22 High Protein Vegetarian Breakfasts
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It’s high time we tackled high protein vegetarian breakfasts! If you’re looking for new breakfast inspiration then you’re just like us.
You know you want something tasty.
You know you want something vegetarian.
You know you want something that’s healthy, nutritious and high in protein.
Well, here you go.
High Protein Vegetarian Breakfasts
We’ve collected these breakfast ideas from all around the net, and these are our absolute favourites (though we have more incredible vegetarian breakfast ideas not protein focussed over here). Only the best and successfully tested recipes get into these compilations so you can be sure you’re getting a great meal.
Other useful links:
High-protein 7-day vegetarian meal plan (free)
Healthy 7-day vegan meal plan (free)
7-day weight-loss meal plan (free)
Without further ado, here are the recipes. Enjoy!
1. Fitness Sandwich For Runners
Bonus: quick, tasty, healthy
19.2 g protein per serving
This unbelievably tasty Meditteranean sandwich hits all your nutritional post-run needs – carbs, protein, healthy fats and electrolyte replenishment.
Little known secret – you don’t even have to run to enjoy this one!
2. Spinach Feta Pancakes
Bonus: tasty, nutritious and so healthy
17 g protein per serving
These feta and spinach pancakes are quick and easy – and cover a whole range of important nutrition and health topics!
3. Mish Mash, Bulgarian Egg Scramble
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: ClaudiaCanu
Bonus: quick, easy and very tasty
19.2 g protein per serving
Mish Mash is a version of scrambled eggs with peppers and cheese that is typical of a Bulgarian culinary tradition and is served in pretty much every restaurant. It’s a vegetarian and gluten-free recipe perfect for a Healthy Meal Plan or Batch Cooking.
4. Apple & Cinnamon Overnight Oats
Recipe by: HurryTheFoodUp
Bonus: super fast, easy and tasty, full of health benefits
14 g protein per serving
This Overnight Oats combo just can’t go wrong. Cinnamon, apple sauce and oats work so well together. You’ll enjoy it for ages!
5. Spinach & Egg Breakfast Skillet
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: GypsyPlate
Bonus: easy, healthy ingredients and tasty
17 g protein per serving
If your breakfast table needs sprucing up, try this fresh and exciting breakfast skillet. It’s tasty, packed with nutrients and it’s even keto friendly.
6. Ricotta Pancakes – Sweet Version
Bonus: quick, delicious, nutritious and easy
27 g protein per serving
Incredibly easy high-protein ricotta pancakes. Your first and foremost stop for all things tasty and high-protein – we know what we’re doing.
7. Potato Farls
Bonus: simple ingredients, tasty and healthy
17 g protein per serving
Potato Farls (also known as potato bread) – an authentic Irish recipe that’s great for breakfast and perfect with any Ulster fry.
8. Scrambled Eggs with Cheese
Bonus: incredibly quick, very tasty, simple and nutritious breakfast
25 g protein per serving
Make the best scrambled eggs you’ve ever had with our quick & easy but simple to follow recipe – so good you’ll never look elsewhere again!
9. Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Bonus: mega nutritious, quick and so tasty 🙂
37 g protein per serving
37g of natural protein. Just three ingredients: Cottage cheese, eggs and oats. 12 minutes from start to finish. You won’t be disappointed!
10. Grapes ‘N Roses Overnight Oats
Recipe by: HurryTheFoodUp
Bonus: super quick and tasty, full of health benefits
16 g protein per serving
This is a combination of foods that match very well together: Grapes + Walnuts + Yogurt + Cinnamon = excellent overnight oats!
11. Eggs in Purgatory
Ready in: 30 minutes (10 minutes prep)
Recipe by: ClaudiaCanu
Bonus: tasty, nutritious and healthy
18.2 g protein per serving
These Eggs in Purgatory are a quick and easy dish ideal for breakfast or brunch, but also for lunch or dinner (if you like this you’ll love our other brunch and lunch egg recipes!). It’s a one-pan dish where eggs are poached in a simple tomato sauce. It’s ready in less than 30 minutes, it’s naturally gluten-free and it’s perfect to add to your Meal Plan or Batch Cooking.
12. No Fuss Coconut Flour Pancakes
Bonus: delicious, healthy and quick
20 g protein per serving
Proper tasty, easy to make Coconut Flour Pancakes. One serving boasts 20g of protein on just 400 calories. They’re gluten-free and Paleo friendly too!
13. The Ultimate Avocado Sandwich
Bonus: quick, healthy and incredibly tasty
16 g protein per serving
The Ultimate Avocado Sandwich. A healthy and nutritious sandwich filled with avocado, cheese, tomatoes and rocket for a juicy and unbeatable taste!
14. Easy Tomato Omelette
Bonus: easy, fast, nutritious and yummy 🙂
20.2 g protein per serving
Easy Tomato Omelette. There is a trick to making the perfect omelette – and it’s weirdly easy. We’ll show you how. You’re gonna love this one!
15. Zucchini Frittata with Tomatoes
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: TrialAndEater
Bonus: mega nutritious, healthy and so yummy 🙂
Zucchini Spinach Frittata with Mini Heirloom Tomatoes. Quick and easy meal to whip up for brunch or breakfast for dinner!
16. Low Carb Cream Cheese Pancakes
Bonus: simple ingredients, quick and so easy to make, mega delicious
17 g protein per serving
The 2 ingredient Low Carb Cream Cheese Pancakes. Just mix eggs and cream cheese to get delicious low carb, high taste pancakes. Ready in 10 minutes.
17. Farmer’s Breakfast
Bonus: tasty and nutritious, perfect any time
24 g protein per serving
Hearty and filling Farmer’s Breakfast. Full of protein and energy to keep you going. Perfect any time of the day. Ready in 30 mins. Embrace your rustic side.
18. Baked Eggs in Spinach & Tomato
Bonus: quick preparation, tasty and nutritious meal
14 g protein per serving
Baked Eggs in Spinach and Tomato. A delicious breakfast to help combat hangovers by replenishing the most important nutrients and amino acids. Easy to make and very tasty. You know you wanna.
19. Breakfast Broccoli Bake
Ready in: 50 minutes (just 10 min prep)
Recipe by: Cooktoria
Bonus: easy, healthy and so tasty
20 g protein per serving
This Breakfast Broccoli Bake made with eggs, Provolone, and feta cheese is healthy, filling and delicious way to start your day! That’s the only Broccoli Bake recipe you’ll ever need.
20. Delicious Mocha Oatmeal
Bonus: quick, easy and tasty, contains coffee 🙂
17 g protein per serving
Mocha Oatmeal. A hearty way to start the day. Simple coffee and oatmeal breakfast to fill you full of fuel ready to take on the day. Tastes great too.
21. Overnight Chia Pudding With Fruit
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: NeighborFoodBlog
Bonus: fast, easy, mega tasty
16 g protein per serving
This Overnight Chia Pudding with fruit and coconut is a perfect way to meal prep for busy mornings. Made with coconut milk and yogurt, it’s packed with protein and naturally gluten free!
22. Smoked Tofu Breakfast Egg Muffins
Recipe by: HurryTheFoodUp
Bonus: easy, delicious and healthy
22 g protein in 3 muffins
Boasting 22 grams of protein per serving and a taste like the beautiful French pizzas known as Tarte Flambee. You gotta try our High Protein Smoked Tofu Breakfast Egg Muffins (and if you like that, check out our other high protein breakfast ideas without protein powder)!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F.
- Chop the tofu into tiny squares. Chop the leek and dice the onion.
- In a mixing bowl whisk the tofu, leek, onion, grated cheese, eggs and salt together.
- Grease the muffin slots with olive oil. Pour the mix evenly into the muffin slots.
- Bake for 20 minutes on 200°C/390°F.
- Breakfast egg muffins are ready!
Nutrition
We hope you’ve enjoyed these high protein vegetarian breakfast recipes (now why not sort out dinner, with these vegetarian high protein dinner ideas)! As always, we welcome feedback or comments – so feel free to write 🙂
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James LeBaigue MSc
James has a Masters Degree in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Human Nutrition.
He loves combining his scientific knowledge along with food in the real world, and these recipes are the result.
He’s on top of all the latest evidence and guidelines to make sure our nutrition advice on the website is as accurate as it can be.
By day he works as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in a busy NHS GP Practice.
Each recipe is tested and then eaten (much to James’ delight), many times before it is deemed worthy to be published. Bon appetit!
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Have been browsing some higher protein options for breakfast and am happy to have found your list.
Lots of good ideas there (but I’m not sure I’ll be finding the motivation in the morning to turn on the oven and bake something for 30+ minutes, heh). Will be eating these in the coming weeks!
And @Rachael, although Dave has already explained in some detail, lacto-ovo Vegetarianism is the most common form of vegetarianism outside of India (see here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-world-history-of-food/vegetarianism/783278324638C7B732979B56A55D6C74, or here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacto-ovo_vegetarianism).
thanks a lot Ben! Yes, some breakfast recipes are more for the weekend or could be used for lunch 🙂
Nice ideas. But egg is not vegetarian! Why do you guy always use egg in vegetarian meals are beyond me. Would be nice to see some
Ideas without egg.
Lol, this must be the 1000th time we’ve replied to these comments. I need to start copy/pasting.
Egg = ovo lacto vegetarian, which is the definition we use and state across the website. Egg is not ‘pure vegetarian’ as often used in India, which is not the definition we use.
Glad you like the ideas though, and there are many without egg. Cheers 🙂
Note to self, copy/paste more often.
Eggs are vegetarian, actually. They’re not VEGAN but no one is claiming that these recipes are vegan. They even specify the exact type of vegetarianism they feature on the website.