Welcome to part two of the summer brunch series! Yesterday was all about that amazing frozen fruit cake with cherry raspberry jam.
Today is a really fun, super easy main course for any brunch or breakfast. This sweet potato breakfast hash that is completely EGG-FREE and you can even dress it up with some summer veggies sauteed in too!
For this summer brunch series, the main goal was to make everything completely allergy-free. That is pretty easy to do when it comes to gluten or dairy, but eliminating egg from a breakfast menu can be tricky! You want something that is still healthy and full of protein, but also filling. Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods that I eat pretty much everyday, so I wanted that to be the star of this dish.
Hash browns were always a favorite of mine as a kid. Every time we went to a diner for breakfast, I was most excited for hash browns! The crispier the better too!
Instead of regular potatoes, I went with the sweet potatoes and swapped out regular sausage and bacon for natural, turkey bacon and sausage that was low in sodium. The result was delicious!
- 1 medium sweet potato, shredded
- 1/2 large onion, diced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 cup turkey sausage, crumbles or diced
- 5 slices turkey bacon
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Always start with a cold skillet so the bacon cooks evenly.
- Remove the bacon, and add in the onions. Cook for a few minutes, then add in the sausage (I buy precooked sausage, but you can also cook it beforehand). Next add in the minced garlic and cook for a few minutes.
- Meanwhile, dice up the cooked bacon.
- Add in the coconut oil to the sausage and onion mixture. The pan should be nice and hot still, so the oil will crack a little. Add in the shredded sweet potato now. Cook for about 5 minutes. It should be getting a little crispy with the oil.
- Add in the sliced bacon, reserving a little bit for the top. Cook just a few more minutes until the sweet potato is cooked through.
- Add to a baking or serving dish, top with the rest of the bacon. You can serve immediately, or heat it up in the oven when you want to serve it.
I used about 2 tsp of coconut oil to “fry” the sweet potatoes. The oil is what gives it the crispy texture. If you prefer the traditional crisp, make sure to add a little more oil. Also try drying the sweet potato after shredding it allow it to crisp up even more. Simply wrap the shredded pieces to a paper towel and squeeze out any liquid!
This dish is perfect crispy or just regular sauteed. I wanted more of a fluffy texture, so I kept the oil amount lower.
Feel free to use olive oil (although it will smoke more) or any oil you like to cook with. I always use coconut oil, but make sure you use REFINED coconut oil if you don’t want the taste of coconut.
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We have more fun summer brunch ideas coming up tomorrow, so stay tuned!
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This sounds so yummy and I love that it doesn’t have egg in it! I hate eggs so I always get sad that almost every breakfast casserole has egg in it. <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
Isn’t that crazy how everything has eggs in it! When you go out to breakfast, it is almost impossible to get anything without eggs! This is a great option 🙂
Totally need to make this. I have been loving on sweet potatoes, and this sounds perfect! YUM!
They are so delicious!! You will love this if you love sweet potatoes!!
Looks tasty!
Thanks girl! It is definitely delicious, and so easy!
Oh yum… I love sweet potatoes. I LOVE bacon and sausage. Looks like it’s easy to make! When you shred the sweet potato, do you peel it first? I would leave the skin on… Great tip to “dry” the shreds first… This would be so good w/ a salad… with more bacon! LOL
I love them too!! So delicious! I usually leave the skin on, although sometimes I peel it too. It is great either way!! Oh yes…always need the bacon 🙂
I am certainly going to make this. I only allow myself to have eggs once a week and I love any great recipe that doesn’t have eggs in it.
This is such a great alternative to using eggs!! I am not much of an egg person anyways, so I really love this 🙂
Sounds delicious
Thanks so much Carol! It was very good!
Alexis this sounds yummy! I love sweet potatoes!
Thanks for the recipe!
Michelle
Thanks Michelle! I love sweet potatoes too, this is so good!
This is a dish that I must try. I love sweet potatoes. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe with us at Funtastic Friday.
If you love sweet potatoes, you will LOVE this recipe!! Thanks Sherry!
Pinned – you had me at sweet potato. Can’t wait to try it!
Thanks Joan! I hope you get to make it soon because it is so yummy!!
This sounds delicious! Love that it is dairy free. It really is hard to get away from eggs for breakfast.
It really is tricky not having eggs for breakfast! This dish is so delicious 🙂 Thanks Lauren!