This sweet potato hash recipe makes a delicious, hearty meal, perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dinner. A healthier hash, this dish features pan-fried sweet potatoes, bacon, and black beans, all seasoned with southwest spices The tender oven-poached eggs on top make this a complete one-pan meal!
Ok, so it is probably very public knowledge by now that my husband is a hater of winter squash and sweet potatoes. He does not like them one bit, especially when sweet potatoes are covered with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. He turns up his nose to my stuffed acorn squash recipe, and let’s not even mention sweet potato casserole, ok?
I just cannot understand this, so I have been desperate to try and find some way that he will eat them. Masking them with spicy southwestern flavors seemed like it would be a worthy effort, especially with crispy bacon in there, too!!
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Southwest Sweet Potato Hash Recipe
And you know what, he said that maybe sweet potatoes were not so bad after all, in small quantities. Coming from him, that is a glowing review. By the way, I love this sweet potato hash recipe! 🙂 It makes a great meal no matter the time of day – whether you want something savory for breakfast, a good hearty lunch, or something fun and different for dinner.
The southwest spices give a bit of heat, but not spicy hot, the eggs are cooked perfectly, and those crispy sweet potatoes are swoon-worthy!
Can I make sweet potato hash with regular potatoes?
Sweet potatoes have more health benefits than white potatoes, but you can definitely use them if you prefer them.
(Recipe from Apple A Day)
Yield: 4 servings
Southwest Sweet Potato Hash
A healthier sweet potato hash recipe, this dish features pan-fried sweet potatoes, bacon, and black beans, all seasoned with southwest spices The tender oven-poached eggs on top make this a complete one-pan meal!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp dried chipotle chili flakes
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 1/2 lb of bacon
- 1 large onion, diced
- 15 ounces black beans
- 4 eggs
- 2 green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a small bowl, mix together the salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and chipotle flakes. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss together the sweet potatoes with the olive oil and half of the seasoning mixture.
- Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, until just beginning to soften.
- Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven, set aside, and leave the oven on.
- In a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy.
- Remove the bacon, crumble, and set aside, reserving the bacon grease in the skillet.
- Add the onion to the pan and sauté for about 5 minutes.
- Add in the sweet potatoes and remaining spice mixture and sauté 3 minutes.
- Add the black beans and 3/4 of the bacon crumbles and cook until just warmed through.
- Make 4 wells into the hash and crack an egg into each one.
- Place the skillet into the oven and cook until the egg whites are cooked but the yolks are still a little runny (about 5-7 minutes).
- Remove the skillet from the oven and garnish with the remaining bacon and green onions.
- Serve immediately and Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 617Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 242mgSodium: 1651mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 12gSugar: 7gProtein: 37g
Mrs. Schoonmaker
Sunday 9th of December 2012
The picture seems to show corn in the dish. Can you tell me how much you added?. Was it frozen or canned?
jennifer
Monday 10th of December 2012
Yes! I did throw some corn in there, to try and make up to my husband for the sweet potatoes. I didn't measure them, I just threw some frozen kernels into the pot while it was cooking. Maybe 1/2 a cup? Start there, and you can always add more if you want more!
shelley c.
Friday 7th of December 2012
That looks SO tasty. I am a huge fan of hash, as well as of sweet potatoes, so you kinda had me from the get go... But YUM!! :)
Amy
Thursday 6th of December 2012
This time of year is so difficult to get good photos... I love this hash -- it looks delicious. I really love sweet potatoes. This is a lovely dish for any meal.