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Sweet Potato Nests

A quick and easy, delicious fun way to enjoy your sweet potatoes and eggs!

Course Breakfast
Keyword Quick and Easy Breakfast
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 nest
Calories 190 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 medium sweet potato washed and peeled
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • black pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. Grate the sweet potato.

  3. In a small pan, add the 1/2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and saute the grated sweet potato. Sprinkle the sweet potato with the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Continue to cook until slightly crisp. Form into a nest.

  4. Crack the egg into the middle of the nest. Give the egg a moment to settle into the nest. 

  5. Sprinkle the egg with a little more salt and pepper to taste.

  6. Place the oven safe pan in the oven for 5-8 minutes, depending on your preference for the egg yolk. 5 minutes will be more runny. 

  7. Once done cooking, optionally sprinkle the nest with the shredded cheddar cheese. 

Recipe Notes

 4 WW Freestyle points | 190 Calories, Carbs 14g, Fat 11.8g, Protein 7.4g, nest without cheddar cheese.

The nutritional information for this recipe does not include the shredded cheddar cheese.