Last updated on March 25th, 2020.
Cajun Shrimp Sweet Potato Hash is a delicious dish filled with sweet potatoes, beans, corn, and Cajun shrimp. A complete one-pan dinner that is filling, tasty, and easy to make!
You know how I’ve talked obsessively about the Sweet Potato Pulled Pork Hash recipe? Well I finally made another sweet potato dish that can compare – this Cajun Shrimp Sweet Potato Hash.
This recipe is super tasty and easy to make, and uses mostly pantry ingredients (or ones that last a long time refrigerated and in the freezer). Click here for more ideas of recipes that use non-perishable vegetables and ingredients.
Sweet potato hash
Sweet potato hash is one of my favorite dinner hacks. Just dice some sweet potatoes, pan-fry it and add almost any ingredients you like. Sweet potatoes are super healthy and sort of double as a starch and a vegetable in this recipe. They’re filling like a starchy food while also being very nutritious and high in fiber.
Time-saving tips: If you want to make this recipe really quickly, you can buy pre-cut sweet potatoes in most large grocery stores. What a time saver! But it doesn’t take that long even if you have to chop sweet potatoes yourself. You can also chop the sweet potatoes the night before (or a few days before) and keep them refrigerated in a closed food storage container.
In this recipe, I add filling kidney beans and juicy corn to the sweet potato hash. The beans and corn give it such a nice texture and make this a really filling hearty dish.
I also add some onion and lime juice for flavor, and of course – Cajun shrimp.
Cajun shrimp
The spiciness of the Cajun seasoning goes so well with the sweet potatoes. I usually use one of two Cajun seasonings in my house:
1. Healthy Solutions Cajun Spice
or
They’re both super flavorful. The Healthy Solutions one is great if you only cook with Cajun flavors occasionally and don’t want spices going stale in your kitchen cabinet. It’s super flavorful and spicy, and a little bit goes a long way. It also doesn’t have any salt added, so you can totally customize the flavor of your recipes. You can find it here.
The Badia Cajun seasoning is a bigger container, which is great if you add a dash of Cajun spice to everythinggg. You can find it here.
What you’ll need for this Cajun Shrimp and Sweet Potato Hash Recipe:
Aside from all the ingredients, you’ll need a few things to cook this recipe:
- A large skillet, such as this one. I used a cast iron skillet because I like how it gives the sweet potatoes a nice crust. Any large skillet will work.
- A citrus squeezer (such as this one) to get fresh lime juice. Freshly squeezed lime juice gives this dish a more fragrant, fresher flavor.
The game plan for this easy recipe:
To make this recipe, you start by seasoning and cooking the shrimp, then setting them aside on a plate.
Then in the same skillet, cook the onion and the diced sweet potato until the sweet potato is pretty much fully cooked. Then add the canned beans and corn (or fresh corn from the kernel) as well as the cooked shrimp. Stir it all together, squeeze some fresh lime juice over everything and that’s it! Done.
Easy, right?
Make sure to check out some other sweet potato recipes below:
Other Sweet Potato Recipes You Might Love:
We love sweet potatoes at our house, and I hope you do too! Here are a few other sweet potato favorites from this blog:
Sweet Potato Pulled Pork Hash
Every bite of this Sweet Potato Pulled Pork Hash is a delicious savory combination of flavors. Make this with leftover pulled pork - you'll soon be making EXTRA pulled pork just for this recipe! Top with an egg to really take this to the next level.
Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Peppers
A delicious one-pan dinner, this sweet potato sausage skillet can be made with sweet or spicy Italian sausages and your favorite bell peppers.
Leek and Sweet Potato Latkes with Cumin-Garlic Yogurt Sauce
A delicious twist on the classic latke recipe, these sweet potato latkes (sweet potato fritters) are absolutely addicting. Top with the delicious and healthy yogurt sauce made with fresh garlic and cumin.
Sweet Potato Leek Soup
Another twist on a classic potato recipe, this Sweet Potato Leek Soup tastes super creamy, smooth, and rich, but it's actually vegan and very healthy!
Did you enjoy this recipe? Let me know with a comment and a star rating below! And don’t forget to save it for later on Pinterest:
Cajun Shrimp Sweet Potato Hash
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning , divided (or to taste)
- 1 lb shrimp , thawed if frozen, tails removed
- 4 tablespoons olive oil , divided
- 1 large yellow onion , diced
- 1.5 lbs sweet potatoes , cubed into 1/2 inch pieces (about 5 cups, or 2 medium-large sweet potatoes)
- 1 24-oz can kidney beans , rinsed and drained
- 1 15-oz can corn , rinsed and drained (or about 1-1.5 cups frozen corn)
- juice of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives or cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients: rinse and chop the sweet potatoes, dice the onion, drain and rinse the kidney beans and corn. Clean the shrimp.Â
- In a medium bowl, combine the cleaned shrimp with 1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning. If your Cajun seasoning doesn't have salt, add a generous pinch of salt. Stir well. In a large skillet heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and then add the shrimp. Cook shrimp about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until fully cooked. Set aside onto a clean plate.Â
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the same skillet and add the diced onion. Saute the onion for about 2-3 minutes, or until it starts to soften. Add the cubed sweet potatoes, the remaining olive oil, and the rest of the Cajun seasoning and stir well. Continue to cook for about 15 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are full cooked, stirring every 2-3 minutes.Â
- Add the kidney beans and corn, and stir well. Allow to heat through for 2-3 minutes, and then add in the shrimp and lime juice. Stir well. Remove from heat and garnish with chopped chives or cilantro.Â
Little Cooking Tips
This is so different from what we’re used to, and so full of flavors! We never combined shrimp and sweet potatoes before, that’s something really nice to try!
Thank you for another wonderful recipe Kate!
Panos and Mirella
xoxoxo
Terri
Delicious Made it as written but with frozen corn
Kate
Glad you liked it! Thanks so much for stopping by. And yes, frozen corn can be used – I’ll add that into the recipe.
Lauren S
I just made this after googling the few ingredients I had on hand today… OMG, so good and so easy! I’m adding it to my arsenal of favorite recipes.
Kate
Hi Lauren,
I’m so glad you liked it, thanks so much for letting me know! Take a look on my blog for other sweet potato hash ideas… this type of recipe is one of my favorite ways to cook and is super customizable – shrimp, sausage, bacon, leftover pulled chicken/pork, any leftover veggies like zucchini, any can of beans can go in. You will never get bored of it!