Sweet Potato Hash

5 from 11 votes

This easy, one-skillet Sweet Potato Hash is the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors and hearty ingredients. It's great for breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.

Prep Time10

Cook Time27

Total Time37

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $6.94 recipe / $1.15 serving

Servings: (1 cup each)

Author: Marsha McDougal

Ingredients

1½ lbs. sweet potatoes about 2 medium, $2.79*
1 yellow onion $0.70
1 red bell pepper $1.48
8 oz. breakfast sausage $1.75**
½ Tbsp cooking oil $0.03
¾ tsp salt $0.05
½ tsp black pepper freshly cracked, $0.04
½ tsp garlic powder $0.05
½ tsp smoked paprika $0.05

Instructions

Wash, peel, and dice the sweet potatoes. Dice the onion and the red bell pepper. Set the vegetables to the side.
In a large non-stick skillet, crumble the breakfast sausage and cook over medium heat. Cook the sausage until it’s almost completely browned. Add the diced onion and continue cooking until the onion is translucent and the sausage is fully browned. Remove the sausage and onions to a separate plate and set it to the side.
In the same skillet, add the cooking oil and the diced sweet potatoes. Cook the sweet potatoes over medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Stir occasionally but not too often so the sweet potatoes have a chance to brown and caramelize. Don’t worry if the sweet potatoes are not fork tender during this time as they will continue to cook in the next step.
Now add the diced red bell pepper, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and smoked paprika to the skillet. Stir together with the sweet potatoes. Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are now fork tender.
Add the cooked sausage and onions back to the skillet and combine with the sweet potatoes and peppers. Cook for 1-2 more minutes to allow the sausage to reheat with the rest of the hash.
Serve this sweet potato hash with fresh parsley, sliced avocado, or any of your favorite toppings!

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Notes

*I use sweet potatoes for this breakfast hash simply because I like the combination of slightly sweet, mixed with savory flavors. But you can certainly use a different potato, like russet potatoes, instead. The total cook time will vary depending on which type of potato you use.

**You can use any kind of breakfast sausage for this recipe. I opted for a regular mild sausage, but feel free to use a hot sausage, turkey sausage, or even an apple maple sausage, which would be really good! I bet sliced smoked sausage or your favorite veggie sausage alternative would also be delicious.

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