Sweet Potato and Chicken Sausage Power Bowl Recipe (for Dry Skin)
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This Sweet Potato & Chicken Sausage Power Bowl is filling, easy to customize, and especially convenient when you do a little prep ahead of time. Bake a few sweet potatoes at the beginning of the week, and you can turn them into a warm, satisfying lunch in about 15 minutes.
Even without the meal prep, this is a simple recipe built around whole-food ingredients that give you a little bit of everything: colorful vegetables, leafy greens, healthy fats, protein, and complex carbohydrates.
It's especially supportive for dry skin, thanks to sweet potatoes rich in beta-carotene, extra-virgin olive oil, leafy greens, bell peppers, and protein from chicken sausage and egg. Together, these foods provide nutrients that support a healthy skin barrier, normal collagen production, and healthy skin from within.
And while we're focusing on dry skin here, this is absolutely a good-for-everyone kind of lunch.
- Sweet Potatoes= Beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A to support healthy skin cell turnover and skin barrier function.
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil = Healthy fats and vitamin E to support the skin barrier and help protect skin from oxidative stress.
- Bell Peppers = Vitamin C and antioxidants that support normal collagen production.
- Leafy Greens = Vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that support overall skin health.
- Eggs = Complete protein, healthy fats, and nutrients the body uses to maintain and repair healthy tissue.
- Chicken Sausage = An easy source of protein that makes this bowl more filling. Look for a minimally processed variety with a short, recognizable ingredient list.
10 min
35-45 min
1 pers
Ingredients
- 1 small sweet potato
- ¼ bell pepper, diced
- ¼ small yellow or white onion, diced
- 1 fully cooked chicken sausage, sliced
- 1 generous handful baby spinach or spring greens
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
1️⃣ Bake the Sweet Potato
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Scrub the sweet potato well and pierce it several times with a fork.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 30–40 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.
- Allow it to cool enough to handle, then cut into bite-sized cubes.
- Meal Prep Tip: Bake several sweet potatoes at once and store them in the refrigerator. When you're ready to make your bowl, this turns into a roughly 15-minute lunch.
2️⃣ Crisp the Potato
- Heat about half of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Add the cubed sweet potato and cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until warmed through and lightly crisp around the edges.
3️⃣ Add the Veggies & Sausage
- Add the bell pepper, onion, sliced chicken sausage, and remaining olive oil as needed.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook for approximately 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken sausage is hot and lightly browned.
- A note on the sausage: This recipe uses fully cooked chicken sausage, which simply needs to be heated through. Check your package before cooking. If you're using raw chicken sausage instead, cook according to the package directions until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
4️⃣ Cook the Egg
- Move the sweet potato mixture to one side of the skillet and crack the egg into the open space.
- Cook until the white is completely set and the yolk reaches your preferred doneness.
- Not a fried egg person? Scramble it instead. It all ends up in the same bowl.
5️⃣ Build Your Bowl
- Add a generous handful of baby spinach or spring greens to your bowl.
- Spoon the warm sweet potato, vegetables, and chicken sausage over the greens and finish with the cooked egg.
- Serve immediately.
Customize Your Bowl
- 🥑 Add More Healthy Fats:Top with sliced avocado for another source of monounsaturated fats and vitamin E.
- 🥬 Switch Your Greens: Spinach, arugula, kale, or a container of mixed greens all work. Use what you already have.
- 🫘 Make It Plant-Based: Skip the sausage and egg and add chickpeas or white beans instead.
- 🍗 Use Leftovers: Leftover grilled or roasted chicken is an easy whole-food alternative to chicken sausage.
- 🌶️ Add Some Heat: Finish with red pepper flakes or your favorite hot sauce.
- 🍳 Make It Breakfast: This works just as well in the morning. Add an extra egg or two for a more substantial breakfast.
- 🥡 Meal Prep It: Bake several sweet potatoes and chop your vegetables ahead of time. You can also portion the cooked sweet potato, vegetables, and chicken sausage into containers for easy lunches. Keep the greens separate until serving and cook your egg fresh when possible.
Why Your Skin Will Love This Recipe
This bowl is especially supportive for dry skin because it combines healthy fats, colorful produce, and quality protein—all nutrients that play different roles in maintaining healthy skin.
Sweet potatoes are particularly valuable because they're naturally rich in beta-carotene, which your body converts into vitamin A. Vitamin A supports normal skin cell turnover and helps maintain healthy skin tissue.
Extra-virgin olive oil brings healthy fats and vitamin E to the bowl, helping support the skin's natural protective barrier. Bell peppers and leafy greens add vitamin C and antioxidants, while chicken sausage and egg provide protein and amino acids the body needs to build and maintain tissue.
Your skincare products can help support your skin barrier from the outside, but what you eat is absolutely part of a holistic skincare routine, too. A varied diet with whole foods, healthy fats, colorful produce, and adequate protein gives your body the nutrients it needs to support healthy, comfortable skin from within.
This bowl just happens to put a whole bunch of those foods in one really easy lunch.
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Christine Glaser, C.A.
Christine is a certified aromatherapist, essential oil specialist, and organic skin care formulator. She loves empowering others with tools to make healthy changes and understand where natural options can be woven into the fabric of everyday routines.
