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Sweet Potato, Chicken, Egg & Rice Hash
Sweet Potato, Chicken, Egg & Rice Hash: Chef Blaser Edition
Ingredients
What You’ll Need (No Measuring Cup Olympics)
- 4 –5 sweet potatoes diced small (peel if you’re feeling fancy; don’t if you’re not)
- A whole rotisserie chicken shredded (store-bought is a strategy, not a shortcut)
- 2 cups mushrooms sliced
- 1 –1½ cups carrots diced or shaved
- 3 –4 cups cooked rice cold rice is elite; warm rice won’t get judged
- 6 –8 eggs
- Oil + butter because adulthood means choices
- Salt & pepper
Optional but very on-brand
- Paprika or chili powder a confident shake
- Garlic powder another confident shake
- Soy sauce 2–3 glugs
- Hot sauce dealer’s choice
Instructions
How Chef Blaser Makes It
Sweet potatoes first — always
- Heat your largest skillet over medium-high.
- Add oil/butter. When it shimmers, in go the sweet potatoes. Salt them like you mean it.
- Cover the pan for 4–5 minutes (steam = speed), then uncover and let them crisp up for another 6–7 minutes.
- If they stick a little? That’s flavor trying to be friends.
Veggies get invited
- Add mushrooms and carrots.
- Stir occasionally and let the mushrooms do their thing (release water, then behave).
- Cook 4–5 minutes until everything smells like you know what you’re doing.
Enter: the chicken
- Toss in the shredded rotisserie chicken.
- Season with pepper, paprika, garlic powder — vibes matter here.
- Let it warm and pick up a little color. This is not a rush job.
Rice makes it serious
- Add the rice and spread it out in the pan.
- Do not touch it for 2–3 minutes. Walk away if you must.
- Then stir, add soy sauce if using, and let it cook another 3–4 minutes until you’ve got some crispy bits and some tender bits — balance.
Eggs = the grand finale
- Make 6–8 little wells like you’re planting something important.
- Crack an egg into each. Salt lightly.
- Cover and cook:
- 4 min → runny yolks (chef’s privilege)
- 6 min → jammy (crowd favorite)
- 8 min → fully set (respectable, still delicious)
Finish strong
- Kill the heat.
- Add hot sauce, a final grind of pepper, maybe a little butter if the spirit moves you.
- Serve straight from the pan. Accept compliments humbly.
Chef Blaser Pro Tip (Crowd Control)
- If egg doneness gives you anxiety:
- Make the hash completely
- Cook eggs separately
- Let people choose their destiny
Final Thought
- This is the kind of meal that says: “I didn’t overthink it… but I also didn’t phone it in.”