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Southwest Sweet Potato Sheet-Pan Egg Bake

Caramelized cumin-spiced sweet potato cubes and black beans cradle tender baked eggs under bubbling cheddar, finished with fresh green onion standing in for chives.

Southwest Sweet Potato Sheet-Pan Egg Bake

Ingredients

  • 4½ medium600 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1 medium110 gRed onioncut into thin wedges
  • 1 medium120 gGreen bell pepperdiced
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gChili powder
  • ¼ tsp2 gSaltdivided
  • 1½ cups250 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • 8 large400 gEggs
  • ¾ cup shredded90 gCheddar cheeseshredded
  • 2½ medium40 gGreen onionsthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a large rimmed sheet pan with parchment.
  2. Prepare the vegetables first: cube the sweet potato, cut the red onion into wedges, dice the green bell pepper and mince the jalapeño.
  3. On the sheet pan, toss the sweet potato, red onion, green bell pepper and jalapeño with the olive oil, cumin, chili powder and three-quarters of the salt. Spread in one layer and roast 25 minutes, stirring once, until the sweet potato is tender and browned at the edges.
  4. Stir the black beans into the hot vegetables, then use a spoon to make 8 small wells in the mixture.
  5. Crack one egg into each well and sprinkle the eggs with the remaining one-quarter of the salt.
  6. Scatter the cheddar over the vegetables around the eggs. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until the egg whites are set and the yolks are firm, reaching 160°F (71°C).
  7. Sprinkle the green onion over the pan and serve 2 eggs with a quarter of the vegetables per person.

Contains: Milk, Egg.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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