I love sweet potato hash for so many reasons, and I’ve made many hash recipes over the years. While bacon cheddar hash and corned beef hash are both classic, this sweet potato hash recipe gets a little extra love because it’s just a little healthier than your average hash! Sweet potatoes are such a nutritional powerhouse, and I love starting the day that way.
I created this sweet potato hash years ago when I was doing Whole30 as a way to use up a big batch of carnitas, but you don’t have to use carnitas. Feel free to use sausage, veggie sausage, bacon or even pulled pork. Hash is easy and adaptable.
What You’ll Need For Sweet Potato Hash
- Sweet potatoes: I love their bold and sweet flavor with all the other savory ones.
- Veggies: Bell peppers and onion are the classic hash veggies and I love the color of the peppers with the golden-orange sweet potatoes.
- Meat: Bacon, sausage, leftover carnitas, chicken or steak, you name it, it all works.
- Egg: I always top sweet potato hash with a fried egg, but you can cook the egg your way! You can scramble eggs into the hash, serve it with poached eggs, or top this breakfast hash with a beautifully fried egg (or two, or three).
How To Make Sweet Potato Hash, Step By Step
See the full detailed recipe in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Sauté the sweet potatoes in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add peppers and onions.
- Cook, stirring often, until everything is tender.
- Stir in the sausage or bacon (or other meat).
- When everything is warmed through, dig in!
Variations & Swaps
- Use regular potatoes instead of sweet potatoes, if that’s what you have. Yukon golds are especially nice.
- A little shredded cheese on top is always delicious! Try sharp or regular cheddar, or pepper Jack.
- Substitute almost any leftover meat (shredded chicken, grilled steak, pulled pork, etc) in place of the sausage or carnitas.
- Make it vegetarian by using leftover roasted veggies instead of the meat, or a store-bought veggie sausage.
- Add more veggies! Poblano peppers, shallots, or leeks would all be yummy.
- Add one or two sliced jalapeños if you want some heat, remove the seeds for a milder heat.
- Add spices to the sweet potatoes while you pan-fry them. Try paprika, cumin (½ teaspoon), chili powder (½ teaspoon).
- Or fresh herbs! I think thyme, oregano, or rosemary would all be lovely.
Tips For & Success
- Cut the sweet potatoes into even cubes so that they cook evenly. If they are too small and they turn to mush, but if they are too big they won’t be tender.
- When you’re pan-frying the sweet potatoes, take care not to overcrowd the pan.
- Let the sweet potatoes sit undisturbed in the hot pan for the first 2-3 minutes to develop browning. If the sweet potatoes aren’t in a single layer in the pan, consider working in batches so that every bite can get a little browned.
- You don’t have to peel the sweet potatoes! Make sure the skin is clean, but peeling isn’t necessary unless you want to.
More Potato & Egg Brunch Recipes
From Sweet Potato Hash To….
For more recipe inspiration, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest or order our cookbook. We love when you share your meals. Tag us on Instagram using #themodernproper. Happy cooking!
