This Paleo Sweet Potato Hash with Sunny Side Up Egg recipe took me little time to make and was completely delicious. I was able to prepare it quick, because I had one of the main ingredients (shredded sweet potatoes) ready for use.
If you were to peek in my refrigerator, you would find a bunch of cooked proteins and foods. I do this so that my family has plenty of choices to select from when it’s time for our next meal. What I do is I designate a “cooking day” once a week. Here, I’ll cook our favorite foods in bulk and put them in Ziploc bags; I’ll then either freeze them or refrigerate them, depending on how much I make.
See, this is smart because when the time comes to eat or when we find ourselves feeling a bit hungry, we just quickly grab something that calls our attention from the fridge. We’ll heat the food up and boom, problem solved. It literally takes us 2 minutes to have our foods ready to eat. It’s easy, fast, efficient and convenient. It also prevents us from eating the wrong stuff, like opening a bag of chips or taking a trip to the nearest food joint and eating who-knows-what. It’s a wonderful thing. If you don’t do this yet, you should try it! You will prevent the dreadful everyday question of “what am I going to cook for dinner tonight?” You will also avoid incomplete meals and drastically cut down on fast foods that do your body no good.
Even though having all these meals prepared in our refrigerator is a wonderful thing, sometimes I find myself craving something that just happens not to be in those Ziploc bags. So, what to do in times like these? It’s sort of a dilemma. I want something tasty that isn’t yet available to me, but I don’t want to spend all that time in the kitchen cooking that food.
Here’s a visual depiction of how this recipe was made:
There is one key secret to solve this problem, and it’s not rocket science.
You know how I recommend having that one “cooking day” a week? Well, add some “ingredient preparation” time to it. All you need to do is wash, cut, or shred some of your favorite ingredients, that way you have them ready and good to go whenever you make a recipe. It’s that simple. And believe me, it will save you lots of time when you cook. For example: when you buy vegetables, just cut or shred them and place them in a Ziploc bag in your fridge…just be sure to use them in one week’s time, so they don’t spoil.
I try to do this with most of the ingredients I buy. I like having all my stuff prepped and ready to use. Don’t you love kitchen tricks? What are some of yours? Please share some of your secrets with us; we’d love to hear what you do.
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Paleo Sweet Potato Hash with Sunny Side Up Egg
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Description
This Paleo Sweet Potato Hash with Sunny Side Up Egg recipe is a well rounded breakfast start. Easy to make and completely delicious.
Ingredients
- 1/4 shredded sweet potato
- 1 egg
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Coconut oil, for greasing
Instructions
- Spray coconut oil in your skillet and place under medium heat.
- Once coconut oil is hot, add shredded sweet potatoes in. Cook for about 4 minutes, until they start getting a bit golden.
- Add in your spices (cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt and black pepper) and mix them in. Place skillet over medium heat, add coconut oil and allow it to melt.
- Cook shredded sweet potatoes for about 4 minutes, until they start getting golden brown. Mix in cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt and black pepper, and cook for another 4 minutes.
- Crack egg open on top of the sweet potato hash. Cover with a lid and let it cook for about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, season with additional salt and pepper if desired, and serve right away. Mix it together with the sweet potatoes. Cook for another 4 minutes.
- Crack your egg open on top of the sweet potato hash. Cover with lid and let it cook for about 3-4 minutes (in order for the eggs to cook through better I added drops of water in the skillet, before adding the lid on top; the vapor helps speed the cooking process and prevents the food from burning).
- Remove from heat and using your spatula, carefully transfer the sweet potato hash and egg combination to your plate.Voila. Now, pinch the egg yolk and let it run over your food creation. So pretty-looking and so tasty.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Seriously, this is my new favorite breakfast! So. Good.
Yay!
Lovely breakfast! I adore both sweet potatoes and sunny side up eggs, so this is right up my alley. Yum!
Perfect! 😉
I used fresh onion and garlic to make my version and it turned out fabulously! Thank you for the suggestion, this is definitely one of my new favorite breakfast dishes 🙂
Great Alicia! Thanks for the comment and thanks for trying one of my Paleo dishes!! Hope you try another recipe soon 🙂
Yumm! Love this! So good!
This was my breakfast today with a duck egg and I also added half and avocado to the party! SO freaking good! Thanks for sharing!
Sounds delicious! I’ve never ever tried a duck egg…is it good?!
Love this recipe! Will be linking back to this in my upcoming post 🙂
I love that you power cook once a week. I like to do it that way as well. However, I store food in mason jars to eliminate any possibility of plastic leeching into the food and a whole lot less cost and waste! You can get jars for 20 cents at Goodwill.
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Hitting the grocery store tomorrow. I’ll definitely be shredding some sweet potatoes!
Hi Lauren 🙂 That’s a great idea!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I’ve been meaning to make it for a while so I finally made it for my mom’s birthday. We both loved it! We’ll definitely be having it again 🙂
Thanks for your comment Kim! Tell your mom happy b-day for me ;). Glad to hear you liked the recipe.
You are a hero in my house. I’m a health nut/picky eater so naturally it’s really hard for me to find things that I like and I LOVE this hash recipe. I literally eat it twice a day sometimes. Thanks so much, looking forward to trying more of your recipes.
Hi Erin! You are so sweet, thanks for such a nice comment! I appreciate your words :). I will do my best to have great-tasting recipes to share with you guys!
Hi again
Would you consider sharing more on your pre-prep of foods. We are a busy household of 6 (4kids, 2oldies) and I would benefit by less time in the kitchen getting used to the Paleo way. Thanks! Much appreciated.
Hi Wendy! Yes, I’ll do that! I’m starting a very strict 3-month trainer (diet and training) tomorrow, so I will be doing lots of prepping and bulk cooking for it…I’ll share my journey with you guys! Thanks for your suggestion 😉
I tried this recipe today, but I didn’t have any eggs left, so I just made the sweet potato hash and then topped it with chopped avo and tomato and had it for lunch instead of breakfast…!! Sooooooo yummy and easy to make!
Yum, sounds super good!
I made this recipe this morning and it was so delicious. I am a bodybuilder who recently went Paleo so eating starches is important for my training. Love all your recipes! I am going to make the nutless muffins this afternoon. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Hi MaryAnn! Thanks for your comment. Glad to hear you like this recipe! Have fun baking those muffins. 🙂
Hello, looking to try this recipe. Do you peel the sweet potato before shredding?
Hi! Yes, I did. 🙂
I’d love to cut some prep time and wondered if it would work to freeze the shredded sweet potato. Have you tried that? Do the potatoes keep their shape and texture? TIA!
I have never tried freezing shredded sweet potato before, so I would not be able to share the experience. If you try it, I’d love to know how it worked out for you!
I love this recipe! I’ve made it many times. I wrote a post about it on my blog, Destination Belly, with a link back here: http://www.destinationbelly.com/home/sweet-potato-egg-hash. Thank you so much!