Description
Warm and hearty sweet potatoes filled with scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, and cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 slices of bacon
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or your choice)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped green onions (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Pierce each sweet potato with a fork and bake on a baking sheet for about 45 minutes until tender.
- In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Crumble the bacon once cooked.
- Scramble the eggs in the same skillet until fluffy and soft.
- Slice the baked sweet potatoes in half and scoop out a bit of the flesh.
- Fill each half with scrambled eggs and crumbled bacon, then top with shredded cheese.
- Return to the oven for an additional 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper, garnish with green onions if desired, and serve warm.
Notes
Feel free to substitute turkey bacon or use dairy-free cheese to accommodate dietary needs. Bake sweet potatoes ahead of time for quicker assembly in the morning.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sweet potato half
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 200mg
Keywords: breakfast, sweet potatoes, brunch, healthy, comfort food