Skillet Sweet Potato, Sausage, and Spinach Hash

This recipe is not only delicious but it is so versatile also.  You could eat this for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  Although I like it for lunch and dinner the blog that the recipe came from served it for breakfast.  Some weeks are so busy it's nice to have lunch and dinner ready and waiting just to be reheated.  This was perfect for that and it was still tasty even when reheated. Well, this happens to be one of those busy weeks so I have to run.  I will have some pictures and recipes for you next week from a wedding that I helped coordinate.  Fun stuff!

                                 Skillet Sweet Potato, Sausage, and Spinach Hash
                                 2 small to medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (or one large)
                                 1 apple, peeled cored and diced
                                 2 tablespoon coconut oil, divided
                                 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
                                 2 Mild Italian chicken sausages, removed from casing
                                 2 to 3 large cups of baby spinach
                                 1/3 cup sweet yellow onion, diced
                                 salt and pepper to taste
 Instructions:
          In a large nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon coconut oil over medium-high heat. Once heated, add      diced sweet potatoes and apples.  Add a pinch or two of sea salt and cinnamon to the pan. Cook sweet potatoes and apples until cooked and softened.  I prefer my sweet potatoes to be slightly browned.
While the sweet potatoes are cooking, heat a large skillet with 1 tablespoon coconut oil over medium heat.  Add to skillet the chicken (or pork) sausage and onion making sure to break the sausage up in small pieces while it cooks.  Once the chicken is no longer pink in color and completely cooked add spinach to the skillet.  Don’t worry the spinach will wilt down when cooked.  The spinach should wilt down within 1 to 2 minutes.  Once spinach is cooked add the sweet potato apple mixture to pan and stir to combine all.

Recipe from Multiply Delicious via Pinterest

Sweet potatoes not only taste good but are good for you as well.  I wanted to share some nutritionl facts about sweet potatoes for those interested.

Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts – Health Benefits of the Sweet Potato

By Rob Poulos..
What’s important to know about the sweet potato is that it is packed with lots of things that promote good health, which is a crucial factor in burning fat for weight loss. Let’s start with the vitamins found in one medium sweet potato.
The most abundant vitamin found in a sweet potato is vitamin A, which gives you more than 300% of your daily value of vitamin A. That bright orange color (for which beta carotene is partially responsible) that makes the sweet potato stand out in a crowd is (part of) what makes them so nutritious.
Other vitamins found in relatively high quantity in the sweet potato include vitamins C B5 and B6, which all contribute to general health and fat loss.
What’s more important about sweet potato nutrition facts is that this vegetable is low in calories, especially for the nutritional impact it has on health and fat burning. With just 112 calories in 1 sweet potato (more than enough to satisfy your appetite), you’ll be happy to know that you’re getting plenty of potassium (13%), copper (10%) and manganese (17%) in those calories!
When it comes to fat burning, one sweet potato gives you 2 grams of protein, nearly 4 grams of fiber and more than 26 grams of carbohydrates so you get plenty of fat burning nutrients and energy to help you burn a little more.