Description
Enjoy a hearty and nutritious breakfast with these Loaded Breakfast Sweet Potatoes. Baked sweet potatoes are filled with scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, melted cheese, and sautéed veggies, creating a flavorful and satisfying meal to kickstart your day.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Potatoes:
- 2 large sweet potatoes
Eggs:
- 4 large eggs
Other Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon or turkey bacon
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup diced bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional: avocado slices and hot sauce for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Wash sweet potatoes and prick them with a fork. Roast for 45–55 minutes until tender.
- Sauté Veggies: Heat olive oil in a skillet, sauté onion and bell pepper until softened.
- Cook Eggs: Cook eggs as desired.
- Prepare Potatoes: Once baked, mash sweet potatoes and top with sautéed veggies, eggs, bacon, and cheese. Bake for 3–5 minutes.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with parsley and serve with avocado slices and hot sauce.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, skip the bacon and add black beans.
- You can bake sweet potatoes ahead and assemble in the morning for a quick breakfast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven Roasting, Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 loaded sweet potato
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 540 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 230 mg
