Sweet Potato Chicken Sausage Hash
A veggie hash is a foundational recipe for me in my journey to clean eating. I like to mix up what veggies I use, but I try to make a hash like this a couple times a month that I will eat on for about a week. It’s very stable in the fridge, reheats well in the microwave, and it is easy to make!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 5-6 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
One package Aidell’s Chicken and Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage, sliced to your preferred thickness
1 pound sweet potato, peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch chunks
1 yellow or white onion, diced
3 medium or 2 large zucchini, diced into 1/2 inch chunks
3 medium or 2 large carrots, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch chunks
2 TBS olive or avocado oil, plus more to spray on top if you have an oil spray bottle
Multipurpose season such as this one from McCormick
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium heat until shimmering. Toss in diced onion and cook until just beginning to soften 2-3 minutes. Add in diced sweet potatoes and stir, ensuring the potatoes have an even coating of the oil from the bottom of the pan. Cover your pan with lid or aluminum foil and cook covered for 2-3 minutes.
- Lift covering and add in carrots and zucchini, again stirring enough to ensure everything is coated in the oil. If you do not think you have enough oil, spray some on top. Cover your pan again with the lid or aluminum foil and cook covered for another 2-3 minutes. Cooking covered allows the veggies to soften without browning yet. If they begin to brown too early, they won’t soften enough and you end up with veggies that are unevenly cooked – undercooked in some areas, overcooked in others.
- When your veggies have all begun to soften, sprinkle with your multipurpose seasoning to taste. Our goal at this point is to take the hash from softened to fully cooked and slightly browned. The salt in the seasoning will begin to speed up the softening process. You want to cook at this point uncovered so some of the steam cooks off and the veggies begin to brown.
- When most of the steam has cooked off, add the chicken sausage. Because the sausage is smoked, it doesn’t actually need to cook at this point. But cooking it with the hash can help it brown up a bit, which adds to the flavor.
- Throughout this whole process, you want to be stirring frequently, ensuring even cooking. It does not have to be constant, but don’t let it go over 90 seconds or so without stirring at each stage.
- When your veggies are soft but not mushy with a bit of browning and your sausage is warmed through and a bit browned, you’re done!
Notes
If you want to add additional veggies like broccoli or asparagus, do so after the sweet potatoes, zucchini, and carrots have begun to soften but are not quite ready to brown. Veggies like broccoli cook faster and don’t need as much time cooking covered as sturdier veggies like carrots and zucchini.