This Sweet Potato Hash is a savoury breakfast option you can meal prep for busy weekdays – plus, it’s Whole 30 friendly!
How to make sweet potato hash
- Sauté the sweet potatoes in a skillet until soft.
- Make the sausage.
- Add the sausage to the skillet and cook until browned.
- Mix in the remaining ingredients except for the kale and cook.
- Stir in the kale, remove from heat and serve!
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Ingredients and substitutions
- Olive oil – or any other neutral cooking oil like avocado, grapeseed or canola oil.
- Sweet potatoes – white or yellow potatoes would also work.
- Red, yellow and green peppers – swap out for any kind of veggies you want like mushrooms, celery and/or onions.
- Red onion – yellow or white onions would work but have a slightly different flavour.
- Kale – use another dark leafy green like spinach or collard greens.
- Chili powder – make your own blend using paprika, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano and cayenne.
- Ground chicken or turkey – instead of sausage you could use chicken breast, another kind of meat or leave the meat out altogether.
- Garlic – I like using fresh garlic but the jarred variety would work in a pinch.
- Dijon mustard – stone ground mustard is the best alternative here.
- Fennel seeds – fennel gives the sausage that classic flavour, but anise would be the next best thing.
- Smoked paprika – cayenne or chili powder would give you a similar flavour.
- Onion powder – if you don’t have onion powder, you can grind up some onion flakes.
- Salt & pepper – to taste.
Is sweet potato hash healthy?
This Whole 30 hash is definitely healthier than corned beef hash, which is high in fat and full of starchy white potatoes.
Also, sweet potatoes are lower in starch than white potatoes, and they are nutrient-dense as well. Using turkey sausage keeps the fat and calories in check.
Can you eat sweet potato skin?
Sweet potato skin is packed with nutrients and is quite healthy! However, if you plan to eat the skin, be sure to wash and scrub them to remove any dirt or debris. You may also want to buy organic sweet potatoes. This is because many non-organic potatoes are grown in soil that has chemical fertilizers in it.
Can you add eggs?
If you want to add eggs to your sweet potato hash, you certainly can. The best option for cooking them along with the rest of the hash is to scramble them in with the veggies. Or if you prefer fried eggs, cook them in a separate pan and then serve them on top of the hash.
Can you make this recipe on a sheet pan?
One of the best parts of this sweet potato hash recipe is that it comes together in one pan on the stove. If you want to cook the vegetables on a sheet pan in the oven, you can do that, but you will still need to brown the sausage on the stovetop.
Storing and reheating
Sweet potato hash keeps well in the fridge up to 5 or 6 days. It packs easily, so you can take it with you and reheat it on the go. Just be sure to use glass meal prep containers to reheat it safely!
Freezing sweet potato hash
One of the reasons sweet potato hash is perfect for meal prep is because it freezes so well.
To prevent freezer burn, just be sure that the hash is cool before you transfer it to freezer-safe containers in individual size portions. You can freeze it up to 3 months.
When ready to reheat, simply defrost in the fridge for 24 hours then warm in the microwave for 2 minutes. You can also reheat for 6-7 minutes in the microwave from frozen, stirring halfway through.
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- Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you're going to meal prep this sweet potato hash.
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Sweet Potato Hash {Whole 30}
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, diced
- 1 each red, green and yellow pepper, diced
- 1 medium-sized red onion, diced
- 1 cup chopped kale
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
Sausage
- 1 lb Ground chicken or turkey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat olive oil in a large skillet over med-high heat. Add sweet potatoes and half of chili powder, plus a sprinkle of salt. Saute for 15-20 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, mix together ingredients for sausage. Add to skillet once sweet potatoes have cooked 15 min, breaking up sausage with a spoon and cooking for 3-4 minutes until browned.
- Add in bell peppers, onions, and remaining chili powder and salt & pepper, cooking another five minutes. Stir in kale and remove from heat, then divide among 4 glass meal prep bowls. Serve and enjoy - will last in fridge up to 5 days.
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Shelby says
I was looking for a new sweet potato recipe (my husband loves them) and this sounded good so I gave it a try. Made this for dinner tonight and its fantastic, easy and healthy! Used ground fennel instead of seeds because that’s what I had on hand. I added some black beans and put some avocado on top. Leftovers will make great lunches 🙂
Taylor Stinson says
I’m so happy you liked it Shelby!! I make a variation on this when I need to use up ground turkey – happy you enjoyed 🙂
Wendy says
Excellent 👍 I used cumin instead of chili powder, and since Fennel seeds get stuck in my teeth I use ground fennel seeds instead! Awesome recipe!
Jodi says
Delicious! I halved the salt for health reasons. I addEd more oil and a little H2O As the pan became to dry. I cooked peppers (switched jalapeño for green pepper) and onions with the potatoes for the consistency. I also cooked the kale for a few minutes with the mixture. Thank you!!
Taylor Stinson says
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Jodi!! Thank you for sharing your review 🙂
Allison Lee says
This breakfast sweet potato hash was super good! Sitting in the break room, I got asked by almost everyone that walked in what I was eating because it smelled and looked so good! Also showed them the blog and several were going to go home and subscribe tonight! So happy that all three meals I have made so far have turned out to be delicious, easy for an amateur like me to cook, and have left me satisfied and full without feeling stuffed/bloated!
Taylor Stinson says
OMG I’m so happy to hear that!!! Thank you so much for sharing my blog Allison that means so much to me! 🙂 I’m so happy you’ve liked the recipes so far!