This is one super easy and quick weekday morning Paleo breakfast you’ll keep coming back to! A single serve Plantain Apple Chicken Sausage Hash that’s just as delicious as it is nourishing, with sweet caramelized plantains and apples, savory-sweet chicken sausage, and eggs cooked to your preference! Dairy free, Paleo, Whole30 approved.
This week has been filled with go-to comfort food for me, and lots of it! Interestingly, I haven’t been craving treats or sweets, but rather just filling, nutrient dense food that’s relatively easy to cook. It’s funny how I seemed to crave more treats during the week leading up to the marathon, and now that it’s all over I’m craving healthy, whole food.
And so was born this breakfast hash. Okay, clearly I eat this sort of thing all the time, so it’s not as if we’re breaking new ground with this recipe, but, sometimes the good, easy and quick recipes that you make a version of every day, are also the easiest to overlook or take for granted!
So, I’m bringing you this deliciously simple Plantain Apple Chicken Sausage Hash as a quick, single serve, Paleo and Whole30 friendly meal that you can make any weekday morning in the time that you could microwave oatmeal and add a banana to it. Really, it’s (almost) that fast! It also makes an awesome “breakfast for dinner” meal when you’re exhausted and just want to move on to the chocolate as fast as possible.
The secret to a quick cooking hash is most definitely not rocket science. It’s using ingredients that ALL cook fast, chopped into the perfect size, so you are basically just browning things in a pan for 2 minutes or so.
Believe me, I have mad love for sweet potatoes (especially the Japanese variety) and cook them in a hash with bacon pretty often, but they do take longer to soften and cook through, so some busy mornings it’s just not possible.
But, ripe plantains are different. They are already ripe, sweet, and soft and only take about 2 minutes to caramelize into a gorgeous golden brown when cooked in coconut oil, butter, or ghee and a bit of salt. Apples are about the same in their cooking time for a good tender/crisp texture, so they work perfectly together in this recipe! Toss in diced, fully cooked chicken apple sausage and you have a very easy and tasty combo.
And don’t forget those eggs – one or two eggs, cooked however you like, will make this the perfect breakfast. I almost always fry my eggs because it’s quick and “low maintenance”, meaning they can hang out in the frying pan while I cook the hash next to them. Multitasking can be challenging for me in the morning (something always burns!) so I’ve figured out a method for cooking my eggs and pretty much guarantees they don’t over or undercook.
Plantain Apple Chicken Sausage Breakfast Hash {Paleo}
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a large ripe plantain (skin should be yellow/brown) cut into bite sized pieces
- 1/2 of a medium apple chopped
- 1 link chicken apple sausage chopped (I used Aidell's brand which is Whole30 compliant)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or ghee for cooking the hash
- 1/2 tbsp coconut oil or ghee for cooking egg s
- salt to taste
- 1-2 eggs
Instructions
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Heat a small-medium skillet over medium heat and add the coconut oil or ghee.
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Once heated, add the chopped plantains and apples to the pan and sprinkle with a bit of salt if desired. Cook and stir to evenly brown.
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After one minute, add in the chopped chicken sausage and continue to cook, stirring to cook all the ingredients evenly. Adjust the heat if necessary to avoid burning. Once toasty brown, remove from heat.
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Meanwhile, heat a separate small nonstick skillet over medium heat, and add the 1/2 tbsp coconut oil or ghee to cook your eggs.
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For perfect fried eggs, I crack mine into the heated pan and allow them to fry until the bottom is crispy golden brown, about a minute. Then, I cover the pan and turn off the heat for a few minutes, so the eggs steam cook on top. This way, the whites fully cook and the yolks don't overcook.
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Serve alone or over baby spinach, and top with eggs. Enjoy!
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Do you have a “recipe” that’s so easy you forget it’s actually a recipe?
Are you a fan of cooked apples?
Any good weekend plans? I’m personally looking forward to NO long run!
The Cookie ChRUNicles says
November 6, 2015 at 6:22 amIt’s funny – I always plan my post race desserts and then I find myself craving mostly the healthy nutrient dense stuff instead lol. I love cooked apples!
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 4:59 pmSame here – interesting how that works!
Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious says
November 6, 2015 at 7:13 amI love the addition of apple in this! I just made plantains with eggs yesterday. I’m back on the plantain train now that it’s finally cold out again.
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 4:59 pmApples and sweet plantains are one of my favorite combos 🙂
Christine says
November 6, 2015 at 8:20 amYour breakfasts always look amazing!! I love cooked apples, especially in savory dishes. Can’t wait to try this!
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:00 pmYup, love the sweetness the apples add, and thank you!
SuzLyfe (@suzlyfe) says
November 6, 2015 at 8:23 amEvery time that you post plantains I wonder why in the heck I didn’t pick them up at the grocery store the last time I was there. It’s like a disease.
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:00 pmGet them! Even the cashier at the store today sung their praises when he rung them up – so funny 🙂
Margaret @ youngandrungry says
November 6, 2015 at 8:23 amOut of the thousand different hash recipe I’ve made, I still haven’t mixed in a sweeter element like plantains or apples! And I’m having trouble finding plantains at the grocery right now, but when they come back I need to finally try it.
This weekend I am running an 18 mile trail “race” but I’m running it at chatting speed with 3 of my girl friends so I’m very excited about a weekend with zero pressure!
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:01 pmSweet potatoes and apples are just as good together, also any winter squash, especially butternut!
renaissancerunnergirl says
November 6, 2015 at 10:17 amPlantains are on my still to try list, I never thought to add them to a hash in place of potatoes but the thing about time saving and similar cooking time means this will be one of the first uses!
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:02 pmThey really do cook quickly which is why they’re a morning go-to! And delicious.
Strength and Sunshine says
November 6, 2015 at 10:37 amI’m not a fan of cooked apples, but that really depends. I’m not a fan of them in sweet things like pie 😛 But in savory or roasted and not gooey, I’m all for it! My weekend is looking to be rather boring…not sure if that’s good or bad 😛
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:03 pmI love throwing apples in savory dishes like my butternut apple Thanksgiving stuffing! It has sausage in it but would easily be good without. I’m also thinking of making a stuffing with yuca, I think it might be perfect 🙂
theposhbody says
November 6, 2015 at 12:17 pmI’m a huge cooked apple fan! (baked apples, especially). I’m not a huge breakfast eater but I’d definitely make this for dinner.
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:04 pmAlso perfect for a quick dinner, or lunch – I’ve done it all 🙂
thisrunnersrecipes says
November 6, 2015 at 2:35 pmYour breakfast recipes also look delicious! I love cooked apples and have at least one every day. Hashes are some of my favorite non-recipes recipes – they make for such a great easy dinner!
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:06 pmI love anything you can cook all in one pan – bonus if it’s delicious and healthy 🙂 thank you!
Lisa @ Lisa the Vegetarian says
November 6, 2015 at 3:38 pmSounds like something my fiancee would enjoy – he loves egg/sausage dishes for breakfast and isn’t a vegetarian like me!
Michele says
November 6, 2015 at 5:07 pmMake this for him! You could use any meat actually and it would be great 🙂
Happy Fit Mama (@happyfitmama) says
November 6, 2015 at 5:11 pmThis looks so good! I love cooked apples. And pears. This time of year, I crave it!
Michele says
November 8, 2015 at 5:34 pmMe too! Need to buy pears!
Sheena @ Paws and Pavement says
November 6, 2015 at 6:00 pmI love a good hash. I haven’t been eating eggs much until this week but need to add it back into my diet.
Michele says
November 8, 2015 at 5:35 pmIf a days goes by that I don’t eat eggs it’s a weird day!
Sue @ This Mama Runs For Cupcakes says
November 6, 2015 at 10:29 pmThis looks amazing. I love the sweet/savory thing and plantains, yum!! I definitely need to try this out!
Michele says
November 8, 2015 at 5:36 pmGreat one and so easy, hope you try!
EnticingHealthyEating says
November 8, 2015 at 9:58 pmI’m really starting to fall in love with plantains lately. They’re relatively cheap for how many servings you can get by just pan sauteeing them! The flavors of apple with sausage sound fantastic with them.
Michele says
November 10, 2015 at 4:46 pmAbsolutely! This is a must-try and really easy 🙂
Sharon KIng says
May 2, 2016 at 12:57 pmI like the addition of a healthy carb to eggs….I am definitely a recovering bread addict, and I think the plantain and sweet potatoes really help satisfy me. Great recipes! Count me in!
Michele says
May 2, 2016 at 2:50 pmAgree – I need my carbs but plantains, potatoes and sweet potatoes are so versatile and satisfying!
Rachel says
May 31, 2019 at 6:38 amLove this recipe, even when I’m not following Paleo or Whole 30. Easy, delicious and reheats well for meal prep.