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Roasted Garlic Sweet Potatoes with a Poached Egg

I love meals that feel hearty without being overly complicated or have too many ingredients. There are times that I’ll shy away from a recipe if I glance at it and the list of ingredients and steps to produce seem like the recipes is complicated (a bad habit because I’ve skipped recipes before that someone was just needlessly wordy.)

 

Roasted Garlic Sweet Potatoes with a Poached Egg

However, I can assure you, this breakfast is fast and really quite simple. It only has four main ingredients (with a sprinkle of parsley for five) and comes together for a rather quick breakfast.

Plus, you don’t even have to peel the sweet potato. That has to count for something!

 

Roasted Garlic Sweet Potatoes with a Poached Egg

 

 
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Ingredients
  • 1 good size sweet potato
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • 2 eggs
  • Parsley for Topping

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400˚.
  2. Scrub sweet potato and cut into ¼” slices. Mince garlic and toss with sliced sweet potatoes and olive oil•. Place in tin foil with enough edge room to fold over and cover sweet potatoes, roast for 20-25 minutes.
  3. While sweet potatoes are cooking, bring a pot of water to an almost-simmer (bubble should be forming around the edges, but there should be very little motion in the pot. Crack an egg into a bowl and carefully pour it into the hot water. Let cook for 3-4 minutes until egg whites are set. Remove and continue with second egg.
  4. Serve with a sprinkle of parsley.

Notes
*I am a big fan of crispy bits and the garlic does get a bit crispy here (it doesn’t burn). However, for another option you can roast sweet potatoes without the garlic and while the sweet potatoes are roasting, cook some garlic in some olive oil over medium-low heat for 1-2 minutes and toss with sweet potatoes when done.

 

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  • jaime @ asweetroad.com

    Sweet potatoes are great for achieving that hearty taste without the heavy feeling. Good call!

  • http://twitter.com/BakeJenny Jenny

    What an amazing dinner! I am going to have to make this soon!

  • http://twitter.com/wvanillasugar Warm Vanilla Sugar

    So quick and fabulous. Slap an egg on it and it’s dinner!

  • freshandfoodie.com

    Yes please. I’d eat just about anything if there’s a poached egg on it.

  • http://twitter.com/kankanasaxena Sunshine and Smile

    Simple cooking with no fuss and not much mess is my mantra! This sounds fabulous.

  • http://twitter.com/grandbabycake Jocelyn Delk Adams

    You definitely had me at sweet potatoes. There are so many lovely things that can be done with them, including this!

  • http://hampiesandwiches.blogspot.com/ Eileen

    I love the idea of combining a perfect egg (and that runny yolk!) with a substantial, earthy sweet potato. :)

  • Laura

    I’ve been craving vegetables at breakfast like crazy lately, so this post is rather fortuitous. So excited for roasty sweet potatoes and poached eggs! I’ll probably throw a little avocado and smoked salt into the mix for craziness. Also glad I’m not the only crazy person that leaves the sweet potato’s peel on. There’s so many nutrients there!

  • Jacqui

    I love a hearty and quick morning meal that doesn’t mean oatmeal! I make something similar, but use carrots, parsnips and kale, so good!

  • chefjohngaudry

    we trying this out next

  • chefjohngaudry

    also next week i be trying out sweet potatoes wheat barries an eggs ,

  • Krista Malingowski

    I made this for dinner tonight. Yum! First egg poaching experience. I was fully expecting a messy disaster, but it worked! I added dill instead of parsley, mostly because I didn’t have any parsley, and well, I love dill. :o )

    Thanks for sharing this recipe!

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  • Angela Carlson

    Just found your blog yesterday and tried this recipe for breakfast. I’m still mastering the art of poaching an egg, but my husband and I both really enjoyed this simple, nutritious breakfast. Thank you for sharing!