Holiday Hash - A Cast Iron Skillet One Pan Primal Wonder

If you don't have a cast iron skillet yet, you should ask for it for the holidays...They are inexpensive and usually available at your local hardware or cooking store...It's my go-to pot that if taken care of correctly, develops flavor the more you use it...Click here for seasoning and caring instructions...

I usually make a hash at least once a week on the weekends...It is a great way to use up leftovers and is so quick, easy, delicious to make...

Below are is a photo of my day after Thanksgiving Hash...Feel free substitute any of the ingredients with whatsoever in your fridge...

Ingredients

- 5 slices bacon, cut into pieces

- 2 cups leftover turkey (ham, pot roast, duck, ground beef, chicken, pork, etc)

- 3 cups roasted sweet potatoes

- 1 cup roasted mushrooms

- Other Options: kale, spinach, chard, cherry tomatoes, onions, jalapeño, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, etc...the options are endless

Instructions

1. Preheat Over to 325 degrees.

2. Cook bacon

3. Add leftover turkey or whatever leftovers you have.

4. Add the roasted sweet potatoes and mix all together. You can also take a mash to the mix if you want smash it up.

6. Crack eggs on top...I usually do at least 1 egg per person...

7. Place in oven for 5-8 minutes, until eggs are cooks over easy. Take out of oven and let rest for 3-5 minutes. 

8. Serve up however you like it...I like my hash over a bed of spinach, the yolk helps soften the spinach, but you can also add the spinach to the skillet as you are sautéing the mixture, it all depends how you like your spinach...

There are so many ways to make this One Pan Wonder, however you decide to make it your own, don't forget to use up your primal leftovers...

Happy Holidays!!!!

If you are craving carbs - Make Sweet Potato Fries...They are sweet & easy...

On heavy lifting workout days, like today, I needed some extra carbs especially in the mist of a  Whole30 challenge...

My go-to low-carb, carb are sweet potatoes and when I'm craving something crunchy and 'semi'-fried (more like baked) I reach for sweet potatoes...Truth be known, I used to hate sweet potatoes, I thought they were too sweet, but a couple of years ago my mind changed and I started cooking them...

Here's my go-to easy recipe...

Ingredients:

- 2 lbs Sweet Potatoes, cut into fries with skin on optional 

(Personally I like Yams or Garnets - they have the most moisture & flavor)

(If you buy more then you'll have awesome leftovers you can mix with eggs or mash or make into sweet potato cakes - I'm a fan of leftovers, but many people aren't)

- 1 cup Coconut Oil, melted

- Salt & Pepper

- Curry Powder

- Garlic Powder

- Smoke Paprika

- If I wasn't on the Whole30 I would sprinkle a little brown sugar

Instructions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees

2. Place the cut sweet potatoes in a big bowl and pour the melted coconut oil over them. Toss to coat thoroughly.

3. In a small bowl, mix all the seasonings together.

Note: I didn't give you measurements for the seasoning because I don't measure them. I just pour seasonings in a bowl, taste before I add it to the sweet potatoes and adjust if needed. You will know if it is needed (i.e. too salty, too sweet, too spicy...) You might not need the all the seasoning you mix at once so save what you don't need for another dish (i.e. chicken, steaks, fish, portabellas)

4. Using a small strainer, cover the sweet potatoes with seasoning and toss to coat.

Note: I like to use a strainer to help me season because it evenly distributes the seasonings, so when you take a bite into the fry it's not completely covered with seasoning or is completely bland because it has no seasoning.

5. Spread evenly on a baking sheet, see image above.

6. Bake for 35-45 minutes, until soft inside and crunchy outside. You might want to flip them 20-25 minutes into cooking so they don't get overcook on one side and not the other, that is bad french fry cooking...

6. Take them out of oven and wait at least 5 minutes for them to cool down (you don't want to burn your tongue) and drip them awesome sweet potatoes fries in my Tomatillo - Jalapeño - Avocado Aioli...

OMG!!! I made it through another day on the Whole30:-)))))