This isn’t really a pie. There’s no crust. But I cut it out in the shape of a slice of pie. Therefore, it’s a breakfast pie. Don’t fight me on this one.
Have you guys seen the commercials for Krave cereal? The things I would have done to that cereal when I was younger. Bad, bad things. Chocolate inside the cereal? Stupid. Just stupid. I bet it tastes like heaven. Or eating a chocolate bar for breakfast. Which is my heaven.
I’m obsessed with food trucks right now. I can’t help it. They taste just so damn good. Check out @quieroarepas on Twitter and start following them everywhere they go, if you live in Denver. Seriously, I want to live in an arepa.
Ok, so I need to talk about the sad/happy times that occurred over the weekend. My friend Justin recently decided that San Fransisco was a better place to live than Denver. Understandable. I’ve only wanted to move to California like 67 times. So when he had to leave on Sunday at 9pm to venture off to his new home, we decided throwing him a party starting at noon on Saturday and not ending until 2am Sunday was the best decision. These are the best kinds of parties. Mostly because it included almost everyone from our Lake Powell trip, plus some that missed out. So it was like we were back in Powell again. Or at a frat party during hazing week. Is that a real thing? Whatever. All everyone wanted to do was get Justin drunk as could be. Then do mean things to him. Not actually mean, just kind of mean. Like smash cake in his face. Or pick him up and spin him around like a rag doll in hopes of him puking. Guys are so weird.
He never puked. And he ate the cake off his face.
But the best part of it all was that we ended up at my favorite bar downtown where we took over the dance floor. Seriously took it over. I’m pretty sure people outside of our group got pushed. I watched some girl get taken out at the legs when the guys decided it was smart to tackle each other. Either way, it was awesome. So much jumping. I think I lost a toe nail. Ew. They even played this song which is pretty much my favorite song of the week. So dumb, but so catchy. It sounds like he’s saying condom style. My favorite part is at 1:55. You can skip to that part.
It was honestly a fantastic night. I kissed Justin on the cheek probably 26 times and I’ve probably only hugged him a total of 12 times in my life. I haven’t known Justin for very long, but somehow still love the guy. Justin, I hope San Fransisco is everything you had hoped for and more. And we will all miss the sh*t out of you back here. I plan on visiting you soon, taking over your apartment, and CrossFitting at your new gym. Deal? Deal. And if anything, we can reunite next year in the water of Lake Powell. 85 footer anyone?
Easy Crockpot Breakfast Pie
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 8 eggs, whisked
- 1 sweet potato or yam, shredded
- 1lb pork breakfast sausage, broken up
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- any extra veggies you want to put in there: peppers, squash, etc.
Instructions
- I greased my crockpot with a bit of coconut oil to make sure none of the egg stuck to it.
- Shred your sweet potato. I used the shredding attachment on my food processor to make it super quick, but you could use a grater as well.
- Add all ingredients to your crockpot and use a spoon to mix well.
- Set it and forget it!! I stole that tagline. I’m gonna get sued. Eeeek.
- Place on low for 6-8 hours. I cooked it for more than 7 to make sure the pork sausage was completely cooked through.
- Slice it like a pie. Because I said so.
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More Easy Breakfast Casseroles:
Summer Zucchini Basil Frittata
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How long does this keep in the fridge? I want to make it but I live alone.
I ate it for 5 days!
I don’t have a crockpot. Lost it to my ex. 🙁 I’m going to try to bake it. *bites fingers*
Hi Juli, this recipe was really tasty but a giant mess for me. It’s probably because I subbed chorizo for the pork and didn’t add extra veggies. But it didn’t set even after 8 hours…I give it 4 stars though because it’s very yummy. Check out how I did: http://wholefoodhalfass.com/post/32873425406/october-4-whole-30-day-4-breakfast-paleomg
Grating a sweet potato after a grueling upper body workout…tough work. Must consider this food processor idea :/ Loved the recipe w/bison jalapeno sausage & bacon!
I don’t eat sweet potatoes or yams, any thoughts about using pumpkin, or winter squash as a substitute?
you could shred a butternut squash!
I’ve been reading through the comments and noticed nearly all the negative comments are from it being burned or a couple where it did not cook enough. My suggestion would be to make it for dinner on a day you would be home maybe 6 hours after putting it in for the first time around. Also, it looks like most of the times it burned are when someone put it in before going to bed at night. I found out the hard way that having it on the “keep warm” setting still continues to cook the meal. If you intend to sleep for 8 hours while it is cooking, I recommend setting it for 5 other maybe 6 hours and then letting the “keep warm” cook it the rest of the way. Hope this helps
Made this today and just ate two hearty “slices”.
I used 10 eggs…just seemed like I needed two more. And red pepper.
Probably should have used more meat but I’m still pretty pleased.
Oh, I also spritzed with sriracha for the second slice. Yum!
Thx.
I just found this site…sort of freaked me out that my name was in the recipe text – until I figured out it was your name, too. From one Juli to another…thanks for posting these awesome recipes.
I usually drain off the grease after browning the sausage for a casserole. Is this greasy at all since you can’t drain the fat?
Nope!
Hi, can’t wait to try this! To cut down on fat, could you make with more egg whites and just a few yolks? Or how many servings do you think it makes? Because a yolk per serving wouldn’t be bad at all 🙂 Did you put in any other veggies?
absolutely!! this probably make about 5-7 servings.
Juli, I’ve got a bunch of avocados that need to be used. What are your thoughts on throwing some cubed avo into the mix before setting & forgetting?
I think they should probably just be topped on the breakfast pie. they might get a little weird being cooked that long