This Sweet Potato Kale and Bacon Hash is the perfect single serve Fall brunch recipe! Seasoned tender vegetables, salty crispy bacon and a well fried egg – an easy, cozy breakfast for one.

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I think I put off trying this recipe for a bit too long before giving it a go.

My shredded kale was mostly browned and bacon going bad, so this breakfast hash just had to happen when it did. Not gonna lie here though, I actually made it for lunch.

Comfort foods like this don’t really need to be restricted to a particular time of day right?

And I also refuse to give up my daily protein cauliflower rice + oatmeal for breakfast, so….

What you need for this Sweet Potato Kale and Bacon Hash?

Of course there’s the sweet potato! I used the red jewel/garnet yams because they’re slightly sweeter, but not as sweet as the white kind.

Kale – Either a fresh bunch or the packed chopped kale you get in the bags

Bacon! Try to go for the reduced sodium one here. Also, if you want this recipe to be whole30 and paleo, be sure to check the ingredients list.

An egg to fry to perfection

Onion and Garlic to add some deep flavor

Chili Powder and Paprika because they go really well with the sweetness of the sweet potato

Salt and Pepper to season

Other than these simple and healthy ingredients, another thing that make this the best sweet potato has is that it’s a single serving recipe. So you don’t need too many ingredients either.

How to make Sweet Potato Kale Hash with Eggs

This sweet potato kale and egg hash is a really easy recipe and comes together in under 30 minutes.

Place a skillet – well seasoned cast iron in my case – over a medium heat.

Put the bacon on the cold skillet and let it fry for about 8 ot 10 minutes depending on how you like it.

Drain most of that grease out and set the bacon aside on a plate lined with paper towel. Chop it up later.

Fry the onion and garlic in the skillet until it’s soft, then add the sweet potato and spices, and let those cook too. Uncovered for the first 2 minutes, and then covered. You want them just soft.

Add in the kale, salt and pepper and cook again until the kale is wilted. This won’t take too long.

Now make a hole or space in the skillet and crack the egg in there.

Cover the skillet and let the egg cook – you want the whites done, and yolk as you like it!

Some alternatives here:

If you’re not a fan of bacon, feel free to replace it with some sausages – they’ll go just as well with the flavor of the sweet potato and eggs.

For a rich flavor – and to speed up the cooking time – you can use roasted sweet potato to turn this into a meal prep recipe.

Another option is to play around with the spices or even just use a store bough spice blend. Maybe Cajun?

Feel free to fry that egg to whatever amount of doneness you like, or potentially even just leave it out entirely. I would really recommend it though because a runny yolk is just so yum!

What to serve with?

A slice of freshly toasted bread would go perfectly well with this sweet potato kale bacon hash – whole wheat or gluten free would be my choices to keep this recipe healthy.

Do you need a skillet for this breakfast hash?

No! I used a seasoned cast iron skillet for this sweet potato hash, but you can definitely use any non-stick pan or skillet.

The reason being that it’s made entirely on the stovetop and there’s no baking in the oven needed.

Some more Sweet Potato Fall recipes to try for breakfast