Soul Food Sweet Potato Grits with Sausage
Creamy sweet‑potato grits topped with pan‑seared breakfast sausage and a touch of butter.

Total
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potatoes
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 breakfast sausage links
- to taste salt(optional)
- to taste black pepper(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Peel and dice sweet potato; boil with water until tender, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Mash the potatoes with butter, salt, and pepper to a creamy consistency.
- 3
In a skillet, brown sausage links on medium heat until cooked through.
- 4
Divide grits onto plates and top each with a sausage link.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
420
21% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 22 g |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Sodium | 720 mg |
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