Sweet Potato And Egg Skillet Food

SWEET POTATO AND EGG SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat the butter over low heat. Add sweet potatoes, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt and thyme; cook, covered, until potatoes are almost tender, 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach just until wilted, 2-3 minutes., With the back of a spoon, make 4 wells in potato mixture. Break an egg into each well. Sprinkle eggs with pepper and remaining salt. Cook, covered, on medium-low until egg whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not hard, 5-7 minutes.

SWEET POTATO HASH WITH FRIED EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, puncture with a fork, and roast until tender but still slightly underdone, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Peel and cut into 1-inch cubes; set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onions and peppers and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the diced sweet potatoes and some salt and pepper; continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn the heat to low and stir in the spinach.
• Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and fry the eggs until the whites are set and the yolks are still runny. Spoon the hash onto four plates and top each serving with a fried egg. Garnish with basil and Parmesan.

EGG, BACON AND POTATO SKILLET

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs with whipping cream together, then season with seasoned salt and black pepper; set aside.
• Melt butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat; add in cooked cold diced potatoes and cook tossing gently with a spatula until well browned and semi-crispy.
• Add in onions, green pepper and crumbled cooked bacon to the skillet; cook 1 minute (adding in more butter if needed.
• Pour the egg mixture on top, tipping the skillet so egg is distributed to the edges.
• When the eggs are set cut into squares and turn to brown.
• Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheeseon top; cover and allow the cheese to melt.
• Delicious!

SAUSAGE, POTATO AND EGG SKILLET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In a 10-inch cast iron skillet brown sausage until crumbly and medium brown in color.
• Stir as required.
• While sausage is browning peel potatoes and cut in to 1/2-inch cubes, chop onion and mince garlic.
• After browning, remove sausage from pan with a slotted spoon, add potatoes to pan and carefully brown them in the sausage fat.
• Remove potatoes from pan and add to reserved sausage.
• Add butter to pan (if required), once butter is melted add onion and cook until slightly brown and soft, add garlic and cook till aromatic.
• While onions are browning, light whisk eggs, half-and-half and sugar till slightly foamy.
• Return potatoes and sausage to pan, mix well with onion and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour egg mixture over sausage/potato/onion, sprinkle on 1/2 the cheese and mix, sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Place pan in preheated oven; cook for 10 minutes and then lower heat to 350° and cook for an additional 10-20 minutes (depending on how you like your eggs). Keep an eye on the pan--if the cheese gets too brown, then cover with buttered aluminum foil.
• Serve with hot sauce and toast.
• •Variations:.
• Add mushrooms, green pepper, red pepper and sauté with the onions.
• Season the egg mix with hot sauce, replace half-and-half with yogurt.
• Cheese selections, I prefer a small amount of provolone and Parmesan mixed in the eggs with none on top--the wife likes cheddar on top and mixed inches.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE SAUSAGE BREAKFAST SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and brown the sliced sausage, then remove from pan
• Add in the sweet potato, salt and onion and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionallyYou want to get a little color on the sweet potato and it should be just starting to get tender
• Then add in the diced green apple and spinach. Continue to sauté until spinach is wilted and potatoes are tender
• Stir in the cooked sausage and lemon juiceTaste for seasoning and serve