Sweet Potato Hash With Bacon
This easy Sweet Potato Hash With Bacon is packed with healthy veggies and is perfect for breakfast topped with eggs. It also makes a delicious side dish for any meal!
Servings: 4
Estimated Calories: 226
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, cut into ½ to 1-inch pieces
- 2 cups peeled and diced sweet potatoes, ¼ to ½-inch pieces (about 2 medium to large sweet potatoes)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup chopped red bell peppers, ¼ to ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup chopped onions, ¼ to ½-inch pieces
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Cajun or Creole seasoning, optional, or to taste
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp (I use a 12-inch skillet); remove the bacon from the pan to a plate lined with paper towels. Carefully remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease from the pan.
- While the bacon is cooking, spread out the sweet potato cubes on a microwave-safe plate; microwave for 5 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are just beginning to soften up but are still slightly firm (you don't want them to be completely cooked through at this point, as they will finish cooking in the pan with the peppers and onions).
- Add the butter to the tablespoon of bacon grease left in the pan and heat the pan over medium heat. Add the sweet potatoes, peppers, onions, Cajun or Creole seasoning (if using), salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are fork-tender, the peppers and onions have softened, and everything is just beginning to get lightly browned in some spots.
- Add the garlic; sauté, stirring frequently, for another minute or two. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
- Top with bacon and green onions. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Top with sunny-side-up, over-easy, or poached eggs (or scramble up some eggs and mix them right in), for a delicious breakfast.
- Can also be served as a side dish alongside chicken, steak, pork, or fish.
- Make sure you chop all the veggies roughly the same size so that they cook evenly.
- If you don't have a microwave, you could boil or steam the sweet potato cubes for a few minutes instead. Allow them to dry off before adding to the skillet. Or you can just cook them in the pan over medium-low heat (covered) with the olive oil and butter for several minutes with the lid on until they start to soften up before you add the peppers.
- Want to go meat-free? Just omit the bacon. Use olive oil in place of the bacon grease.
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