These recipes have been collected to assist anyone trying the Atkins diet model to have a variety of breakfast dishes to complement the standard bacon and eggs morning routine. Some of the recipes can be made in batches and saved for the days when one needs to grab something to go. Others are an adaptation of favorite breakfasts but minus the carb count. For those of us who love breads, muffins, waffles and other carb loaded favorites, the reduced carbohydrate versions are contained in this collection.
Breakfast Recipes for Carb-Cutters

Savory Breakfast Bake

• Ingredients:
• 8 oz. fresh sliced mushrooms
• 2 leeks
• 2 cloves garlic
• 4 eggs
• Olive oil
• Fresh thyme
• Fresh oregano
• Butter Instructions:
• Sautee mushrooms, leeks, diced garlic and oregano for 5-10 minutes.
• Spread vegetables on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and olive oil.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove baking sheet, crack eggs over the vegetables and bake for another 10 minutes, or until egg whites are set and yolks are runny.
• Garnish with fresh thyme. Refrigerate any left-overs. Serves 2.

Hot Flax Cereal

• Ingredients:
• 3-4 tsp. butter
• 1/3 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
• 1/3 cup crushed walnuts, pecans, or macadamia nuts
• 1/3 cup flax seed
• 2 cups almond or coconut milk or cream
• Sweetener to taste Instructions:
• Melt butter in a saucepan with lid.
• Add flax seed, nuts and coconut and cover pan as the flax seed will begin to pop like popcorn.
• Shake pan for 1-2 minutes while toasting nuts, seeds and coconut until popping subsides.
• Carefully pour milk into pan and heat until milk is warmed.
• Sweeten to taste. Serves 2.

2.4 Carb Peanut Flour Waffles

Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cup peanut flour (dehydrated peanut butter)
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 2 Tbsp. sweetener
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• ½ cup softened coconut oil or butter Instructions:
• Preheat waffle iron.In medium bowl mix dry ingredients together
• In a separate bowl mix wet ingredients together.
• Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until smooth.
• Make sure the iron is hot and add the batter onto the greased waffle iron.
• Close the iron and cook 3-5 minutes or until crisp. Makes 12 single waffles.

1 Carb Cheese & Chive Pork Rind Pancakes

• Ingredients:
• 6 oz. cream cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
• 1 small clove garlic, minced or ½ tsp. garlic salt
• ¾ tsp. salt
• Ground pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh chives
• ½ cup finely crushed pork rinds
• Olive oil or coconut oil
• Sour cream and lemon wedges to serve Instructions:                                                                         
• Place cream cheese, eggs, Parmesan, garlic powder, sea salt and cracked pepper into a mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
• Stir in chopped chives and crushed pork rinds.
• Use olive oil or coconut oil to grease a pancake griddle.
• Pour batter onto hot griddle and cook for 2-3 minutes on one side.
• Flip and cook for one minute or so on the other side. Serve hot with sour cream and lemon wedges. Makes 6 pancakes.

1.5 Carb Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Biscuit Ingredients:                                                                        

• 1 cup almond flour
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tbsp. soft butter Instructions:                                                                         
• Preheat over to 400 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet or muffin tin with cooking oil spray.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Add eggs and butter and stir to combine.
• Drop biscuits by spoonful onto cookie sheet or muffin tin.\
• Bake 11-15 minutes. Makes 8 biscuits.
• While biscuits bake, make sausage gravy. Gravy Ingredients:                                                                           

• 16 oz. pork sausage
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 cup beef or chicken broth
• Salt and pepper to taste Instructions:                                                                         

• Brown sausage and crumble.
• When meat is browned, add cream cheese and broth.
• Stir to combine. Add salt and pepper.
• Carb count is per biscuit.

Zero Carb Waffles

• Ingredients:                                                                           
• 1 ½ scoop Vanilla Protein powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 Tbsp. water
• Dash cinnamon
• packet Stevia or to taste (optional) Instructions:                                                                      
• Mix well.
• Add to hot, greased waffle iron coated with non-stick spray.
• Cook 2-3 minutes until golden.Top with sugar free syrup or topping of choice.

Cream Cheese Pancakes

• Ingredients:
• 2 oz. cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 packet stevia (or any) sweetener
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• Fresh berries Instructions:                                                                         
• Put all ingredients in a blender or use hand mixer to blend until smooth.
• Let rest for 2 minutes.
• Divide batter into fourths and pour into a hot pan greased with butter or vegetable spray.
• Cook for 2 minutes or until golden then flip and cook for one minute on the other side.
• Serve with sugar free syrup and fresh berries. Serves 2.

2 Carb Avocado Breakfast Pizza

• Ingredients:
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup almond meal/flour1
• ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 2 avocados
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 4 slices bacon
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 Tbsp butter
• ½ tsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper to taste Instructions:                                                                         
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Soften the cream cheese and mozzarella cheese in the microwave for about 45 seconds until slightly melted.
• Add in the almond flour, egg, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and stir until it forms a ball of dough.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and coat with non-stick spray. Pour the dough onto the baking sheet and use a spatula to form into a long, even rectangle.
• Bake for 12 minutes until lightly brown.
• Cook the bacon in the microwave for about 5 minutes until crispy; set aside to cool.
• Split the avocados in half, remove the pits and score the flesh with a knife; use a spoon to scoop out the meat into a blender or food processor.
• Add the olive oil, salt and pepper to the avocado and blend until smooth.
• Spread the avocado mixture over the crust, crumble the bacon and sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese on top.
• Return the pizza to the oven an additional 7 minutes until the cheese is melted.
• Melt the butter in a pan over medium low heat.
• Fry the eggs about 3 minutes per side for slightly runny yolks.
• Add the eggs to the top of the pizza before serving. Serves 4.

Donuts

Ingredients:

• 4 large eggs
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup almond flour
• 12 drops liquid stevia (or to taste)
• ¼ tsp baking soda Instructions:                                                                           
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Whisk all ingredients until well combined.
• Spray a donut pan with cooking spray and fill the pan.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until they begin to turn a golden brown. Cool completely and dust with cinnamon sugar.

2 Carb Breakfast Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil or butter
• 8 oz ground sausage
• 8 eggs
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• ¾ cup shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese
• Salt to taste Instructions:                                                                         
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Use oil or cooking spray to grease pie plate.
• Cook and crumble sausage in skillet.
• When cool, press cooked sausage into pie plate as a crust.
• Break eggs over the sausage.
• Sprinkle with parsley, salt and pepper.
• Bake eggs 7-8 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.Return to oven and cook until cheese melts, another 6-7 minutes. Serves 4.

0 Carb Sweet or Savory Crepes

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3 Tbsp Vanilla Protein powder or for savory crepes use non-flavored protein powder
• 1 Tbsp Vital Wheat Gluten
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp water Instructions:                                                                         
• Blend ingredients together in blender.
• Let batter sit for 15 minutes.
• Spray crepe pan with cooking spray and preheat over medium heat.
• Pour about 3 Tbsp batter into crepe pan and swirl to thinly distribute.\
• When crepe appears dry around edges and bubbles, flip.
• Crepe quickly cooks on flip side. Turn crepe out onto plate and repeat until all batter is cooked. Sweet Crepe fillings:                                          
• Strawberries ½ cup=3.4 carbs
• Raspberries ½ cup=3 carbs
• Blueberries ½ cup=8.3 carbs
• Blackberries ½ cup = 5.4 carbs Savory Crepe fillings:                                                   
• Ham and cheese, sliced thin and rolled
• Mushrooms (canned), peppers and onions, sautéed, ½ cup approximately=4 carbs
• Link Sausages, cooked and wrapped in crepe.

0 Carb Bacon, Egg and Cheese Cups

Ingredients:

• 8 eggs
• 6 slices bacon
• ½ cup cheddar cheese
• 2 Tbsp cream
• Salt and pepper to taste Instructions:                                                                         
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Scramble eggs in mixing bowl and season to taste.
• Line each muffin edge with strip of bacon
• .Pour scrambled egg mixture into muffin well.
• Top with 1 Tbsp. shredded cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes or until set. Serves 3.

6 Carb Huevos Rancheros

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup onion, diced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
• ½ cup salsa
• 4 eggs
• ¼ cup cheddar or pepperjack cheese
• Tobacco sauce to taste
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Avocado (optional) Instructions:                                                                          
• In skillet sauté onions and peppers in olive oil over medium heat until translucent.
• Add salsa.
• Break eggs over sauce.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and cook until white of egg is set and yolk is runny.
• Serve ½ an avocado with eggs, if desired. Serves 2.

4.5 Carb Omelets

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• ½ cup onion
• ½ cup sliced, canned mushrooms
• ¼ cup green pepper
• ½ cup cheddar cheese
• ½ cup cubed ham
• 2 Tbsp olive oil Instructions:                                                                         
• Pour olive oil into skillet or omelet pan.
• Sauté onions, mushrooms and peppers in olive oil until translucent.
• Season vegetables.
• Season and scramble eggs.
• Pour eggs over vegetables.
• Add diced ham.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• When the bottom of omelet has set, fold omelet in half.Divide omelet in half and cover with lid. Cook both halves until middle has set. Serves 2.

2.8 Carb Cream Cheese Kolaches

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella
• 2 Tbsp cream cheese
• ¾ cup almond flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 10 drops stevial extract
• 1 tsp preferred sugar free sweetener Pecan Layer                                                        
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp swerve or other sugar free granulated sweetener Filling                                                                                      
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp sweetener or 15 drops liquid stevia  Instructions: Dough:                                                          
• Microwave cream cheese and mozzarella on high about 1 minute and stir to blend.
• When completely melted, stir in almond flour, baking powder, egg, vanilla, stevia and sweetener.
• Knead the dough until all the ingredients are incorporated.
• Divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Slightly flatten each ball and create a hollow in each center.
• Sprinkle each hollow with pecans and fill with filling. Then sprinkle a few more pecans.
• Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes until firm and golden. Filling:                                                                                   
• Warm cream cheese in microwave.
• Add remaining ingredients and use to fill dough before baking. Serves 8.