Sweet Potato Spinach Egg Bowl: A tenderly baked sweet potato, filled with a tomato, feta, and spinach baked egg.
Sweet Potato Spinach Egg Boat
Sweet Potato Spinach Egg Boat: That is a mouthful to say! But it is one mouthful you will be happy to be noshing on, morning, noon, or night!
I had the genius idea to fill one of my all time favorite foods, a sweet potato, with my favorite omelet combination–spinach, feta, and tomato.
And let me tell you-It ROCKED my world. And it could not be easier to make!
The sweet and creaminess of the baked sweet potato was a perfect counter point to the baked egg that was filled with sharp feta and tangy tomatoes.
And easy–yes, indeedy!!
- Start with a pre-baked potato (throw some in the oven the night before while you are making dinner and let them cool and refrigerate until ready to use) I would recommend using a cooled pre-baked potato in this recipe, so that you can easily scoop out a well in the center of the potato, just as if you were making a twice baked potato. But if you are making the day of, just let the potatoes cool slightly before trying to scoop out center.
- Cut the potato in half and scoop out the middle portion of the potato–leaving a bit of flesh intact around the edges and bottom of potato.
- Mix one egg with a handful of diced spinach, a few pieces of freshly chopped tomatoes, and a tablespoon of feta. Scramble well together.
- Carefully pour egg mixture into well of potato, my potato was HUGE, so one egg fit perfectly inside the well–you may need to use both halves of the potato for one egg.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until egg is set. You can also broil, but will need to watch carefully after 5 minutes.
A Few More Tips:
- These little boats can be customized ANYWAY you want! You can use white potatoes as well. And let the egg filling be anything you like in omelets–ham and cheese, sausage and peppers, mushrooms and onions….the list goes on and on. What a great way to feed a bunch of palates–every family member’s Potato Egg Boat can be customized just the way they want it.
- DON’T Throw away the filling of the potatoes!! The baked sweet potato is a great addition to oatmeal with a bit of maple syrup and walnuts or to pancake batter. The white potato filling is perfect for making mashed potatoes or potato pancakes.
Now grab a fork and dig into a gluten-free, protein-filled boat of deliciousness!
These look so tasty! We could eat sweet potatoes all day long!!
Me too! They are great in so many dishes!
These are perfect! I want to dive right into one of those boats!
I wish I could have you over to have one together 🙂
It’s an explosion of my favorite foods. Love it!
It really is!
Great idea. Looks really yummy, too 🙂
Thanks so much Melissa!
What a fantastic idea!
Thanks Julie!
I’m pretty much obsessed by sweet potatoes and love eggs for dinner, so this is a perfect meal for me.
Yes! You will love this!!
I love this idea, such a great combination of wonderful flavors!
Thanks! They are all my favorite!
The contrast between the salty feta and the sweet potato sounds perfect. A great dish for brunch with friends if you, as recommended, bake off the potatoes the night before.
Oh, I want to have a brunch party now!
Gosh, this is soooo my kind of food. Anything with egg and spinach and you used a sweet potato as a vessel–brilliant! I have a few of them sitting on my counter so you just gave me a great idea how to use them up!
Wonderful!! So happy to inspire you!
Love this! Great quick and easy meal for the kids too!
Exactly. My kids like their eggs with just feta. And a spinach salad on the side–how can I can complain about that?!
Kristen,
The sweet potatoes I get from the farm share may taste wonderful, but they are all gnarly-shaped. Even though I miss the weekly box of veggies during the winter, I’m looking forward to finishing up my farm share sweet potatoes–only a handful left after all the recipes I made this week.
This idea is a great one, and I want to try it with fat store bought sweet potatoes so I can hold more feta!
Thanks!
Oh, there is nothing better than fresh farm produce, but I hear ya—the fat sweet potatoes are best because the more feta the better!
heck to the yes this looks good!
Thank you so much!
looks delicious AND pretty!
Thanks!
This is perfect for me!! I love how easy and healthy it is!
I am glad you think you will enjoy this dish! It is one of my favorites!
I love sweet potatoes, what a great idea to stuff them with omelet, sounds delicious!
Thanks Joy!
What a creative idea! I could easily eat this for dinner. Great recipe!
It is a perfect dinner option!
This idea is amazing!! Sweet potato is my fave food too, and filling it with an omelette is just genius!
It is so great Michelle.
We are big fans of sweet potato in our house too, and funny enough I was thinking about filled versions recently as well. These look great!
Great minds think alike, Caroline–you will love them!
I would eat Sweet potatoes over potatoes ANY day and this way of eating seems like it would be the BEST way to eat it!! it sounds AWESOME!! Next weekend brunch… DONE! 😀
I don’t think there has ever been a sweet potato I didn’t like–I bet you will love this too!
What a great idea, Kristen! I think I am going to try this for breakfast for my kids in the fall too…I think they’ll love it and what a great way to start the day!
Thanks Michelle. Hope it is a winner for those early school mornings 🙂
Perfect dinner for me!!!
Me too! Thanks!
This would rock my world, too! I need to try this soon!!
I sure hope you do Rebecca!
What a yummy, healthy meal for ANY time of day!!!
Any time is right!
I love sweet potato and spinach, both give rich flavors and this looks tasty.
Thanks Megan!
Egg boats are the BEST!
Totally!!
These look amazing! I love these flavors!
Thanks so much <3
I wish I had this for breakfast, yum!
I always get excited when I can call that breakfast!