Nourishing Breakfast Recipe

Savory Sweet Potato, Spinach & Pasture-Raised Egg Hash

A warm, colorful, anti-inflammatory breakfast crafted to nourish your gut, steady your energy, and celebrate the wisdom of whole foods.

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Why This Recipe

A Breakfast Your Body Will Thank You For

How you begin your morning shapes so much of your day — your energy, your focus, your mood, even your digestion. This savory hash is designed to be more than just a meal. It's a gentle act of self-care that supports your body's natural ability to heal and thrive.

Sweet potatoes offer gut-loving fiber and steady, slow-burning carbohydrates. Spinach brings a rich supply of antioxidants and minerals. Pasture-raised eggs deliver beautifully bioavailable protein, healthy fats, and choline for the brain.

Real food. Real nourishment. Real support for your beautifully connected body.

The Recipe

Ingredients & How to Make It

Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet potato, diced small
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 3–4 pasture-raised eggs
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
  • Pinch of black pepper & pinch of turmeric
  • Fresh herbs (parsley, chives, or cilantro)
  • Optional: avocado slices, sauerkraut, or a squeeze of lemon

Instructions

  1. Warm oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add sweet potato and cook 8–10 minutes until tender and golden.
  2. Stir in onion, garlic, paprika, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Cook another 3–4 minutes.
  3. Add spinach and gently toss until just wilted.
  4. Create small wells in the hash and crack eggs directly into them. Cover and cook 3–5 minutes until whites are set and yolks are as you like them.
  5. Top with fresh herbs, avocado, and a spoonful of sauerkraut for gut-loving goodness. Enjoy warm.

Health Benefits

How This Meal Supports Your Body

Every ingredient was chosen to gently support digestion, calm inflammation, and fuel steady energy throughout your morning.

Gut Support

Sweet potato fiber gently feeds beneficial gut microbes, while optional sauerkraut adds live cultures for a happy microbiome.

Steady Energy

Complex carbs, healthy fats, and protein work together to help balance blood sugar and support calm, sustained energy.

Anti-Inflammatory

Turmeric, olive oil, and colorful antioxidants from spinach help soothe everyday inflammation and support cellular health.

Brain & Mood

Pasture-raised eggs offer choline and omega-3s that support the gut-brain connection, focus, and a steady mood.

Fresh whole ingredients

Tips From Alexis

Small Choices, Big Impact

Whenever possible, choose organic sweet potatoes and spinach and truly pasture-raised eggs. The quality of your ingredients gently shapes the quality of your nourishment.

Meal-prep the sweet potatoes ahead of time so your mornings feel calm and unhurried. Slow, intentional eating supports vagus nerve tone and healthy digestion.

Remember — your body is not broken. It is beautifully designed to respond to consistent, loving support.

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