined.
- Top breakfast fried rice with eggs cooked to your own preference and cilantro and green onions!
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I agree with many others- I would love to see more quick breakfasts, but they don’t necessarily need to be egg free. I would also like to see more Fashion Friday’s! Love everything about your blog though!
Juli! I’ve made almost every recipe on your blog (for myself and my clients) and I come here for the Bachelor Recaps.
Please keep them going! BIP too!
thanks for the love, erica! have you really made almost 700 recipes?! that’s crazy!!!
I have!
I love it all! Always look forward to reading your blog . I’m starting back to work and will be leaving at 6:30 in the morning I won’t have time to cook breakfast so I’m thinking I’m going to make a breakfast casserole on the weekend that I can eat all week long . i’ve seen you make your husband some pretty yummy ones on your Instagram stories. I’m wondering if you could put the recipes for a few of those on your blog .
i’ll work on that!
I (like everyone else) love it all! We have a similar sense of humor so I love your IG stories. You totally already do this, but I always love your side dish recipes. I can cook a piece of chicken, steak, or fish. Sometimes my side dishes need inspiration. So I always love to see how you put things together.
Maybe a grocery store haul? I live in small town and don’t have a Trader Joe’s in a 5 hour radius. But we do have a Whole Foods and I like to see the products you buy so I can see if we have them and try them out. That’s how I found the Hail Merry treats, your IG!
Oh man, you’ve done it again. I saw this recipe and had to give it a go. Threw it together this morning and was not disappointed. Looking forward to eating it the rest of the week!
Also, I know you said folks already requested it, but egg-less breakfasts are always good. Like you, I try to only eat eggs once or twice a week.
Thanks for doing what you do! Your recipes are consistently the best!
so glad you liked it!
A) PLEASE keep doing Bachelor recaps. They’re the best. Food and healthy living are great and all, but what’s life without trashy reality TV?
B) This recipe looks amazing
Love pretty much all of your blog! Best recipes around and everything! And, yes, please keep the Bachelor recaps! You do a great job!
Hey Juli!! I first want to say that you’re just KILLIN the game. Thank you for all your hard work with this blog, it truly has been my #1 resource when it comes to my health and I can’t thank you enough for all the awesome content you put out there for us!! I literally check your blog as soon as I get to work everyday, I value your opinion so much and you motivate me every day to keep going and work on being my best self!!
Please don’t ever stop your Bachelor recaps. I literally watch all the shows, listen to your recaps on the podcast, and read them on your blog and still crack up. I’m low-key obsessed haha but I love your perspective on each episode!!
I LOVE all of your content, especially all of your meals you post on instagram, your weekly workouts, and the tidbits of motivation you give on mondays!! I’m always struggling to maintain motivation so I love the new perspective you offer each week!
As far as food content, I’d love some ideas for meal prepping for lunch (easy stuff to throw in tupperware in the morning and head to work!), more crockpot recipes (I don’t have an InstantPot yet 🙁 ), and freezer ideas!!! I’m SO BAD at utilizing my freezer and feel like it could really change the game.
I also LOVE your fashion posts!! I’m looking to find some staple closet pieces and would love your take on must-have items you think should be in everyone’s closet or you wear constantly!!
I also love the idea someone else mentioned of your favorite paleo products you’ve been loving!!
Okay this post is too long but hope that helps! Thanks for being such an inspiration and a great resource!!
I think it would be super fun if you did a leftover series! Like make something that would have a lot of leftovers and show us how you would repurpose it to keep it interesting throughout the week. I know I would love that as a busy and poor student! Love your recipes so much, thanks for all you do!
love that idea!
Hi, Juli! I’d love to see some posts about your favorite items to purchase at places like Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Costco, Sams Club and Thrive Market. Not sure if you shop at any of all of these, but I love to see what other people purchase at the grocery.
Also, I’ve been doing collagen for the past several months and I can tell a difference between the cheap brand versus Vital Proteins or Great Lakes. I know that you use both Vital and Great Lakes, do you have a favorite of the two or do you think one works better than the other. I’d love to use Vital all the time but the price is pretty high compared to Great Lakes.
Thanks so much!
i actually have those types of posts planned for the future!! thanks for the recommendation! and i honestly like both, they are both great brands! i haven’t seen a difference between them