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I love a good sweet potato and eggs breakfast skillet! This sweet potato hash is full of tasty sweet potatoes, eggs, cheese, bacon, lots of flavor!

So good and NO Baking!

A one skillet breakfast dish is always a great way to go. Full of tasty ingredients that you will want to make over and over again!

sweet potato breakfast skillet in pan close up — This breakfast is so easy and so tasty!

Check out my breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, or my breakfast tacos for other easy and quick breakfast ideas!

For this recipe there is no baking. Some skillet recipes require you to put the pan in the oven and bake until the eggs are done- but not this one!

I wanted to avoid that and so we just use a pan with a lid and cook the eggs over heat. Easy Peasy!

sweet potato breakfast skillet in pan — I love how pretty this dish always turns out!

Ingredients needed

Bacon
Onion
Sweet Potatoes- I like to use the red but any variety (purple or white!) works too.
Jalapeno
Eggs
Cheese
Green Onion
Spices: Garlic Powder, Paprika, Salt, and Pepper

sweet potato breakfast skillet ingredients in bowls

How to make sweet potatoes and eggs?

Cut your bacon into small pieces then cook. If you have leftover bacon from another dish you can skip this step and use it instead. Just use oil in lieu of the bacon grease for sautéing.
Once bacon is cooked remove from the pan, leaving the remaining bacon grease. Add chopped onions and cook until soft.
Add cubed sweet potatoes, stir to coat with bacon grease, add a little water to the pan, then cover and cook until cooked through.
Once cooked mix in your jalapeno and spices.
Make 4 little wells in the potatoes then crack your eggs into them. Sprinkle eggs with more salt and pepper, sprinkle with cheese and cooked bacon.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook the eggs until done to your liking.
Top with some green onions and enjoy!

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Tips for making egg sweet potato hash:

You can use russet potatoes in lieu of sweet potatoes if you want.
Adding water to the pan helps cook the potatoes.
You know your potatoes are fully cooked when you can easily pierce them with a fork.
Top this dish with your favorite salsa or green chile!
Serve up with some easy toasted bread!

potato pierced by fork — Cooked potatoes should be able to be easily pieced by a fork.

Is sweet potato good for breakfast?

Absolutely. They are a great carb with lots of vitamins!

What to serve with sweet potato and eggs?

I love serving this with an Orange Julius smoothie, and some extra oven baked bacon!

What else can you use sweet potatoes for?

I love making sweet potato pie, biscuits, rolls, pudding and even cupcakes!

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Sweet Potato and Eggs

Author: Lisa

This sweet potato and eggs breakfast skillet is a delicious and easy breakfast. No baking and all made in the same pan!

4.85 from 19 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings people

Ingredients

6 slices bacon cut into pieces
½ yellow onion chopped
2 medium sweet potatoes ½ inch cubes
¼ cup water
1 jalapeno diced, stem and seeds removed
1 tbs garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon Salt and Pepper each
4 eggs
½ cup cheese
Garnish with 2 green onions optional

Instructions

Cut your bacon in to small pieces. In a large skillet or fry pan cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Once cooked, remove from skillet and set aside, leaving the bacon grease in the skillet.
6 slices bacon cut into pieces
Add chopped onions to skillet and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat. They will start to soften.
½ yellow onion
Then add your cubed sweet potatoes, stirring to coat with the bacon grease. Then add water to the skillet, cover and cook over medium heat until they can be easily pierced with a fork. Typically, 20 minutes.
2 medium sweet potatoes, ¼ cup water
Once cooked, add in diced jalapeno, garlic powder, paprika and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
1 jalapeno, 1 tbs garlic powder, ½ teaspoon paprika
Using a spatula, make four wells in the potatoes, scraping everything away to reveal the bottom of the skillet.
Crack and egg into each well and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle cheese and cooked bacon over the skillet then cover with the lid.
4 eggs, ½ cup cheese, 1 teaspoon Salt and Pepper
Continue cooking over medium heat until eggs whites are cooked through and the yolk is as runny or firm as you like it. I recommend checking at 3 minutes then every minute after until eggs are done to your likeness. Garnish with green onions.
Garnish with 2 green onions optional

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 16gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 203mgSodium: 459mgPotassium: 593mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 16549IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Sweet Potato Breakfast Skillet

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Post and recipe were updated on 12/20/2021, 7/15/2022

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4.85 from 19 votes (9 ratings without comment)

Sweet Potato and Eggs Hash

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