Hungry Man Sweet Potato Casserole
We put eggs in the crock pot, for real.
This dish is dedicated to all of you that work hard and play harder. Not everyone who follows a paleo template is looking to lose weight. I know some of you are wicked awesome CrossFitters and weight lifters. You need lots of food, lots of macronutrients, lots of awesome to help keep you progressing. Some of you just really like sweet potatoes, and that is just as noble. The hungry man is just a catchy title, and I fully expect the ladies to make this big batch of goodness as well. This recipe yields a lot of food, all at one time, eat it or freeze it, you know you need it. By the time you read this, I’ve already eaten this for 3 different meals. Catch up! Before you go crazy and start peeling your taters, please take note that this recipe was cooked in a 6 quart slow cooker and filled it up about 3/4 of the way.
What you need:
- 2 pounds of lean ground beef (other ground animals will work too)
- 1/2 pound of bacon
- 8 eggs
- 3 large sweet potatoes (get 4 just in case)
- 1 large white onion
- 1 large red onion
- Spices: Cayenne, paprika, garlic, black pepper, oregano
- 1 large deep rimmed skillet or pan
Food Prep:
- Peel your sweet potatoes and microwave them for 2-3 minutes to soften them slightly
- Slice your sweet potatoes into 1/8″ slices, or thin like in the picture
- Dice your bacon finely and brown it in a pan into crisp pieces
- Remove your bacon from the pan and set it aside for later
- Dice your onions into large chunks and add to your pan along with your ground beef. Make sure you use a deep skillet or pan big enough to brown 2 pounds of beef and 2 onions.
- Season your beef as you wish. I used a generous amount of cayenne, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder, and oregano.
- Make sure your beef is fully browned and onions are translucent.
- Beat your 8 eggs in a bowl, blender, or food processor. I use my trusty magic bullet. Add some cayenne and paprika to your egg mixture if you wish.
Assembly:
- Grease your slow cooker with some coconut oil.
- Line the bottom of your slow cooker with slices of sweet potato. Just enough so that you cover the bottom.
- Spoon in a layer of your seasoned beef onto the sweet potatoes.
- Sprinkle some of your crisped bacon pieces on top of the beef.
- Repeat.
- The goal here is to keep layering evenly until you use up your supplies. If you end up with some extra sweet potatoes, I’m sure you can think of a few ways to eat them later.
- Once you have finished layering, pour your egg mixture over the top. Trust me on this. The eggs will fall into place and make the magic happen.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Allow pot to cool. If your ceramic crock is removable, throw it in the fridge overnight. This will allow the dish to congeal and set nice. You can then slice the casserole into pretty pieces like in the picture.
- Thank me after you WOD faster or lift heavier things after eating this amazing stuff.
If you don’t like sweet potatoes, you’re wrong.
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Category: Beef
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Hey! I have this recipe cooking in the crockpot as we speak! I had some leftover sweet potatos so I cooked them in the bacon grease and had more or less fried sweet potato fries. SO good. And if I had any left of the meat mix I would’ve thrown that on top of the fried potatoes.
Hope this helps for those who need some ideas for any of the leftovers…if any!
I made this for my nephews (minus the onions) and we all really enjoyed it. We spiced it up slightly with some Frank’s Red Hot after it was cooked and YUM! Thanks for the recipe!
This looks absolutely amazing! I will be trying this next week.
WOW!!! This recipe is friggin amazing! I am eating it while I type this! And it makes LOTS of leftovers!!!! I think I divided it into 10 servings! Now I don’t have to cook lunch and dinner for the next week! Thank you Paleo Pots!!!
I made this today and it turned out amazing! I used one pound of chicken and one pound of ground sirloin, each with different seasoning, in different layers. It was a long torturous day smelling it cooking in the kitchen – but worth the wait. Thanks for the recipe!
OMG! This looks amazing…it will be on the menu for next week as there’s no ground meat in sight…I’m sure it will be delicious! Your picture looks sooo good!
Made this yesterday – AMAZING. One of the tastiest things I’ve ever made.
Would it be possible to do this in the oven? It looks great and my slow cooker is on the blink.
I do think it would be possible to cook this in the oven, yet I have no idea as to what the correct cooking time and temp would be. Guessing a lower heat for longer, because of the eggs. This is why I love the slow cooker, less thinking.
How long do you cook this?
sorry for that stupid question…I see it plainly now, lol…
Sounds great, will try it next week.
This stuff is awesome!
I only have a small crockpot (and I’m now seeing the error of my ways), so I only used probably two sweet potatoes. The meat and egg amounts, proportion-wise, still worked pretty well–maybe I went a little heavier on the beef per layer–but it still turned out fantastically.
My extra sweet potatoes were turned into hash that I sauteed with the beef and onion drippings, mmm!
Wow thsi recipe looks fantastic, it will make the perfect breakfast whcih I will be able to have for the entire week!
Thanks for the kind words Kait! Your recipe blog looks awesome as well. If you whip up any slow cooker recipes and want help sharing them, just say the word.
Thanks Robin! It’s all about maximizing the yield of your food purchase. Flexible leftovers is the key. I love to throw some of this dish in with my eggs, then cover with chipotle hot sauce!