This smokey bacon-sweet potato hash with fragrant rosemary, thyme, and lots of garlic is an easy 30-minute breakfast. Topped with a sunny side up egg and creamy avocado, it’s the perfect savory way to start your morning.
If you’re a crispy bacon-and-sweet-potatoes person for breakfast, look no further than my rosemary and thyme sweet potato hash. Eggs with runny yolks and fresh avocados make great toppings too. For more sweet potato recipe ideas, try my Bacon Sweet Potato Hash Eggs and Butternut Quash and then on Basil residents.
Why You’ll Love This Sweet Potato Hash
This 30-minute hash break will earn a place in your weekly breakfast ideas.
- Beginner-friendly. You just need the stove to cook bacon, sweet potatoes, and eggs.
- Little processed oil. Using bacon grease to cook the sweet potatoes in helps reduce the need for oil in the recipe.
- Quick. It only takes 30 minutes for you to dig in!
What You’ll Need
Smokey paprika and savory bacon balance out the sweet potatoes’ sweetness. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe card.
- Sweet potatoes – If you scrub them really well, you can leave the peel on.
- Bacon – You can use regular or thick-cut.
- Garlic – Fresh garlic and garlic paste are best.
- Herbs – You’ll need dried rosemary and thyme.
- Smoked paprika – Sweet paprika works too.
- Salt – I prefer kosher salt for this.
- Grapeseed oil – Feel free to use avocado, olive, or canola oil.
- Eggs – Make sure they’re at room temperature.
- Avocado – Slice it, dice it, or mash it.
Tips and Variation Ideas
Make this garlicky sweet potato hash heartier by adding leftover roasted potatoes or juicy ground chicken.
- Make it spicy. Toss the sweet potatoes with 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper for a kick of heat.
- Use leftovers. Chop up leftover Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes or Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes and stir them in with the sweet potatoes during the last 3-4 minutes of cooking.
- More protein. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to a large pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 pound of ground beef, pork, chicken, or turkey. Cook it for 7-8 minutes or until slightly browned. Stir it into the sweet potato mixture 5 minutes before serving.
- Use toppings. Crumbled feta cheese, chopped fresh parsley, and fresh arugula are great toppings for this recipe.
- Drizzle it. Add a drizzle of chili oil, Roasted Garlic Aioli, Sriracha, or Roasted Tomato Salsa on top for more flavor.
Ways to Eat Sweet Potato Hash
This herby sweet potato hash is an easy breakfast option. I love serving it with my Smoked Salmon and Lox Bagel or Protein Overnight Oats on the side. For morning coffee ideas, pair it with my Iced Chai Tea Latte, Sweet Cream Iced Coffee, and Coconut Milk Thai Iced Coffee.
How to Store and Reheat Extras
This sweet potato hash is best the day it’s made for the crispiest sweet potatoes and bacon.
- Fridge: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- To reheat it: Microwave it in 20-second increments until warm. You can also use a pan over medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
More Sweet Potato Recipes
- Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle-Lime Butter
- Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crust
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
- Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Potato Hash
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Description
This homemade sweet potato hash recipe with crispy bacon, smokey paprika, herbs, and eggs is an easy balanced breakfast.
Ingredients
- 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 3 strips of bacon, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dry rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dry thyme
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon grape seed oil.
- 4 eggs
- 2 avocado, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat a large nonstick skillet to medium high heat.
- Add bacon to the pan. Cook until the bacon is crispy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon or fork, remove bacon from the pan and set aside.
- Add diced sweet potatoes to the pan (with the bacon grease in it). Toss to coat the sweet potatoes with the bacon grease so they don’t stick to the pan.
- Season the potatoes with smoked paprika, rosemary, thyme, salt and the minced garlic. Toss to mix everything together.
- Continue to saute the sweet potatoes until slightly browned, stirring occasionally. Approximately 10-12 minutes.
- Heat another skillet to medium high heat.
- Spray with cooking spray or add 1 tablespoon of grape seed oil.
- Add eggs to the pan and cook to your desired temperature.
- Serve eggs on top of 1 cup of the sweet potato hash. Serve sliced avocado on the side.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup hash + egg
- Calories: 334
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 325 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 196 mg