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Last updated on October 25, 2021. Originally posted on May 24, 2017 By Maryea / 12 Comments

Baked Eggs and Spinach in Sweet Potato Boats

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These Baked Eggs and Spinach in Sweet Potato Boats make a healthy breakfast that is equally delicious!Recipe for Baked Eggs with Spinach in Sweet Potato Boats.

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How’s your breakfast looking these days? Ho hum? Boring? Let’s work on that!

This recipe for baked eggs with spinach in these awesome sweet potato BOATS is going to elevate your breakfast game 100%. That’s how you can sell this to your kids. Who doesn’t want to eat breakfast in a sweet potato BOAT? Pretty cool if you ask me.

recipe for Baked Eggs with spinach in a sweet potato boat

Another thing I love about this recipe is I can make a batch and then have breakfast ready for days. Meal prepping for the win.Runny yolk baked egg with spinach stuffed inside a sweet potato

The yolks get a little more cooked when I reheat, but I still love ’em.

Eggs+spinach+sweet potato is just such a great combination. Yes, it’s super healthy. But really, it’s all about the flavor!! I can’t get enough of this and have been eating it for two weeks straight.

Let me show you how the prep goes down. The only part that takes a while is initially cooking the sweet potato. BUT. You can easily cut that down by using your microwave. No judgement here. 😉 Ours just happens to be broken at the moment and we’re kind of getting used to living without it. So let’s check out this (easy!) process!

How to Make Baked Eggs and Spinach in Sweet Potato Boats

First you need to cook your sweet potatoes. It’ll take about 10 minutes in the microwave, or an hour in the oven. Then you want cut them in half and scoop out the flesh, leaving a small rim of flesh around the edges and a little bit in the bottom. You want to leave room for the spinach and egg to bake inside.

Picture of scooped out sweet potato boats

Next, you add some butter and chopped spinach and pat it down so there’s room for the egg. (Butter is optional. Kind of.)

Step 2 of preparing Baked Eggs with Spinach in sweet potato boats--spinach and butter added

Then you carefully crack one egg inside of each sweet potato half.

Step 3 of preparing Baked Eggs with Spinach in sweet potato boats--raw eggs added

These go into the oven and are ready in about 15 minutes.

4 Baked Eggs with Spinach in a Sweet Potato Boat on a sheet pan

You can bake them longer if you want the yolk cooked through, but I’m all about the runny egg!

If you need another make-ahead breakfast idea with eggs, try these Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwiches. They are outstanding!

Although I’ve been making these for myself nonstop, I think they’d also be perfect for when you have weekend company. What a fun and unique breakfast to serve to your guests! I hope you all love these as much as I have.

If you make this recipe or any of my other healthy recipes, please share it on Instagram  and I’ll feature you! Also, if you try it, please leave a comment with a star rating below! Those star ratings are so helpful in helping my recipes get discovered. I appreciate you!

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Baked Eggs with Spinach in Sweet Potatoes


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  • Author: Happy Healthy Mama
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Description

Bake your eggs right in sweet potato “boats” in this nutrient-packed breakfast!


Ingredients

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  • 2 large sweet potatoes*
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup packed baby spinach, finely chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cook your sweet potatoes. You can bake them in the oven at 400 degrees for 45 minutes-1 hour (my preference) or microwave them for about 10 minutes. (Poke holes first if microwaving. Not necessary if baking.)
  3. Slice the cooked sweet potatoes in half and scoop out most of the flesh, leaving a small rim of flesh around the skin. (see photos) Reserve the flesh for another use.
  4. Season the sweet potatoes with salt and pepper.
  5. Add the small cubes of butter to each half and then top with the chopped spinach. Season with salt and pepper again.
  6. Carefully break one egg into each sweet potato half.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until the eggs are cooked to your liking, about 15 minutes. (Longer if you want the yolk cooked hard.)
  8. Season one last time with salt and pepper and serve.

Notes

*Make sure you get large sweet potatoes, or the egg won’t fit inside.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 sweet potato half
  • Calories: 159
  • Sugar: 4
  • Fat: 7
  • Carbohydrates: 17
  • Fiber: 3
  • Protein: 7

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  1. Kailynn says

    May 6, 2022 at 7:57 am

    Love these!

    Reply
  2. Coby says

    May 23, 2018 at 11:26 am

    Delicious! I used kale because I already had it. Will definitely make these again!

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      May 25, 2018 at 6:56 am

      Thanks for the feedback, Coby!

      Reply
  3. Jamilya says

    March 13, 2018 at 11:43 am

    Have you tried cooking sweet potatoes in instantpot before microwave/oven? If so, how long and what setting?

    Reply
  4. Amanda says

    February 5, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    Have you tried reheating these?

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      February 6, 2018 at 6:19 pm

      Yes, I have, and it works well! Every time I make them, in fact, I reheat one each day after that. The yolk does get more cooked than I would prefer when I reheat, but otherwise no issues.

      Reply
  5. Gretchen says

    November 2, 2017 at 6:17 pm

    When you make these ahead, are you making just the shells ahead or the whole thing, even the egg being baked, and then refrigerating?

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      November 3, 2017 at 7:56 am

      I do the whole thing, but you could definitely just make the shell and prepare it all except the egg. It’s just a quick reheat when you make the whole thing, but the yolk does get more cooked when reheated.

      Reply
  6. siddhi says

    June 5, 2017 at 12:23 am

    it was a very tasty and healthy breakfast dish thanks a lot for sharing its recipe

    Reply
    • Maryea says

      June 5, 2017 at 7:16 am

      You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

      Reply

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