This sweet potato breakfast hash is delicious and filling. And with all the best things about breakfast – potatoes, sausages, bacon and eggs – in one pan, it’s a great way to start your day!
(Prefer a savoury breakfast to a sweet one? You’ll enjoy these cheddar waffles packed with jalapeno. Perfect with fried egg!)
Let me start with this disclosure: I did not make this sweet potato breakfast hash. Red did.
Those of you who know me and who’ve followed my blog know that I cannot cook (our stove hates me and hot oil scares me) so Red does all the cooking at home.
I will still take credit for the recipe though. I mean, I deserve it!
Have you ever followed around a grumpy cook, constantly asking “what are you doing now?” in the hopes of documenting a recipe?
And then proceeding to take pictures of the food while said cook who you’ve annoyed all morning sits there giving you the evil eye, waiting, hungry and grumpier than ever?
I think not. So say no more. I do what I must to bring you the best, the most delicious recipes. And delicious, this sweet potato breakfast hash is!
Great way to clean out your fridge
It’s also a great way to clean out your fridge. If you’ve ever looked in there and thought what the heck are you going to do with that lone sausage, few strips of bacon, half a bell pepper and other things leftover from your other recipes – make a hash!
You just need to have a piece of sweet potato as base, some eggs, and you have yourself a dish that the whole family will enjoy.
Sweet potato breakfast hash
You can use a normal potato; we personally just prefer a sweet potato – we find it so much more flavourful and it brings a delightful sweetness to this savoury dish.
You can experiment with the toppings too. No bacon? Add ham. No sausage? Add hotdog (why not? It’s your hash).
Then all you need to do is start cooking your ingredients in the stove and finish it in the oven. For how long depends on how you want your eggs.
Great start to the day
This sweet potato breakfast hash is so filling and delicious and takes no time at all. Love sweet potatoes? Try this ground turkey sweet potato skillet. This spinach egg casserole is another hearty start to the day!
It’s also a great alternative to pancakes and other sweet breakfast options…though it goes great with pancakes too if you’re thinking of doing an epic breakfast spread.
So tonight, have a look in your fridge. You may just have a delicious breakfast hash in your future tomorrow!
Happy cooking and baking!
Did you make sweet potato breakfast hash? How did it go? Tell me about it in the comments section below. I’d love to hear all about it.
Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash with Sausage, Bacon and Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 pieces breakfast sausage sliced
- 5 strips bacon sliced
- 2 pieces shallots sliced
- 5 pieces garlic cloves minced
- 1 pieces regular sized sweet potato peeled and diced
- ¼ cup bell pepper chopped
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 large eggs
- Chopped cilantro and green onion optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium sized oven-safe skillet, cook sausages and bacon on medium heat until brown. Remove from pan.
- Using the same pan, sauté shallots and garlic until translucent.
- Add sweet potato and cook for 5 minutes. Toss back the sausages and bacon, add the bell pepper, and stir.
- Add garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Remove from heat and make 4 wells. Gently drop an egg in each well.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until the eggs are cooked to your liking (15 minutes = hard boiled egg). Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and green onion before serving.
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
Divya
I need to invest in a good cast iron skillet! That one you posted looks good and affordable. Is that the one you use?
Jolina
Yes it is, we got it for a pretty good deal too, 3 pans + cleaning scrubs 🙂 We love it, such a great investment!
Ryan
This looks delicious and filling! My husband would love this recipe.
Cori
Oh my goodness, this recipe looks fantastic! This would be the perfect meal to kick off the day.
Sharon
Yummm I love a great breakfast hash. And the sweet potatoes make it even better! I don’t eat them enough so this is the perfect recipe to incorporate them more into my diet. Love it!
Jolina
Absolutely 🙂 Hope you like it!
Alison Rost
This looks great! Love sweet potatoes 🙂
Bella
Wow this looks so good! I love breakfast hash.
Dawn
I know from reading your blog that Red is more of the cooker and you are more of a baker. And as soon as I saw the blog post I wondered if this was Red’s contribution 😉 Hubby makes certain things so much better than me and I just stay out of his way…..well, not right out of his way….more like sit and watch and then get to eat it, lol 😀 Hubby does a wonderful job with homemade pasta! So good! So this hash! Love the sweet potato in there and this is just what I want on Saturday or Sunday morning while I’m lazily waking up with a big cup of coffee. Yum!!! Happy Monday 🙂
Jolina
HAHAHA did you really? I knew I had to come clean. There was no way I can get away with it. ONE DAY though. I will cook something 🙂 This hash is something else (I feel guilty now, I think I must call it Red’s Breakfast Hash from now on teehee). Love it! If we need something quick and easy and there are things in the fridge nearing the end of their lives…hash day! Have a lovely week Dawn!
Kimberly
Oh, yum! Hash is one of my family’s favorite breakfast foods. We’ve just recently started eating a lot of sweet potatoes, so this may be something we try. I had never thought of using sweet potatoes before.
Jolina
Nice! Hope you and your family like it 🙂
Abigail
That’s my kind of breakfast! – hearty and totally delicious!
Jolina
It’s pretty awesome! Right up there with tapsilog for me haha 🙂
Michelle
My husband just started a paleo diet and I’ve been struggling to find things the whole family can eat and enjoy together. This recipe is a great addition to my arsenal!
Jolina
Awesome! Hope you guys like it 🙂
Suchi
You are so right about someone asking you questions all the time!!! But hey a girl has to do what she has to. This is perfect for when you don’t want to scratch your head early morning but still want a hearty breakfast!
Jolina
Hahaha oh no. Were you at the receiving end? Too funny. I would learn to cook…someday…in the distant future LOL. And yes, this hash is definitely a put everything in a pan kind of dish 🙂 Have a great week Suchi!
Michelle
I love a good breakfast hash! This sounds so tasty 😉
Mary
Oh man, I LOVE a good breakfast hash. This is a go-to for our family for cleaning out the fridge. I go back and forth with sweet potatoes and red potatoes. My kids have been picky about sweet potatoes lately (why???), so we’ve been using the reds. But I love them both!!
Jolina
LOL your kids are hilarious Mary. Maybe the colour looks weird for a potato? 🙂 Breakfast hash is great though eh? Just see what’s available and throw them together in the pan. Such a good and filling breakfast!
linda spiker
Yum! These sweet potatoes look delicious!
Kim Lee
Love a good breakfast hash, especially one that includes sweet potatoes! This one looks so colorful and delicious too! Pinned!
Jolina
Thanks Kim! Appreciate the pin too! 🙂