Who loves breakfast?! I'm always looking for options that are quick enough for everyday breakfast and this sweet potato hash definitely fits the bill! This single-serving vegetarian breakfast hash recipe can be easily scaled to give you additional servings.

If you are a fan of sweet potatoes, check out this Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet that makes a great breakfast, lunch or dinner for two!

Cooked sweet potato cubes topped with a fried egg in a small cast iron skillet

Notes from the Kitchen

A somewhat healthy, high-protein breakfast is high on my list of favorite ways to start the day off right!

This is a great easy recipe because:

it uses a handful of ingredients, most of which you probably already have at home.
it's designed as a single-serving recipe, so if you are cooking for more than one person, just use the 2x or 3x function in the recipe card to get the correct ingredient amounts. The cook time won't change much but just make sure you use a pan that's big enough to fit all the ingredients.
it is also vegetarian-friendly or if you leave the egg off, vegan-friendly.
it can be easily customized by tossing in a bit of ground turkey sausage or other breakfast meat for variety and some extra protein.

breakfast Sweet Potato Hash with a fried egg and a rosemary sprig

Recipe Ingredients

The full list of ingredients and quantities can be found in the recipe card below.

Sweet potato: You'll need about ¾ of a sweet potato for one serving of this hash.
Egg: You'll need one large egg per serving. This is an optional ingredient.
Spices: dried rosemary, dried oregano, dried garlic, dried thyme, ground pepper
Pantry staples: Olive oil, yellow onion

Cubed sweet potatoes, chopped onions, a brown egg and spices on a black metal tray

How to make this recipe

Read on to learn more about how to make this Sweet Potato Hash, or jump straight to the recipe to start cooking!

Step 1 | Cook the sweet potato. You'll want to use either an 8 or 10" skillet for this recipe. Start by heating the oil over medium heat. Then you'll add the sweet potatoes and all of the other ingredients except for the egg. Cook the potatoes until they are tender, which should take about 10 minutes.

Cubed sweet potatoes cooking in a dark skillet

Step 2 | Add the egg. To keep it simple, you cook the egg in the same pan as the potatoes. Just push the potatoes to one side of the pan and add the egg. I typically do a fried egg, but you could also make it scrambled or over-easy if that's what you prefer.

Step 3 | Serve. I recommend transferring the dish to a plate however if you are making a single serving in a small pan, you can eat directly from the pan. Just be careful not to burn yourself on the hot pan!

Can I substitute yams for sweet potatoes?

Sweet potatoes, which have an orange flesh, are sweeter and creamier than yams so that's not a great substitute in this recipe.

Make Ahead Tip

You can chop the sweet potatoes and onions the night before so they are ready to toss in the pan in the morning.

More breakfast recipes

If you are looking for other easy weekday breakfast options check out this Peach Protein Smoothie Bowl or these Cranberry Quinoa Breakfast Jars.

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This vegetarian sweet potato hash makes a great quick & healthy weekday breakfast.

Vegetarian Sweet Potato Hash Recipe

Author: Kathryn | Urban Foodie Kitchen

This vegetarian breakfast Sweet Potato Hash makes a quick and tasty weekday breakfast!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 14

Total Time 19

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 365 kcal

Ingredients

1 ½ cups diced sweet potato
½ tablespoon olive oil
½ cup diced yellow onion
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
¼ teaspoon ground pepper
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon dried garlic
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 large egg

Instructions

Cook the sweet potato. Heat oil in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add sweet potato, onion, ground pepper, oregano, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes.
Cook the egg. After 10 minutes push the sweet potato mixture to one side of the pan. Crack the egg in the pan and cook as desired - either fried or over easy.
Serve. Remove sweet potato and egg from pan and transfer to a plate. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1½ cupsCalories: 365kcal

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This post was originally published in July 2016. It was updated in December 2024 with some new information and photos. No changes were made to the original recipe.