On Sunday morning, after a short, chilly walk with Sadie, Ryan and I arrived home in the mood for a hot, hearty breakfast that would fill us up and warm our bellies.
Ryan was on egg duty while I tackled the potatoes. The prep work was minimal since I previously purchased a big container of cubed sweet potatoes from the grocery store earlier in the week and simply had to season them and cook ‘em up!
Healthy Breakfast Sweet Potatoes
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Healthy Breakfast Sweet Potatoes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 side servings 1x
- Category: breakfast, recipes
- Cuisine: Breakfast
Description
These breakfast potatoes are packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and fiber thanks to the beautiful orange sweet potatoes, so they’re a warm and delicious side dish you can feel good about eating.
Ingredients
- 5 cups peeled and cubed sweet potatoes (approximately 1 3/4 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 large onion, diced
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- dash cayenne (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place sweet potatoes and all remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Toss to coat.
- Pour onto a baking sheet and bake for approximately 40 – 45 minutes, flipping regular to ensure potatoes are evenly cooked.
I’m happy I made a big batch of the potatoes because we had them for breakfast and dinner on Sunday. They were great with eggs in the morning and also as a side dish with our Sunday night burgers!
On Sunday this weekend, I’m hoping to take the time to prep up another batch of these sweet potatoes to have on hand to reheat with breakfast or dinner throughout the week next week. These breakfast potatoes are packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium and fiber thanks to the beautiful orange sweet potatoes, so they’re a warm and delicious side dish you can feel good about eating. (If you have access to purple sweet potatoes, I think preparing this recipe with a combination of orange and purple sweet potatoes would make the dish all the more eye-catching and appealing!)
I hope you love them as much as we did!
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Love sweet potatoes! Had one for lunch today. Never really thought of them for breakfast, but now I will
can i recommend you cook up some bacon, reserve half of the bacon fat, then cook up an apple and onion in the other half. put bacon, apple and onion aside. then saute your sweet potatoes in the remaining half of your bacon fat. once they’re all cooked up, add to your bacon-apple-onion mixture and enjoy along with your egg and avo. 🙂 you can change up the spices however you like, i used curry this past week and cinnamon is my usual!
i need this in my life!! sounds incredible!
I second this 🙂
is the predominant flavor with this recipe more sweet or savory like with home fries? i like the flavor combo but i’m crazy and sometimes the sweetness of sweet potatoes freak me out 🙂
you could definitely make these with regular potatoes if the sweet potato + salty thing isn’t for you. I think they’re more savory though!
I usually make my sweet potatoes in the microwave because I am lazy, but I take this same approach when I make kabocha squash. I usually roast half the squash and then enjoy it for days either by itself or thrown into salads. In the winter I just cant get enough!
So simple yet delicious! Love it!
I’ve never had sweet potato for breakfast but this does look so good! x
We do a recipe very similar to this and it is so good! I never had sweet potatoes growing up but I love them now!
I’ve never met a sweet potato that I didn’t like. I usually just pop them in the microwave and eat them as a side, but this sounds just delightful! 🙂
Looks delicious!!
These sound so good! I’ve always wondered how to make the sweet potatoes more breakfast-y! 🙂
My sweet potato obsession is real…..I just wish they didn’t take 45 minutes to crisp up in the oven!
Thanks for the recipe, Julie!
This looks perfect. I love the runny egg on top, yum!
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Those look delicious! I should start incorporating sweet potatoes into my breakfast more!
Roasted sweet potatoes are seriously none of my favorite things. I’m pretty sure I have them at least 1-2x a week. I’ve never thought to toss them with an onion or serve them for breakfast thought. Yum! Definitely will have to try it!
Yessssss we eat TONS of sweet potatoes! Also, did you know that eating sweet potatoes increases your chances of conceiving TWINS?!!!! HA! One of the girls I work with had twins and when she googled it, it was a real thing!! I couldn’t believe it!!
I was looking for a way to use up some butternut squash and this popped into my inbox – It smells amazing, I’m betting it will still be great with eggs in the morning.
Your pictures look beautiful! I love how simple this recipe is. I have never seen pre-cut sweet potatoes, but I may have to look for them!
These look soooo good! Especially with the fried egg on top. I’ve been on the hunt for easy, veggie, gluten-free breakfasts. Going to try these this weekend. Thanks Julie!
AHH I LOVE sweet potatoes! I usually just eat baked sweet potatoes, but these look way more delicious 🙂
Sounds delicious Julie! I’m all about savoury breakfasts, and if I’m ever more in the mood for a sweet one, sweet potatoes roasted with cinnamon is a really tasty alternative. You’ve triggered a craving now that I think is going to drive me nuts until I get out and buy some sweet potatoes!
I love sweet taters!! I’ve never had them for breakfast, but this inspires me to!
One of my very favorite restaurant breakfasts (that I actually had on vacation in Bend, OR) looked EXACTLY like this! Incredible sweet potatoes, egg, avocado with a delicious salsa! So yummy!
Ooooh good idea! My bf and I have recently gotten obsessed with breakfast potatoes but we usually only do white potatoes… maybe we will switch it up and try these!
This looks so good! I make breakfast skillets every so often with regular potatoes, but I never thought about using sweet potatoes. I’ll definitely be trying this!
This post was exactly what I needed to see! I love sweet potatoes, but have always been a bit spastic when it comes to cooking any type of potato. This seems foolproof- can’t wait to try!
Ahhh yummm! This looks so so tasty! I may have to do this in a few mornings (when I don’t have to wake up early to work out with the trainer)!
These look super easy to make. Can you believe I have never made sweet potatoes? I think I have just been to scared to try them but these look so good not to try!
i think it’s time to try!! sweet potatoes are the best!! 🙂
That up there is one of my boyfriend’s very fav meals i make! SO delicious and soooo easy!
This looks incredible! I love sweet potatoes but in New Zealand we call them kumara so it’s always weird for me to say sweet potatoes 🙂 I feel like I’m pretending haha
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….love these! a squeeze of honey one a pinch of cayenne make them even more heavenly 🙂
This looks so good! Thanks for sharing!! I love sweet potatoes
I love runny eggs with roasted butternut squash!
They look delicious! Never thought about sweet potatoes for breakfast, I love them any other time so that’s a great idea!
This looks delicious! I’ve been looking for healthier breakfast alternatives and something like this would be perfect — still tastes hearty and sweet but way better for you. 🙂
Sweet potatoes are the best. This looks like a great combination for breakfast or lunch!
Yum! These look so good! I use to hate sweet potatoes, but over time I’ve learned to having a liking for them. And all these spices make me really want to try this asap!
These look soo delicious! I usually make sweet potatoes for a weekly prep so I’ll have to whip these up this weekend!
I always make sweet potatoes as our starch for breakfast! I make a large batch and reheat during the work week! I will have to try this recipe! I make mine by cubing the potatoes and boiling in water with some diced onion. Once tender I drain and throw them in a skillet with some olive oil. The potatoes get an awesome crisp on the outside while staying soft inside!
Mmmmmm, this looks like my kinda breakfast! Yum!
We just discovered this sweet potatoe recipe & have become addicted!
Dice sweet potatoes in cubes
Season with McCormick chipotle & Tony’s creole
Put on the grill for 10-20 minutes (depending on how you like them)
SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!
Ps. I live in Orlando (lake Mary) & I am so jealous you moved to Charlotte. My husband & I would love to move there one day.
He just opened a gym in Winter Garden so if it goes well maybe one day we can open one up there!
Made this last night for dinner but added zucchini in with the potatoes and onions and some broccoli on the side! So goo with the egg on top!
So happy to hear this! Thanks for reporting back, Emily!! <3
Now this is my kind of meal! YUM-O!
I love sweet potatoes for breakfast! I have been eating them everyday this week and they keep me full until lunch. I will definitely be trying this recipe 🙂
hope you love it!!
Funny, I just made sweet potatoes for breakfast today! I got strange looks at work though, people do not like when you stray from the breakfast food/dinner food continuum.
I’m lazy and just heated it up whole in the microwave and added avocado.
I was going to make this exact scramble the other morning but ended up adding chicken 🙂
This looks delicious! I love some sweet potatoes, any time of day!
This was delicious! It will for sure become a breakfast regular at our house.
so happy to hear it!
Did somebody say sweet potatoes? 🙂 (Grabbing fork, pulling up chair)