Sweet Potato and Ham Hash

Name: Sweet Potato and Ham Hash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Breakfast Recipes, Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups cubed peeled sweet potatoes; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 small sweet red pepper, chopped; 3 green onions, chopped; 1 red chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup shredded white cheddar cheese

Tender sweet potatoes match up with ham, eggs and zippy seasonings for an impressive breakfast. Or serve it with salad and have an easy breakfast-for-dinner meal. —Judy Armstrong, Prairieville, Louisiana

Ingredients

2 cups cubed peeled sweet potatoes
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
3 green onions, chopped
1 red chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1/4 cup shredded white cheddar cheese

Directions

In a large skillet, saute sweet potatoes in butter and oil until crisp-tender. Add the onion, red pepper, green onions and chili pepper. Saute 4-5 minutes longer or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the ham, pepper and salt.
With the back of a spoon, make four wells in the potato mixture; add an egg to each well. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until egg whites are completely set.

Editor's Note

Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 379 calories, 22g fat (9g saturated fat), 271mg cholesterol, 1237mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 4g fiber), 23g protein.

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Sue

Apr 29, 2019

Winner. Served with 12 grain toast, over easy eggs and steamed fresh asparagus. Family has a new favorite breakfast-for-dinner.
7833louis

Feb 14, 2019

What a great blend of sweet and salty. There are seldom leftovers when I make this. Thanks for sharing!
PrplMonky5

Mar 9, 2017

WOW. This was so good. It was so good, in fact, my husband went back 3 times for more!!! I bought already-cubed sweet potatoes so that cut down on some of the prep time. I did omit the red chili pepper, since I'm not a huge fan of spicy food. Next time I might add in some red pepper flakes to give it a little bite, but not make it too spicy. Instead of ham, I opted for ground pork. Once I started adding it in, I quickly realized I only needed about 1C of the ground pork (otherwise it would have been too much). I did notice that by the time I was supposed to add the eggs, the oil/butter on the bottom of the cast iron was thinning out. I put the eggs in (only 2 since my pan was starting to overflow), and waited about 6 minutes (I like my eggs a bit firmer). After all was said and done, the bottom layer of food was a bit burnt. Fortunately, it almost gave it a caramelized flavor, and didn't make the dish taste bad. Maybe next time I'll add in a bit more oil before I start cooking the eggs, so that the other items don't burn. Overall, an awesome dish, and I can't wait to make it again!
Cap'n Fatso

Nov 27, 2012

I had a lot of sweet potatoes, and wanted something new and this was it, I used a yellow pepper, diced jalpeno, 1/2 cup Tillamook Italian cheese, scramble eggs with 1% milk as I like farmers hash the best didn't put any salt or pepper, and my wife and I liked this very much. I made these changes because out what I had on my shelves