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No-bread keto breakfast sandwich

No-bread keto breakfast sandwich

This sandwich is the ultimate in inventiveness. Scrumptious cheese and sizzling ham and eggs unite to form a stand-out keto sandwich — minus the bread! Ingenious!
April 29 2016 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Breakfast

No-bread keto breakfast sandwich

This sandwich is the ultimate in inventiveness. Scrumptious cheese and sizzling ham and eggs unite to form a stand-out keto sandwich — minus the bread! Ingenious!
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2 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 4 large egglarge eggs
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 oz. 28 g smoked deli ham
  • 2 oz. (½ cup) 55 g (120 ml) cheddar cheese or provolone cheese or edam cheese, cut in thick slices
  • a few drops of tabasco or Worcestershire sauce (optional)
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Instructions

Instructions are for 2 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Add butter to a large frying pan and melt it over medium heat. Add the eggs and fry them over easy, on both sides. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Use two fried eggs as the 'bread' for each sandwich. Place the ham/pastrami/cold cuts on one fried egg, and then add the cheese. Top off each stack with the second fried egg. Leave in the pan, on low heat, if you want the cheese to melt.
  3. Sprinkle a few drops of Tabasco or Worcestershire sauce if you want, and serve immediately.

Tips

Unsweetened French Dijon mustard is a perfect match with the ham.

You can replace the ham with crispy-fried bacon or skip the meat altogether.

This sandwich is great paired with a green salad or diced avocado!

If you STILL can’t imagine sandwiches without bread, we suggest you make a batch of Oopsies and keep them in the freezer. They don’t take long to thaw. If you add an Oopsie to the sandwich, you’ll have a very filling meal, indeed!

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33 comments

  1. 1
    Rose
    May 2 2016
    How without bread oh no so I do scramble than fried eggs what I do
  2. 2
    Ant
    May 4 2016
    Yes, it's not very clear what you're supposed to do. The cheese looks melted in the picture, but the recipe doesn't tell you to cook it - it seems to describe unheated cheese and meat sandwiched between cooked eggs, which is hardly what I'd call a sandwich.
    Reply: #15
  3. 3
    Heather
    July 5 2016
    Directions seem straight forward to me
  4. 4
    HB
    October 7 2016
    just leave the cheese in the pan on top of the eggs long enough to melt it, then top with the other fried eggs. easy peasy. grate the cheese if you want it to melt faster ?
  5. 5
    Tammy
    April 11 2017
    Soooo goooood & very filling???
  6. 6
    Janel
    January 8 2018
    I also put my ham in the left over butter in my pan, heated it up to give it a crisp, then put my cheese on it to melt
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  8. 8
    Alicia
    April 12 2018
    Can I switch out any meals on the get started plan or will it throw off weight loss?
    Reply: #10
  9. 9
    Amy
    April 13 2018
    1/6 of an ounce??? 4.6 grams. Is that like waving the ham over the top?
    Reply: #11
  10. 10
    Reply to comment #8 by Alicia
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    April 13 2018
    Hi Alicia!

    If you choose "Ketogenic Low Carb" then it should not be a problem.

    Can I switch out any meals on the get started plan or will it throw off weight loss?

  11. 11
    Reply to comment #9 by Amy
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    April 13 2018
    Hi Amy!

    Ham is 1/2 ounce, approx 15 gram per serving.

    1/6 of an ounce??? 4.6 grams. Is that like waving the ham over the top?

  12. 12
    Omar
    April 20 2018
    Do you mean to cook the egg as an omelette ? If that's the case i can fold it in half after putting the cheese and ham (or deli turkey)
  13. 13
    patricia
    August 22 2018
    I was told I am allergic to eggs and chicken so what do I do now
  14. 14
    Kay
    October 17 2018
    How many servings??????????????
  15. 15
    Reply to comment #2 by Ant
    elysummers
    November 19 2018
    I just put the cheese on top of the bottom egg, meat on top of that, 2nd egg on top of the pile. The cheese melts well through the residual heat. This is a great "no bread" breakfast sandwich.
  16. 16
    Jason
    December 22 2018
    Just made this using bacon (as I didn't have ham on hand) and a little spinach. Delicious!
  17. 17
    Mary
    January 9 2019
    Added some sautéed some spinach and mushrooms, delicious!
  18. 18
    Leanne
    January 15 2019
    Instead of eggs maybe use portobello mushrooms.
  19. 19
    Krysta
    April 23 2019
    I put the ham to heat up and through a slice of cheese on top it melted perfectly. I used Vermont white cheddar OH BOY WAS IT DELICIOUS!
  20. 20
    Kylie
    July 4 2019
    I have not yet made it but I hope it works making it for my mom since she is on keto! I have very high hopes.
  21. 21
    Sur
    March 2 2020
    I made the sandwich with thinly sliced kielbasa, cheese and avacado delish
  22. 22
    lance.mcmahon
    April 30 2020
    I added chopped sautéed asparagus, delicious!
    Reply: #23
  23. 23
    Reply to comment #22 by lance.mcmahon
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    April 30 2020

    I added chopped sautéed asparagus, delicious!

    Great idea, thanks for the suggestion!

  24. 24
    shasha
    May 17 2020
    it says two servings, what does that mean u eat two sandwiches???I'm new to this whole keto, my main thing I have trouble with is servings, I don't know how much of my meal to eat. Someone please help
    Reply: #25
  25. 25
    Reply to comment #24 by shasha
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    May 17 2020

    it says two servings, what does that mean u eat two sandwiches???I'm new to this whole keto, my main thing I have trouble with is servings, I don't know how much of my meal to eat. Someone please help

    Each serving is a sandwich, so this recipe makes 2 sandwiches. If you'd prefer to just make one, you can adjust the serving size to 1, and the ingredients will adjust accordingly.

    Reply: #26
  26. 26
    Reply to comment #25 by Kerry Merritt
    shasha
    May 18 2020
    yes but are you supposed to meat 1 serving or 2...thats where I get confused, how do you know how many servings to eat with any meal you make???
    Reply: #27
  27. 27
    Reply to comment #26 by shasha
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    May 19 2020

    yes but are you supposed to meat 1 serving or 2...thats where I get confused, how do you know how many servings to eat with any meal you make???

    1 serving = 1 meal for 1 person.

  28. 1 comment removed
  29. 29
    Susan
    November 25 2020
    Why can’t I upload this recipe (No-bread keto breakfast sandwich in my mealplans? Please help!
    Reply: #30
  30. 30
    Reply to comment #29 by Susan
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    November 25 2020

    Why can’t I upload this recipe (No-bread keto breakfast sandwich in my mealplans? Please help!

    I am able to add this to my meal plan without problem. When I searched for the recipe, I did not include the hyphen from no-bread. If you can't find it without typing the hyphen, please email contact@dietdoctor.com and let us know - please also let us know if you're using the website or one of the apps.

  31. 31
    Fatima
    May 1 2021
    Please explain if nutrional values is for the 2 servings, that's not very clear??
    I made 1 serving it was perfect and delicious 😋 but I would like to track calories and carbs!!
    Reply: #32
  32. 32
    Reply to comment #31 by Fatima
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    May 1 2021

    Please explain if nutrional values is for the 2 servings, that's not very clear??
    I made 1 serving it was perfect and delicious 😋 but I would like to track calories and carbs!!

    Hi, Fatima! The nutritional values listed are per serving.

  33. 33
    Michelle Lea Anderton
    June 13 2021
    I made this and it was delicious. Very filling. I thought the instructions very clear.!! Sometimes just common sense needs to prevail.
  34. 34
    Lamar
    December 17 2021
    Made this using 2 egg rings, smoked black forest ham and smoked aged white cheddar. It was so good, next time I will add spinach and a slice of avocado to the sandwich.
    Reply: #35
  35. 35
    Reply to comment #34 by Lamar
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    December 17 2021

    Made this using 2 egg rings, smoked black forest ham and smoked aged white cheddar. It was so good, next time I will add spinach and a slice of avocado to the sandwich.

    Sounds great! Spinach and avocado would be yummy additions!

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