Sweet potato and mince bake topped with egg

This easy and tasty recipe is perfect for a filling lunch or dinner. It’s made with beef mince, sweet potato, beans, and healthy veggies.

The best part? It’s topped with eggs and baked in the oven until everything is cooked just right.

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Sweet potato and mince bake topped with egg

Ingredients

• 15ml (1 tbsp) sunflower oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
• 250g lean beef mince
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 x 410g tin chopped tomatoes, blended
• 1 x 410g tin beans, such as butter beans or sugar beans, rinsed and drained
• 120g frozen peas
• 1 large, sweet potato, cut into cubes and par-boiled
• 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 4 large eggs

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and over a medium heat, add the onion, garlic, chili, and pepper, and cook for a few seconds, continuously stirring.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°c.
3. Add the mince, season well and cook until cooked through, for about 5 minutes.
4. Add the tomato and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Mix in the beans, peas, potatoes, and parsley.
6. Spoon into a casserole dish, crack the eggs on top and bake until the eggs are cooked, for about 5 minutes.

*This recipe was sourced with permission from The South African Poultry Association (SAPA).

Sweet potato and mince bake topped with egg

• • 15ml (1 tbsp) sunflower oil

• • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• • 1 red chilli, seeded and chopped

• • 1 yellow pepper, seeded and roughly chopped

• • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

• • 1 x 410g tin chopped tomatoes, blended

• • 1 x 410g tin beans, such as butter beans or sugar beans, rinsed and drained

• • 1 large, sweet potato, cut into cubed and par-boiled

• • 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh parsley, finely chopped

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and over a medium heat, add the onion, garlic, chili, and pepper, and cook for a few seconds, continuously stirring.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°c.
3. Add the mince, season well and cook until cooked through, for about 5 minutes.
4. Add the tomato and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Mix in the beans, peas, potatoes, and parsley.
6. Spoon into a casserole dish, crack the eggs on top and bake until the eggs are cooked, for about 5 minutes.

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