Sometimes simple is best. Actually, most times.
In life and in recipes, keeping it simple definitely has its perks.
There’s nothing fancy about this, but I find it’s the 3-ingredient, 15-minute recipes that my family requests over and over, and that people tend to make.
Consider this your get-out-of-dinner-jail free card when you’ve had one of those no planning at all days and it’s 9:30pm on a school night and you still haven’t fed the crew. Whoops, it happens.
Or it makes an easy, effortless brunch dish without any fuss or hassle.
It’s a satisfying vegetarian meal if you’re trying to eat less meat or great if you’re vegetarian by accident that day. You know, you have absolutely nothing in your fridge or pantry but manage to scrounge up a potato, a few eggs, and some cheese. Awesome, you can make it.
Microwave one sweet potato on high for about 8 minutes, or until soft and done. Cut it into thin rounds and place them in a skillet. I didn’t peel mine (fiber is a good thing), but peel if you wish.
Top with 4 eggs and a handful of mozzarella. If you have fontina, goat cheese, or another favorite smooth-melting cheese, that would be lovely. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and a couple pinches of smoked paprika or your favorite seasoning.
Broil on high for about 3 minutes. Keep an incredibly close eye on your skillet and don’t leave the kitchen or start multitasking with another project. In literally 3 minutes time, it’s ready.
Cooking eggs under the broiler is my favorite way. It’s incredibly fast and they cook evenly. Ssometimes when pan-frying eggs, the whites are done before the yolks really set or there’s a random runny white section that doesn’t want to cook through. The broiler solves all that.
It’s easy, inexpensive, comfort food that’s fairly healthy, all things considered. You can add some diced veggies on top to work in extra color, texture, and nutrients. In the past I’ve used diced bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, corn, asparagus, leeks, peas, and edamame. They all work.
The sweet potatoes are soft and tender, and make the perfect base for the warm eggs and gooey melted cheese.
Ready in 15 minutes from start to finish, uses one skillet, and always clean plates when I make it.
Can’t beat it.
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Sweet Potato and Mozzarella Egg Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 medium/large sweet potato
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup Mozzarella cheese, substitute with fontina, goat, or your favorite easy-melting cheese
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, optional (substitute with the seasoning of your choice)
- pinch salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Piece sweet potato with a fork a few times and cook in the microwave on high power for about 8 minutes, or until sweet potato is soft and done.
- While potato is cooking, preheat broiler to high setting and place oven rack on the highest or second highest level.
- Slice potato horizontally into thin rounds, about 1/4-inch thick. I keep the skin on, remove it if preferred.
- Spray a non-stick skillet or enameled cast iron skillet with cooking spray and place potato rounds in the skillet in an even flat layer; some gaps are okay.
- Evenly crack the eggs over the potatoes.
- Evenly sprinkle with cheese.
- Evenly sprinkle with paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Place skillet under broiler and broil for about 3 minutes, or until eggs are set and cheese is as browned as desired. I keep the door close the first 2 minutes and in the final minute, I keep the door open and am constantly readjusting the position of the skillet so that I can control what parts are getting the most intense heat from the broiler. Make sure to use a very trusty hot mitt.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately. Eggs are best warm and fresh. I serve with ketchup.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Hi Averie, love your site and this combination looks so good. Sweet potatoes and eggs are the best.
I love this recipe. Sweet potatoes, eggs and cheese are basically my husbands 3 favorite foods. He loves them. I am definitely going to make this for his dinner tomorrow night! I will just scale it down to be about half the recipe. Unfortunately, my boys are not big sweet potato fans. I love how easy this is though and I never would have thought to throw it all together into a skillet. Excellent!
I bet he could eat the whole recipe if those are his fave things :)
Jon is always up for a different twist on eggs and I could eat this for any meal! I already have everything for this but fontina sounds really good so I may pick some up. I’ll be trying this soon for sure!
I thought you may try this one soon! Fontina is a little pricier than Mozz but would be so good! :)
Oh my gosh yum! I am obsessed with anything sweet potato!
Averie, this looks delicious! I’m currently *obsessed* with sweet potatoes and can’t wait to try this out…especially since it takes no time to make! Perfect for a busy week night.
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This looks so good, I’m tempted to make it as a late dinner! Breakfasty food after 7pm always makes happy. :)
Brinner (Breakfast for dinner) is the best!
We don’t have kids but we have school night. Ken teaches at UCLA on Wednesday nights and doesn’t get home til 9:30. Do you see how this could work for us too? GREG
He’s a professor! Oh wow, that is impressive! I love it that you guys have school night :)
I love sweet potatoes and eggs!
Looks incredible Averie, and great for on the go lunch!
Wow Averie, another simple healthy vegetarian meal – I am absolutely all over this. Pinned. I agree simple is best, I love home cooked meals but never feel like I have time to cook something fancy after doing all the baking for the day! P.s. I wrote about you in my post today!
Thanks for the pin!
This looks amazing Averie! I love these types of meals that are so effortless but are also totally packed with flavor. And you can’t go wrong with sweet potatoes! Can’t wait to give this a try!
Thanks Lisa, and as always, thanks for all the recipe mentions/features in the roundups :)
Loving this get out of dinner jail free card, sounds delicious, but then again anything with egg is. :) Yeah for quick recipes!
This is such an interesting, simple concept! it’s great seeing you spice things up with savory posts sometimes :) will definitely try this!
Vegetarian by accident that day—love it. This looks fantastic.
This look delicious! Also, I really appreciate how your “related recipes” section contains recipes that are actually related! Ones on other websites are often super random but I love that you put up recipes that use the same ingredients or fall into the same category. Thanks Averie!
Thank you for noticing! I do it by hand and try to include things that are yes, related. Those auto-generated tools always seem to get it wrong!
I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes, what a tasty and healthy skillet!