This buffalo chicken Paleo Sweet Potato Hash is a game day spin on a classic breakfast! It’s quick, easy and paleo and whole30 compliant too!
(Originally posted in 2014, updated January 2019. Narration not changed)
I dislike sports.
Basketball, football, curling (Wikipedia told me it’s a sport, don’t look at me like that), hockey… you name it, it’s not for me.
Are you judging the Canadian for hating hockey?
The only sport I can get into is Olympic Figure Skating. Which may or may not have to do with the fact that there are pretty dresses and lots of sparkles.
Like I told you in last weeks crock pot low carb buffalo chicken soup, Mr. FFF, however, is a sports FANATIC. Especially football. And by “fanatic” I mean he has multiple old games taped so that he can re-watch them when the season is over.
Which is basically how this buffalo chicken sweet potato hash recipe was born.
It was a lovely, Saturday morning. I woke up excited to spend the day with my hubs, as Saturday is always “date day” for us.
That excitement went downhill x 12 when I went into our living room to find the hubby, eyeballs glued to an old rerun of a Huskers football game.
I immediately knew what date day was going to look like – “quality time” watching some football.
Whomp. Whomp. Whomp.
I had 2 options: 1) Pout and complain and generally be an annoying human being, or 2) Be the greatest wife EVER and make some game-day-style grub.
I chose option 2. Which, my friends, was the right choice.
Side note: I usually choose option 1. Not sure what came over me that day.
Now, what to make. I debated between our favorite Crockpot Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip, Buffalo Chicken Egg Muffins OR paleo buffalo chicken casserole.
They all sounded good, but I was looking for something new. Something that would give me “Best Wife Ever” status.
Then, it dawned on me. It’s breakfast time. I could make a riff on his fav sweet potato hash Browns and make a sweet potato HASH with eggs would be the perfect, manly, comfort breakfast AND I had chicken sausage.
Plus, there’s that whole “buffalo chicken is on the most classic game day flavors of life” thing that we talked about last week.
How to make Sweet Potato Hash
- Peel and cube your sweet potatoes
- Place them a pot of boiling water and cook them until JUST tender. This is the SECRET to making the best sweet potato hash as it allows the insides of the potatoes to cook without the outsides burning.
- Add the potatoes and vegetables into a hot frying pan with oil and cook until golden brown. Then, add in your sausage and cook until brown.
- Make some spaces in the veggies and crack eggs into them. Cover and cook until they’re cooked to your desired done-ness
- DEVOUR
BOOM. A buffalo chicken sweet potato breakfast hash happened. Oh, and in only 30 minutes AND in one pan.
WINNER WINNER BUFFALO CHICKEN….breakfast? We’ll go with it.
My hubby? Well, let’s just say that we have eaten this paleo sweet potato hash morning since, even without watching sports games.
Nothing starts your day better than sausage, spicy, saucy goodness and runny egg yolks.
Nothing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sweet Potato cubed (125g)
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 small Onion Chopped
- 2/3 cup Red Pepper Thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons Garlic Minced
- 2 links Chicken Sausage Sliced
- Salt and Pepper Pinch of each
- 1/2 cup Reduced Fat Shredded Cheddar Cheese (omit for paleo/whole30)
- 2 Eggs
For Topping:
- Hot Sauce Drizzle
- 1 Green Onion Sliced
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 400°F.
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and cook the cubed potatoes until they are just fork tender, about 3-4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pan, heat the olive oil up on medium heat. Cook the potatoes, onion and red pepper until lightly golden and soft, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic, chicken sausage and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the sausage is lightly browned. Let sit for 5 minutes to caramelize the bottom.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese on and stir to mix it into the potato mixture.
- Make two wells in the hash and crack the eggs into them gently. Cover and place into the oven until the eggs are cooked as much as you like them. I like my yolks runny, which took about 4-5 minutes.
- Drizzle with buffalo sauce and diced green onion and serve.
Nutrition Info:
Recipes written and produced on Food Faith Fitness are for informational purposes only.
Erin @ The Almond Eater says
Moving due to poor lighting is TOTALLY LEGIT–I feel you. Oh and buffalo chicken anything–I die.
Taylor Kiser says
Haha, GOOD! Thank you for making me feel validated 😉
I knew I liked you for a reason 😉 Thanks Erin!
Jennie+@themessybakerblog says
Squirrel would live at the local pub just so he could watch his precious football. I, on the other hand, would be secretly happy that I wouldn’t have to watch football 3 nights a week. I’m so sorry to hear that you have to move after you just moved. That kind of blows. On a lighter note, I want this hash for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Taylor Kiser says
Haha, I am actually surprised my husband has abandoned me for the pub yet!
Yes it does blow, but a bigger kitchen is worth it.
I wish we could eat hash and not watch sports together 😉 thanks girl!
Lexi+@+Lexi's+Clean+Kitchen says
GIRL! This is the best flavor combination OF ALL TIME. You win!
Taylor Kiser says
HAHA! Glad you approve girlfriend, thanks!
Katharine says
This dish is totally up my alley. My husband would definitely eat it too, although at least 80% of the time he would pick Cheerios/Raisin Bran for breakfast 😛 Husbands really do love their cereal I guess?
Oh and moving is definitely worth it if it means a BIGGER kitchen!
Taylor Kiser says
Cereal must be a husband thing?! I don’t get it at all!
YES it is, I am SO pumped. Minus the whole ” we have to move up 3 flights of stair thang” UGH.
Thanks Katharine!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I hope your move goes well, Taylor! Sounds like it’s worth it for you. Although my husband would be the exact same way…he’s such a huge sports fan that I don’t think he could last more than a day or two without watching some kind of game! 🙂 This hash looks amazing! I love the buffalo chicken flavor and how easy it is so throw together!
Taylor Kiser says
Haha our husband needs to meet clearly! At least mine has the app to check the score on his phone!
Thanks so much Gayle, happy Wednesday!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
Well just tell Mr FFF that he gets a bigger and nicer kitchen as well! See…win win! So is this hash! It has our Sunday breakfast all over it!
Taylor Kiser says
Thanks lady!
Shashi+at+runninsrilankan says
Haha – am dying here at that image of you running around yalls living room throwing and catching a football by yourself!!! You crack me up Taylor!!!
Hey – “fail lighting” is a legitimate excuse to move! It would the equivalent to Mr. FFF wanting to move because there was no cable (to watch football) in an apartment – right?
And now to this – this XXX rated food porn is way too much for my hungry self to handle – those eggs, that chicken sausage, that potato…good golly! !
Taylor Kiser says
RIGHT! I am so glad you get it and make me feel better for my moving reasons!
Haha, Well I wish we could share a big skillet of it for breakfast girlfriend! One day! Thanks! 😀
CakePants says
Yuuuummm…this looks AMAZING! I want this for breakfast…and for breakfast for dinner too, haha. I don’t blame you for caring so much about the lighting situation – not only is good lighting important for photography, but it can play a huge factor in mood as well! Hope the new place is up to par!
Taylor Kiser says
It works for ALL meals! 😉
I didn’t even think of the mood part, I’ll have to pitch that to the hubs haha! Thank you!
CakePants says
I made this the other day and it was fantastic – I actually doubled the recipe so we could have leftovers (and the leftovers held up really well)! I was a little skeptical whether the amount of cheese listed would be enough, but was pleasantly surprised to find that I could really taste the cheese in each bite. It took me a ridiculously long time to try the recipe, but I’m so glad I finally did. I posted a photo (sans egg) on Instagram if you want to see!
Taylor Kiser says
I saw it! Thank you SO much for letting me know! I am so glad you loved it and thought the cheesiness was on point! Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!
Julie @ A Warrior and A Nurse says
Your secret villainous plan is quickly unraveling…lol…I do know that, just like my husband, many men view football as the most holiest and sacred of pastimes and activities. I’m not sure that, on Day 7, God meant for it to be the “day of rest…and football”. Well, I’ve enjoyed my share of football games, but I’m sure he can handle one week without.
Let’s face it, there are just some things men won’t understand 😉 ….personally, I think that poor lighting is as good a reason as any to move.
Completely relevant, but brief vignette:
When my husband went to Virginia (Fort Lee), for his U.S. Army officer training, they weren’t yet complete building a massive on-base housing facility. For that reason, they placed alot of Soldiers in rooms in an off-base hotel. Not only was my husband’s hotel the closest to a train track–with trains that ran incessantly through the day and night–but, his room was the closest room, in that hotel, to the train track. When he entered his room and dropped his duffle-bags, he said the hotel staff left a pair of ear plugs on his night-stand, with a small sticky-note that said “We are sorry for the inconvenience….”
Needless to say, he quickly looked elsewhere for a room.
Moral of the story: some things are just WORTH moving for. 🙂 Lighting, just like a noisy train impeding sleep (and just about every other activity), seems to be a good enough excuse to me. 🙂
Taylor Kiser says
Haha! I had to laugh at Day 7! I think he will survive too 🙂 I mean, he has to 😉
OH MY GOSH, that is a (kind of funny) but terrible story – your poor hubs!
But thanks for making me feel valid! 😀
Ali | Gimme Some Oven says
Aw, I’m sorry that you’re having to move again. No fun at all! But good lighting = THE BEST. Hope that things can move quickly and smoothly (literally). 🙂
And this hash sounds amazing, and looks great!
Taylor Kiser says
RIGHT?! It makes moving so worth it!
Thank you so much Ali! 😀