I call this sweet potato hash a breakfast recipe, but honestly, we love it for any meal of the day. It's healthy, satisfying, delicious, and SO easy to make!
A good sweet potato hash will always be one of my favorite things to eat. I love the balance of sweet, smoky, and spicy flavors. I love how the tender veggies and sweet potatoes get deliciously crispy on the bottom of the hot skillet. But perhaps most of all, I love that a sweet potato hash is a healthy, one-pan meal that I can easily pull off in 30 minutes.
This sweet potato hash recipe is my go-to. It’s nicely spiced with chili powder and packed with veggies like peppers and kale. It’s a great simple meal to have in your back pocket in the fall (and honestly, throughout the rest of the year too). The eggs make it naturally suited to breakfast or brunch, but if you ask me, it’s just as tasty for lunch or dinner. With a sweet potato hash, you really can’t go wrong!
Sweet Potato Hash Recipe Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this sweet potato hash recipe:
- Sweet potatoes, of course! Cut them into small 1/2-inch cubes so that they cook through on the stove.
- Red onion and garlic – They add savory, umami flavor. Tip: thinly slice the garlic instead of mincing it so that it doesn’t burn on the bottom of the pan.
- Poblano pepper – For texture and heat.
- Avocado oil – For sautéing the veggies. I like its neutral flavor here, but if you don’t keep it on hand, olive oil would also do the trick.
- Chili powder – For smoky, spicy flavor. Use store-bought, or make your own.
- Lacinato kale – Curly kale would be just fine too!
- Eggs – They turn this sweet potato hash into a meal.
- Salt and pepper – To make all the flavors pop.
- And your desired fixings – My favorites are avocado, hot sauce, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice. A few other tasty options are pickled onions, pickled jalapeños, and smoky vegan bacon!
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
To make the hash, you’ll start by sautéing the garlic, onion, and pepper until they soften. Remove them from the pan, add more oil, and then cook the sweet potatoes until they’re fork-tender, stirring occasionally. This should take 8 to 10 minutes or so.
At this point, add the sautéed veggies back to the pan along with the chili powder and kale.
Make 4 wells in the hash for the eggs, crack them in, and cover the pan. Cook until the eggs are just set, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve!
Sweet Potato Hash Recipe Tips
- Cover the pan when you add the eggs. The lid (or whatever you use as a lid–a large baking sheet, etc.) traps steam in the pan, cooking the eggs from all sides instead of just from underneath. It also helps the sweet potatoes become tender all the way through.
- Change up the veggies. Don’t have these exact veggies on hand? That’s ok! Feel free to swap in what you do have. Substitute red bell peppers for the poblano, nix the kale, or replace it with shredded Brussels sprouts. You could even sub in white potatoes for the sweet potatoes, or use a mix of the two. Fresh corn kernels and little cauliflower or broccoli florets would also be nice additions. Let me know what variations you try!
- Make it vegan. Skip the eggs and stir 1 cup cooked black beans into the hash. Season to taste and serve with avocado slices on top. Smoky vegan bacon would be a fantastic topping too!
- Get ahead. This recipe isn’t quite quick enough to make on a regular weekday morning, but you can meal prep it to speed the process along! Cook the veggie mixture ahead of time. Once you add the chili powder and kale to the skillet, portion the hash into airtight containers, and store them in the fridge for up to 3 days. When you’re ready to eat, reheat the veggies on the stove or in the microwave, and top them off with a fried egg.
More Healthy Breakfast Recipes
If you love this sweet potato breakfast hash, try one of these healthy breakfast recipes next:
- Baked Eggs
- Best Shakshuka
- Breakfast Sandwich
- Best Breakfast Burrito
- Austin-Style Migas
- Breakfast Potatoes
- Tofu Scramble
- Or any of these 60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas!
Sweet Potato Hash
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons avocado oil
- ½ small red onion, chopped
- 1 poblano pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 large sweet potato, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 leaves lacinato kale, stemmed and torn
- 4 large eggs
- 1 avocado, sliced
- Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish, optional
- Hot sauce, for serving
- Lime wedges, for squeezing
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat 2 teaspoons of the avocado oil in a large lidded skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, poblano, garlic, and ¼ teaspoon sea salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until softened. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons avocado oil in the skillet. Add the sweet potatoes and ¼ teaspoon sea salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are fork-tender. Add the sautéed veggies back to the pan and stir in the chili powder and kale.
- Make 4 shallow wells in the hash and crack in the eggs. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the eggs are just set. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with the avocado slices and garnish with cilantro, if using. Serve with hot sauce and lime wedges for squeezing.
Made this this morning and it was a HUGE hit! My sister said it was the second best hash she’s ever had 🙂
Thank you for the fantastic recipe Love & Lemons!
It’s a powerhouse of ideas for someone like me, who loves his breakfast the most.
I am keeping this site handy for an idea a day..
Great help
Thanks
I’m so glad you loved it!
I made this today and it was delicious! The combination of the sweet, savory and smoky flavors is perfect. The only thing I changed was using spinach instead of kale. I will definitely be making this again soon!
I’m so glad you loved it!
Totally delicious, and speedy to make as I had already roasted the sweet potatoes. I subbed in spinach as I had no kale – worked perfectly.
Hi Angela, so glad you loved it!
Yummy recipe but I would definitely say it takes about 20-25 minutes to cook the sweet potatoes in the pan
going to make this today – are the nutritional stats available? TIA
Hi Becky, we don’t calculate nutrition facts but you can plug the ingredients into a site like my fitness pal.
Recipe was great! I’d probably do the eggs separately next time just because I personally felt it was difficult to cook them evenly in the wells. I also added a chipotle crema drizzle on top.
Ooh yum, I love the chipotle crema idea!
This has to be the best breakfast, brunch, dinner recipe. We loved it. My son said it was the best breakfast he has had. I love all your innovative recipes. Thank you
I’m so glad everyone loved it!
I was already in when I read the title, sweet potatoes are one of my favorites, creatively used here in a hash too, much better than plain old potatoes, thank you