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I love making simple recipes and this vegetarian hash is no exception. Using whole foods and breakfast items you probably already have in your house, you can whip up this easy vegan hash in no time.

Have a vegan friend coming over for weekend brunch? They are going to love this veggie hash! It’s great as a main dish with a side of fresh fruit. You can even make this into a vegan breakfast burrito.

Even if you’re not Vegetarian or Vegan, this is a delicious and filling breakfast recipe. If you’re serving this to a meat eater, you can add some breakfast meat or eggs to it.

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Where’s the recipe?

Here at My Crazy Good Life we like to make our recipes easy for any cook to recreate. Whether you’ve been in the kitchen for a long time or it’s your first time using your stove top, we want you to feel comfortable.

In this post you’ll find ingredient information, detailed cooking instructions, recipe tips and tricks, and healthy eating plan and nutrition calculations. If you’d like to skip past all of that, just scroll to the bottom of the page where you’ll find the easy to print Vegan Breakfast Hash Recipe card!

Table of Contents

Ingredients in Vegan Breakfast Hash

Hash browns: I usually buy a container of dehydrated or frozen hash browns, but you can always shred your own using starchy potatoes like russet potatoes. If buying, make sure that potatoes are the only ingredient.
Smoked paprika: I like to use smoked paprika as it adds a nice, you guessed it, smoky flavor.
Zucchini: Zucchini is a green summer squash that’s rich in important nutrients and antioxidants, but low in calories, fat and sugar. Yellow squash would work fine too.
Bell peppers: These tasty veggies are packed full of key nutrients like vitamin C. I typically use a variety of orange, yellow, and red bell pepper to really make this vegan hash recipe colorful.
Red onion: A diced small red onion adds so much flavor in the cooking process of this hash.
Mushrooms: I love using mushrooms in vegan recipes. It’s a perfect way to bulk up a meal without adding meat.
Jalapeño: I’m a fan of spice. If you’re not, you can skip this ingredient and use a sprinkle of black pepper instead. Looking for more spice? Sprinkle some red pepper flakes at the end.
Garlic powder: Garlic powder works just fine for this recipe, but you can use fresh garlic if you prefer.
Salt: You’ll be using just a pinch of salt for the homemade spice blend.
Onion powder: Make sure to use onion powder with no salt added to keep sodium levels down.
Thyme: I use dried thyme but fresh would work well too.
Oregano: Dried oregano is what I use but feel free to use fresh herbs if you have them!

How to make Vegan Breakfast Hash

Preheat oven to 400º and spray a small baking sheet with olive oil, or line it with parchment paper.
Prepare hash browns according to package directions (adding water to dehydrated or thawing frozen), then add to the baking sheet in a single layer.
Sprinkle 1 tsp smoked paprika on top of hash browns and then add them to the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes, checking to make sure top of hash browns doesn’t burn.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining paprika, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, thyme, and oregano to make your spice blend.
In a large pan or cast iron skillet, sauté vegetables and your mixed spice blend over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat once vegetables are starting to wilt but before they begin to soften.
Serve vegetables on top of hash browns.

images of the steps taken to make vegan breakfast hash

Recipe Tips

I make this recipe a couple of times a week because it is so easy and such a delicious way to get a lot of veggies in. It’s also super easy to adapt: some of my favorite add-ins are black beans, cherry tomatoes, leftover veggies, nutritional yeast, and tofu (if I’m making a tofu scramble). You could also add vegan sausage, or leafy greens like collard greens, even vegan cheese. Make it your new favorite by using your favorite ingredients!
This is a great meal prep recipe! You can store the vegan potato hash in an airtight container then just reheat in the microwave for a quick breakfast. If you’re more of an ingredient prep person you can cut all your veggies and store them in the fridge, pulling out a little to cook every day.
If you like sweet potatoes you can make this into a sweet potato breakfast hash. You can find my sweet potato hash recipe here to see the best way to shred and cook the sweet potatoes.
When I’m hosting Sunday brunch, I make this into a vegan breakfast casserole for easier serving. Top with green onions and herbs like fresh parsley or fresh cilantro to take this recipe over the top!

Healthy Eating Plans

21 Day Fix Containers

Counts are calculated using 2 cups of frozen shredded potato. If you’ve made any changes to the recipe you’ll want to calculate your own containers.

Entire recipe (serves 4): 10 1/4 Green Containers, 4 Yellow Containers. I give you the counts for the entire recipe so it’s a little easier for you to recalculate the containers if you change something.
Per serving: 2 1/2 Green Containers, 1 Yellow Container

Weight Watchers:

2 points for the new 2023 Weight Watchers Plan.

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Becca Ludlum

Healthy recipe creator, self-confessed food snob, and certified Level 1 Precision Nutrition Coach. I create healthy recipes with minimally processed ingredients, but have never turned down a homemade brownie. ;)

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4 Comments

Nicole says:

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I can’t wait to try this. Can you clarify what you mean in number 2 of the instructions, add water to the frozen hash browns?? If so, how much water? Btw, I love all your recipes.

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1. Sara Anderson says:
  
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  Hi Nicole,
  If you’re using dehydrated hash browns you’ll need to add water (check the packaging for the amount). If you’re using frozen and not dehydrated there’s no need to add water. Hope that helps! :)
  
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Julie says:

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What would be a good replacement for the mushrooms? This sounds amazing ❤️

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1. Becca says:
  
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  You could just leave the mushrooms out if you’d like!
  
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