English breakfast 2.0! (Almost) all wonderful ingredients of a true English breakfast rolled into one easy-to-eat dish. Say hello to this healthy low carb English Breakfast Frittata.
I am deeply impressed by the ingenuity of the British. English inventions range from the blindingly brilliant to the ever-so slightly bonkers. Among them are useful solutions to problems that have tested mankind for generations and answers to issues that didnโt yet exist. Here's my top 10 list:
- The TV (John Logie Baird, 1925). What would we do without it?
- The Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell, 1875)
- Photography (Thomas Wedgewood, 1802)
- World Wide Web (Tim Berners Lee, 1989)
- Electronic programmable computer (Tommy Flowers, 1943)
- Chocolate bar (JS Fry & Sons, 1847)
- Tin can (Peter Durand, 1810)
- Thermos flask (Sir James Dewar, 1892)
- Automatic kettle (Peter Hobbs, 1955)
- English Breakfast (unknown, Middle Ages)
Of course, there's also Newton's Laws, the Electric Motor, the smallpox vaccine, the electric motor and almost every modern sport. But what is the one invention that makes us especially happy in the morning? Exactly. The good old fry-up. Around since the Middle Ages, it became popular during the Victorian era and was first featured in print in Isabella Beeton's The Book of Household Management (1861).
Let's have a look at the main ingredients that make this breakfast so intensely satisfying: Eggs. Bacon. Sausage. Tomatoes. Mushrooms. Note I am not mentioning the beans here - sorry, I am not a fan. Tinned baked beans are generally packed with added sugars, plus they are not low carb.
Apart from the bean issue, there is only one more downside to English Breakfast I can come up with. English Breakfast leftovers. Anyone looking forward to eat those? Sad, shrivelled tomatoes, droopy mushrooms and half-eaten sausages do not fill my heart with joy. A fry-up has to be eaten on the spot. There's no cooking ahead.
That's why I have taken the liberty to improve upon the English Breakfast. Say hello to the English Breakfast Frittata!
The English Breakfast Frittata is a classic fry-up rolled into one easy-to-eat, easy-to-store dish. It can be made ahead, eaten hot or cold. It can even be enjoyed on-the-go. That's already FIVE benefits! Plus, you can add a crunchy green side salad for extra healthy points. If you ask me, this invention is BIG.
It's best to prepare your English Breakfast Frittata the night before you want to eat it. Which would be benefit number SEVEN, as you can rest your knackered brain in the morning.
Who needs the stress of having to juggle the correct cooking times of at least five ingredients simultaneously? To get everything on a plate, all piping hot and looking perfectly yummy, is not an easy feat. In the morning, life has to be EASY.
Eating an English Breakfast Frittata is as relaxing and invigorating as a mini morning meditation session. All you need to do is fire up your oven and gently heat your frittata, while you check the news, sip your first cup of tea and contentedly hum the tune of God Save The Queen.
Then you simply cut it into pretty slices and serve. Ta-da.
Now, Your Majesty, that's a truly perfect healthy English Breakfast.
Love eggs for breakfast? Also try my Keto Mexican Breakfast Casserole!
Recipe

Healthy English Breakfast Frittata
from Sugar Free LondonerNote: The servings slider only changes the first amount in each line and not any subsequent amounts. Please make your own calculations where necessary.
Ingredients
- 10 large eggs
- 3 pork sausages
- 3 slices of back bacon
- 250 g / 8 oz portobello mushrooms sliced
- handful of cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 garlic clove chopped
- pinch salt & pepper
- 2 tablespoon parsley chopped, to serve
Instructions
- Press the sausage meat out of the casings, break it up until it looks like ground meat. Fry in a small ovenproof frying pan (24 cm diameter) for around 5 minutes over medium heat or until browned. No extra oil needed!
- Add your sliced mushrooms with 1 chopped clove of garlic to the pan. Put a lid on and fry over medium heat for another 5 minutes. Stir in between. If your mushrooms release liquid, continue frying for another minute or two without the lid until it has evaporated.
- While the sausages and mushrooms are browning, grill/broil the bacon in the oven. Once it's done, cut into small pieces.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the 10 eggs with a dash of salt and pepper. Add the egg mixture to the pan. Reduce the heat to low and stir to equally distribute the pork mince and mushrooms. Replace the lid and cook for 2 minutes until the bottom begins to set.
- Now carefully place the sliced cherry tomatoes and bacon pieces on the top of the frittata.
- Cook for another 3 minutes with the lid back on until the egg is almost set and the frittata is turning golden brown on the bottom.
- Turn the grill/broiler to a low heat. Remove the lid and place the pan the oven (middle shelf). Let the frittata cook for around 10 minutes or until the egg is fully set and is golden brown on the top.
- Slice and serve with chopped parsley scattered on top and a green side salad.
Notes
Nutrition
Deb Dougan
Hello!! Just wondering about making this wonderful looking frittata, but I have a question. Iโm not a fan of sausage links and will be using bulk pork breakfast sausage instead. I buy the sausage by the pound. So, instead of 3 English sausages (I have no idea how big they are or what the weight is), how much of the bulk sausage should I use.
Thanks!
Deb
Powell, TN, USA
Katrin Nรผrnberger
Hi Deb, I would use 200 grams or 7 oz of sausage meat.
Grace piparato
I'm sorry, but the frittata is Italian not English. At least that's what I was told since I am Italian and have made them many times.
Katrin Nรผrnberger
I'll add Italian to the recipe description Maybe the English and the Italians can share the credit ๐
Michelle
YUM! Frittatas are such a wonderful and easy recipe for breakfast (or lunch)! Lovely recipe ๐