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Breakfast Sweet Potato Recipe

Breakfast Sweet Potato Recipe

4.8 from 11 reviews

These breakfast sweet potatoes are a delicious and satisfying way to start your day. Loaded with savory fillings and topped with a perfectly baked egg, they are sure to become a favorite morning meal!

Ingredients

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Sweet Potatoes:

  • 3 large sweet potatoes, for baking

Filling:

  • ½ cup cooked and crumbled bacon
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup shredded white cheddar cheese

Egg Topping:

  • 6 large eggs
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Garnish:

  • Minced scallions for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Poke holes into potato. Using a fork, prick the sweet potato a few times on each side to create heat vents.
  3. Coat potatoes with oil and salt and bake. Coat each potato with canola oil and salt and bake for 60-90 minutes until fork-tender.
  4. Slice potato in half. Slice each sweet potato in half lengthwise.
  5. Remove center of potato. Scoop out the center of the potato and place into a mixing bowl.
  6. Lay potato shell on baking sheet. Place the hollowed-out shells on a baking sheet.
  7. Add bacon, butter, and cheese to the potato. Mix cooked bacon, butter, and cheese with the potato in the bowl.
  8. Fill potato skins with the filling. Stuff the hollowed-out potato skins with the filling.
  9. Create a well in the middle of the filling. Make a well in the center of the filling.
  10. Top with egg, salt and pepper, and bake. Crack an egg on top of each potato, season with salt and pepper, and bake for 15-20 minutes until the egg is set. Garnish with minced scallions.

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