Hearty and cheesy cast iron sweet potato hash recipe that is the perfect comfort food recipe. Made with mushrooms, bell peppers and topped with cheese – Version 2
Who doesn’t like starting the day with a cheesy hash brown recipe?
It is so much fun to wake up in the morning and have the aroma of these sweet potato fries wafting from the kitchen. My spidey senses can smell the oregano, onions, cheese and potatoes from a mile away.
That was just fine for me. Hash browns are the greatest comfort food ever made.
I would ask them to slather it with onions, pepper and cheese. Then I would douse them in ketchup and devour them.
Droooooolll…..
Traditionally, hash browns are shredded potatoes. In my case, I went with the cubed version because that’s how I like my sweet potatoes.
I decided to take a little artistic license with this recipe. I added bell peppers and mushrooms because I really wanted a hearty breakfast. This will keep me full for the whole day.
If you are not a fan of sweet potatoes, you can also make it with Idaho potatoes. Check out this hashbrown casserole by When Is Dinner. I swapped out the cream of chicken for cream of mushrooms soup and it turned out so good. Or, make a vegetable breakfast casserole with just veggies like mushrooms and bell peppers.
Now, I am going to go dig into this hash brown. I have plenty of forks, so, come by and dig in with me…
You might also see me serving up some chocolate chip waffles with these hash.
Got a hankering for even more sweet potato? I have a huge collection of the easiest sweet potato recipes.
Sweet Potato Hash
Ingredients
For the sweet potatoes
- 2 Sweet Potatoes
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
For the veggies
- 3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup red onions finely chopped
- ½ cup green bell pepper finely chopped
- 2 cups brown button mushrooms cubed
- 1 tsp garlic crushed
- 1 tsp ginger crushed
- ½ piece jalapeno finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp flax meal
- ¼ tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- ½ tsp salt or to taste
- ½ tsp capers optional
- 1 tsp basil dried
- 1 tsp oregano dried
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
Instructions
To Bake Sweet Potato
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Wash 2 sweet potatoes thoroughly. Use a vegetable brush to clean it and then dry it completely
- Poke holes in the potato using a fork. I poke the potato in about 5 different locations
- Lightly oil both sweet potatoes and wrap them in aluminum foil
- Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool while still wrapped. Cut into cubes and set aside. Also, set the oven to 425°
- While the potatoes are in the oven, make the vegetables
To make the vegetables
- In a cast iron pan, heat 2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil on medium heat
- Add ½ cup of finely chopped red onions.
- When they have caramelized, add ½ cup of green bell pepper, finely chopped
- When the bell peppers have softened (about 4 minutes), add 2 cups of cubed brown button mushrooms
- Cook until the mushrooms are almost crispy (about 7-10 minutes)
- Add 1 tsp crushed garlic, 1 tsp of crushed ginger, 1 Tbsp of flax meal and ½ of a jalapeno (finely chopped). Mix well
- Add the cubed sweet potatoes
- Add ½ tsp salt (or to taste), 1 tsp of olive oil, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp dried basil, ½ tsp ground pepper, ¼ tsp apple cider vinegar and ½ tsp of capers (optional). Mix well
- Top with 2 cups of cheese. I used 1 cup shredded cheddar and 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese has fully melted
Hi Rini! Popped over to your blog after seeing your comment and oh my! these sweet potato home fries are making me hungry. That cheese, melting over the sweet potatoes, is just calling out to me! 🙂
Thank you, Felicia. You are so swee.
This looks and sounds so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. Can’t wait to try it!
Thank you, Debi
Aswesome recipe can’t wait to try it looks delicious. Yummy. x:)
Thank you, Aileen!
This reminds me of poutine but in a healthier way. I can imagine having this on a cold rainy day 🙂
Thank you, Agy.
The recipe looks sooooo delicious. I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you, Love Foodies
Well this cheese takes the fries to a whole new level!! Pinning to share!
Thank you so much, Jenny.
I could dig into those sweet potato home fries for lunch today! I’m a sweet potato lover so I’ll be making these soon.
Thank you, Alli.
Sweet Potato home fries – this is def. a first seeing these they look so delicious~!!! I love the change up from regular potatoes!
Thank you, Lizzy.
These look totally awesome. The sweetness of the potatoes is a perfect pairing for the Havarti cheese!
Thank you, Peter.
These homefries look delicious. Love that you used sweet potatoes and loving all that melty cheese!
Thank you, Cindy.
I’d also like to try Sweet-Spicy Turkey Flatbreads. Found it on their Pinterest board. Sounds fantastic!
Thank you, Nancy. I appreciate your input. I like flatbread recipes too.