🍠🥓 Sweet Potato Hash with Sausage & Apples

Ingredients:

• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced

• 1 lb breakfast sausage or Italian sausage, sliced or crumbled

• 1 apple (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and diced

• 1 small onion, diced

• 1 red bell pepper, diced (optional)

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 tbsp olive oil or butter

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional, enhances apple flavor)

• Salt & black pepper, to taste

• Fresh parsley or thyme, chopped (for garnish)

• Optional: fried or poached eggs for serving

Instructions:

1. Cook sausage: In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Remove and set aside.

2. Cook sweet potatoes: In the same skillet, heat olive oil or butter. Add sweet potatoes, season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook 10–12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly caramelized.

3. Add aromatics: Stir in onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook 3–4 minutes until softened.

4. Add apples & sausage: Return sausage to the skillet and add diced apples. Cook 2–3 minutes until apples are slightly softened but still hold their shape.

5. Serve: Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme. Top with fried or poached eggs if desired.