This hearty turkey sausage sweet potato hash is hands-down the best way to start your day! The sweetness of the sweet potato perfectly balances the savoriness of the turkey sausage, and the whole dish comes together in about 40 minutes from start to finish. Make a big batch to meal prep for the week, or serve it with a fried egg and toast for a filling weekend breakfast! {Gluten-free-friendly}
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Healthy Turkey Sausage Sweet Potato Hash
“Easy” is the name of the game when it comes to breakfast in our house, and this sweet potato and turkey hash fits the description perfectly! While the sweet potatoes roast in the oven, you have plenty of time to cook the sausage, onions, and peppers. Mix everything together and serve!
It’s simple enough to make for breakfast, but these hearty flavors are also great for dinner. We love it any time of day!
For more turkey sausage breakfast recipes, try this High Protein Breakfast Burrito and Turkey Sausage Egg Muffins!
Why We Love This Turkey Sausage Hash
- Super easy breakfast option loaded with protein, veggies, and filling complex carbs
- Can be served in many different ways
- Can easily be made with Italian sausage for a filling dinner
- Make a double batch for easy breakfasts all week long
- Change the sausage and veggies, or use regular potatoes to make it your own
- Prep the sweet potatoes the night before and reheat the next day for breakfast
Ingredient Notes
- Sweet potatoes: These are peeled, diced, and roasted until lightly browned. For an even faster meal, feel free to do this part ahead of time (like at dinner the night before).
- Olive oil: To roast the sweet potatoes.
- Veggies: Dice yellow onion and red bell pepper for extra color, flavor, and nutrients.
- Turkey breakfast sausage: I like to use breakfast sausage for a sweet potato breakfast hash. For dinner, try mild Italian turkey sausage. Remove the casing from whichever option you choose.
- Seasonings: Season the mixture with salt, freshly cracked black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and a little sriracha for heat.
- Green onions: These are thinly sliced and sprinkled on top for garnish.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Roast the Sweet Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash, peel, and dice the sweet potatoes into approximately half-inch cubes. Place the diced sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and toss with olive oil. Roast for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned, flipping halfway through.
Step 2: Cook the Sausage & Veggies
- Meanwhile, in a large non-stick skillet, remove the sausage from the casing and cook over medium heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Cook the sausage until it has almost completely browned. Add the diced onion and continue cooking until the onion is translucent and the sausage is fully browned and crispy. Transfer the sausage and onions to a separate bowl or plate and set it aside.
- Next, add the diced red bell pepper. Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes or until the peppers have softened.
Step 3: Toss it All Together
- Add the cooked sausage and onions back to the skillet along with the roasted sweet potatoes. Season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and sriracha; toss to combine. Cook for 2-3 more minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with sliced green onion.
- Serve the sweet potato hash with sliced avocado, eggs, or any of your favorite toppings!
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Recipe Tips
- To serve this hash as a breakfast scramble, you can sprinkle a little cheese on top of the skillet and cover with a lid for a few minutes to melt the cheese. It’s so good!
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely! I like to use turkey sausage because it is leaner than other options. Another lower-calorie, high-protein option is chicken sausage. This sweet potato hash recipe does call for using raw sausage, though. If you want to use pre-cooked sausages (like chicken apple sausage or other pre-cooked sausages from the store), those would need to be sliced in rounds and browned in the skillet. The final result will be different but still delicious.
Yes! I like to roast the sweet potatoes in a 400 F oven the night before when I’m making dinner. This means that in the morning, I just have to cook the sausage, onion, and peppers. It saves a little time and the sweet potatoes will warm up nicely.
I love a good one-pot meal as much as anyone else, but this recipe is best made using two separate pans. Although some recipes cook the sweet potato in the same pan on the stove, I prefer roasting them since it brings out a sweeter flavor and more crispy edges.
Plus, it will take longer if you cook it all in one pan on the stove as you’ll need to cook up the sweet potatoes before you can add the sausage mixture. Your breakfast will be ready faster if you roast the potatoes on a separate tray.
Storage Guidelines
Store any leftover turkey hash with sweet potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. To reheat, either microwave for 2-3 minutes or warm in a skillet on the stove.
Serving Suggestions
Since this recipe is so versatile, there are several ways to serve it, depending on what you’re feeling.
For breakfast: Eat is as is or roll up a small serving in a flour tortilla for breakfast burritos. I also like to serve this hash with a fried egg or oven baked eggs on top (see how to bake eggs in muffin tin), or creamy scrambled eggs and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese. Make a breakfast scramble by cooking scrambled eggs or egg whites with the sausage and sweet potato mixture right before serving. So good!
For dinner: Replace the breakfast sausage with Italian sausage. Sprinkle with a little cheese, if desired, and serve with green beans, like these seasoned green beans or green beans with red peppers, or a side salad like this cruciferous crunch salad!
Recipe Variations
- Add more veggies: This sweet potato turkey hash is an easy way to add extra greens or veggies to your diet! A little spinach, kale, or Swiss chard would be a great addition as well. Feel free to add green bell peppers, brussels sprouts, mushrooms, zucchini, or any other veggies you like.
- Change the meat: For this sweet potato sausage hash, you can use any type of breakfast sausage you enjoy. I prefer turkey or chicken sausage, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
- Roast in the air fryer: Instead of heating up the oven, place the sweet potato cubes in your air fryer. They’ll take on a nice crust this way, too. Just be sure to shake the container a couple of times to help them cook evenly.
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Ground Turkey Sausage and Sweet Potato Hash
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 medium sweet potatoes)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 10 ounces turkey breakfast sausage or mild Italian turkey sausage (casing removed)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon sriracha
- 2-3 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash, peel, and dice the sweet potatoes into approximately half-inch cubes. Place the diced sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and toss with olive oil. Roast for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned, flipping halfway through.
- Meanwhile, in a large non-stick skillet, remove the sausage from the casing and cook over medium heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Cook the sausage until it has almost completely browned. Add the diced onion and continue cooking until the onion is translucent and the sausage is fully browned and crispy. Transfer the sausage and onions to a separate bowl or plate and set it aside.
- Next, add the diced red bell pepper. Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes or until the peppers have softened.
- Add the cooked sausage and onions back to the skillet along with the roasted sweet potatoes. Season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and sriracha; toss to combine. Cook for 2-3 more minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with sliced green onion.
- Serve the sweet potato hash with sliced avocado, eggs, or any of your favorite toppings!
Notes
- The nutritional information is based on one quarter of this hash.
- To serve this hash as a breakfast scramble, you can sprinkle a little cheese on top of the skillet and cover with a lid for a few minutes to melt the cheese.
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A version of this recipe was originally posted in April 2019, but was updated in August 2024 to include new ingredients, photos and helpful tips.
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