Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash

Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash with fried egg and gold fork

Loaded with tender sweet potatoes, fresh kale, spicy chorizo and topped with a fried egg, this Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash is the perfect go-to breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Cinco De Mayo week is still going strong here on Our Balanced Bowl. So far on my Instagram, I’ve shared my Easy Breakfast Quesadillas, Creamy Salsa Verde Guacamole, Chipotle Crema Tacos and today I’m sharing this Chorizo Kale and Sweet Potato Hash!

Hash might be one of my all time favorite breakfast foods. It usually has everything you could ever want in a meal – some type of meat, vegetables, greens and a runny fried egg. Why do I always forget how amazing hash’s are?! If anyone wants to volunteer to remind me every single week how much I love this Chorizo Hash, please let me know.

Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash in the cast iron skillet with wooden spoon

What is Chorizo?

I love love love chorizo. I feel like it’s definitely such an underrated meat! For those of you who may not know what chorizo is, it’s basically a Mexican spiced pork sausage. I’d say it ranges anywhere from more than mild to pretty darn spicy. For me, it leaves a tingle in the back of my throat. It’s my favorite meat to eat a taco with, so it’s only fitting I would want to place it in a meal where I could eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner! (Not saying that you can’t do that with tacos – you do you!)chorizo in cast iron skillet

The kale has a slight sweetness about it that matches with the sweet potatoes so well! The char on the sweet potato gives the hash a bit of crunch. The runny egg yolk makes everything come together in a huge punch of flavor! It’s crunchy, spicy, hints of sweet, and SO DANG GOOD. I would say this would go amazing with a pitcher of mimosas! Just saying. Let’s get into how to make this goodness!

Ingredients You Need:

  • sweet potato
  • ground chorizo
  • yellow onion
  • kale
  • egg
  • salt, pepper, garlic powder, olive oil

How to make Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash: 

As always, I find it best to begin by chopping up your vegetables. So, dice the onion and de-stem your kale. Dice sweet potato into bite size pieces, which will make them cook a lot faster.

gray bowl of Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash

Heat up a cast iron skillet on medium heat. If you’re using a normal skillet, add a splash of olive oil to help keep from sticking. Once hot, add in your onion. Stir it around and let it cook for 1-2 minutes. To the pan, add the ground chorizo. Use a wooden spoon to break it up into chunks and let it cook for 5-6 minutes until fully cooked through.

Once cooked, put the onion/chorizo mixture on a plate and set it aside. To the same pan, add in your diced sweet potatoes. Add ¼ tsp of salt, a crack of pepper and ½ tsp garlic powder. Mix together. Cook these covered with a lid (to retain the heat so they will cook faster) for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally.

sweet potatoes in cast iron skillet

Once the sweet potatoes are done, add the chorizo/onion mixture back into the pan along with the stemmed kale. Mix well and cover the hash for 2 minutes while the kale steams. While the kale is cooking, in a non-stick skillet, melt ½ tbsp of butter. When it’s melted, crack one-two eggs. Season with salt. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes or until the whites are fully cooked through. Taste your hash and adjust seasoning for salt and pepper.

Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash in skillet

Add a good amount of has to a bowl and top it with that delicious buttery fried egg! Garnish with cilantro and red pepper flakes if you like a spicy kick! Eat while warm and enjoy!

golden fork breaking the egg yolk

Keep your eyes peeled for one more recipe tomorrow for Cinco De Mayo week!

broken egg yolk in bowl of Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash

Did you enjoy this recipe? Here are a few more you might like:

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Spicy Breakfast Fajita Tacos

Refried Sweet Potato Tacos with Lime Crema

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Chorizo Kale and Sweet Potato Hash

Loaded with tender sweet potatoes, fresh kale, spicy chorizo and topped with a fried egg, this Chorizo, Kale and Sweet Potato Hash is the perfect go-to breakfast, lunch or dinner! 

Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword chorizo hash, kale hash, sweet potato hash
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people
Author Haylie

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet potato, diced
  • 1/2 lb ground chorizo
  • 2 cups freshly stemmed kale
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • salt, pepper and garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp butter
  • cilantro and red pepper flakes (optional garnish)

Instructions

  1. Dice the onion and de-stem about 2 cups worth of kale. Dice the sweet potato as well. Set these aside. 

  2. Heat a cast iron skillet on medium heat. Once hot, add in your onion. Stir around and let cook for 1-2 minutes. Add in chorizo and break it up with your spatula/wooden spoon. Let this cook for 5-6 minutes or until fully cooked through. Once done, move to a plate and set aside.  

  3. In the same pan, add in your sweet potato along with 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and a crack of pepper. Mix together and cover the sweet potatoes with a lid. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until fork tender, stirring occasionally. 

  4. Once the sweet potatoes are done, add back in the chorizo/onion mixture as well as the kale. Stir to combine and cover with a lid, steaming the kale for 2-3 minutes. 

  5. During this 2-3 minutes, heat a non-stick skillet on medium heat and add 1/2 tbsp of butter. Once butter is melted, crack two eggs and season with salt and pepper. Let these eggs cook for 2-3, until the whites are fully cooked. 

  6. Check your hash for seasoning and adjust to taste if necessary. 

  7. Assemble your bowls! Add a generous helping of the chorizo hash to a bowl and top it with the fried egg! Add cilantro and red pepper flakes for a spicy kick! Enjoy! 

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  1. 5 stars
    I agree…chorizo is so underrated! It has so much flavour! And I bet paired with sweet potato, kale and a perfectly fried egg it makes for one delicious meal…..one that I could enjoy any meal of the day 🙂 A big drizzle of hot sauce on top and I’m set! Can’t wait to what recipe you bring next! Happy weekend, my friend!

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