Sweet Potato and Egg Skillet | Heart-Healthy & Delicious One Pan Recipe

sweet potatoes

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash is lower in calories, while regular potatoes are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while canola oil is typically more affordable.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: frozen spinach

Kale provides more nutrients, while frozen spinach is often cheaper and lasts longer.

bell pepper

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini is lower in calories, while cabbage is often less expensive.

Heat a large fry pan over medium heat and add 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil (45 ml).

Thinly slice 1 medium-sized onion into julienne style slices and thinly slice 4 cloves of garlic.

Add the sliced onion and garlic to the hot fry pan and mix them around to coat in olive oil, stirring every 1 to 2 minutes.

Peel, wash, and pat dry 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, then cut them into small bite-sized cubes.

After 4 to 5 minutes, when the onions are slightly translucent, add the chopped sweet potatoes to the fry pan and mix them around to coat in olive oil, stirring every 1 to 2 minutes.

After 8 to 10 minutes, when the sweet potatoes are lightly golden fried, add 1 teaspoon of sweet smoked paprika (2.5 grams) and 1 teaspoon of dried oregano (1.25 grams) to the pan and mix well.

Add 1 cup of tomato sauce (240 grams) to the pan, season generously with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, and mix until well combined.

Cover the pan with a lid, lower the heat to low medium, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are just cooked through, checking with a toothpick if necessary.

Once the sweet potatoes are cooked, crack eggs into individual bowls to avoid shells and broken yolks, then create little pockets in the sweet potato mixture and add the eggs.

Season the eggs with a kiss of sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, cover the pan again, and simmer for another 4 to 5 minutes until the egg whites are set but yolks are still slightly creamy.

Remove the pan from heat and top with chopped fresh chives before serving.

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