An easy one pan breakfast, this Paleo + Whole30 chorizo hash with eggs is so hearty and flavorful. With crispy bits of perfectly cooked chorizo, tender potatoes, onions, peppers and eggs, what’s not to love?
Chorizo – What It Is And Where To Find It
Chorizo is a Spanish pork sausage, and it gets its flavor from dried smoked red peppers. My step-dad loves it, and I can remember him making it when I was younger. It is a little fattier than regular pork sausage, and given its smoky flavor it is often used to add flavor to dishes. We’ve found clean, sugar-free pork chorizo in a couple of places:
- Pederson’s Natural Farms
- Mulay’s (sold at Natural Grocers)
If you can’t find a chorizo you like, you can make your own at home (this is a fairly easy recipe). Or, you can substitute regular breakfast sausage or even an Italian sausage. We highly recommend chorizo though and if you haven’t tried it, it’s worth the extra effort to make it or find it!
Why a Chorizo hash For Breakfast?
This easy chorizo hash makes for a tasty combo. The chorizo adds some smokiness to the hash and you’ll leave breakfast feeling satisfied and ready to take on your day! One item of note is that you can substitute the yukon potatoes for red, regular white, or sweet potatoes or even plantains. You know we love pork and plantains!
Some other hearty breakfast recipes
- Sheet Pan Breakfast Bake
- Keto Breakfast Casserole
- Bacon Pancakes
- Healthy Egg Muffins
- Crustless Spinach Quiche
- Breakfast Meatloaf
Your Turn to Try This Easy Chorizo Hash
Figure out where you can get some chorizo made with clean ingredients, like Pederson’s Natural Farms or Natural Grocers, and make this chorizo hash! Let us know how it goes by leaving a comment below. Also, take a photo and tag us on Instagram @realsimplegood, so we can check it out!
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Easy Chorizo Hash (Paleo + Whole30)
Ingredients
- 1 lb small red or yukon gold potatoes, diced into small cubes, (or substitute 1 small white or sweet potato if desired)
- 1.5 lbs sugar-free ground chorizo
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 bell peppers, stem and seeds removed and sliced into strips
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 6 cups spinach
- 6 eggs
- Salt and pepper
- Optional toppings: avocado, salsa, cilantro
Instructions
- Cut up potatoes and heat a large pan over medium heat. Add 2 tbsp avocado oil. Once hot, add potatoes and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden brown and tender, about 8 minutes.
- While potatoes are cooking, cut up garlic, onion, and bell pepper.
- Once potatoes are cooked, remove from skillet and set aside.
- In the same pan add in chorizo, garlic, and onion. Stir everything together well and cook until the chorizo is browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Add in bell pepper and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add cooked potatoes and spinach to the pan and mix to incorporate. Cook until spinach wilts, about 1 minute.
- Create small divots in the hash for the eggs. Crack eggs into the divots and cover the pan. For over easy eggs, cook until the egg whites turn completely white but the yolk is still soft, about 4-5 minutes. Alternatively, you can cook eggs in a separate pan. Serve hash with eggs and any optional toppings.
I’ve been making this for 3 years and absolutely love it! My picky family members devour this up too. Always a win in this household! <3
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for coming back to leave the review, we are happy your family enjoys this recipe 😊
This was amazing!!!
Thanks Angela, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for coming back to leave a rating and review, we appreciate it 🙂
I really enjoyed this! I added Vodouvan spice to it (garlic, curry leaveS, shallots, onion, fenugreek, cumin, coriander, tumeric, chili, pepper) and then a splash of orange juice. It was delicious!
Amazing! We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for giving our recipe a try and for coming back to leave a review. Have you tried any of our other breakfast recipes? Bet you’d love some of our other ones, too!
I’m gonna make this with vegan chorizo. & my BFF is making homemade corn tortillas!
Hope you guys enjoy it! 🙂
Made this as part of my whole30 and it was a great mix of meat and veggies!!
Made this today But tried eliminating the chorizo (since I didn’t have any on hand). It was still fantastic!
Made this for my parents, who are starting to eat more healthy and they loved it just as much as I did
That’s great to hear! Thanks for sharing with your parents :).
Thanks for this great breakfast idea. I’ve been doing something similar with Ground turkey, but this sounds so much more flavorful. I can’t wait to try it!!
Enjoy!
This recipe is awesome
This was the perfect family brunch meal. Even our pickiest of eaters had seconds!
Family favorite!
We love hearing that :).
Can I freeze this meal before adding the spinach, egg and avocado?
We haven’t tried freezing this one. I think it would work, but when you reheat, if you just do it in the microwave the potatoes might get mushy. If you have time to reheat on the stove that would probably work best for the texture. Let us know how it goes if you give it a try!
I thought you couldn’t have potatoes with the paleo diet? If you did then limit to sweet potatoes? Am I wrong?
Nope. Both sweet and white potatoes are considered paleo! Of course it depends what your healthy goals are. Neither of us is actively trying to lose weight, but if you are you would probably want to consider limiting your potato intake because they are starchy, more so than other veggies.
There is something super special about the chorizo and potato combo – it’s so hearty. Makes me want to hop right out of bed for breaky. Yum!!!
Yes!! It’s so good! We love hearty, comfort food. This one is definitely worth getting out of bed for! Thanks for visiting!! 🙂
Yes! We love US Wellness Meats, too! You’ll have to let us know how it goes if you give it a try! We love the combo of chorizo and potatoes.