Plantain Breakfast Hash

Meet your new brunch hero: a sweet-and-savory plantain breakfast hash topped with fresh chimichurri. It’s easy to make, packed with bold flavor, and perfect for feeding a crowd or meal-prepping a few breakfasts ahead of time.

December 9, 2025

This plantain breakfast hash is the perfect mix of sweet, savory, and satisfying — golden plantains, hearty sausage, and a bright chimichurri that wakes everything up. It’s a simple, versatile breakfast that feels special without any fuss.

Plantain Breakfast Hash

Steps:

Wash hands and surfaces. Wash any fresh produce under running water.
Peel and dice plantains.
In large pan, brown sausage. Drain and set aside.
In the same skillet, add olive oil. Once sizzling, add plantains and brown on each side.
Add plantains to sausage and set aside.
For the chimichurri: add all remaining ingredients (except eggs and oil) to a blender.
Drizzle in oil slowly until completely blended.
If using eggs, heat a small skillet to medium low heat with 1 tsp oil.
Fry egg or cook as desired.
To serve: top hash with chimichurri and fried egg. Serve warm.

Hash de Plátano Para el Desayuno

Lavarse las manos y las superficies. Lave cualquier producto fresco con agua corriente.
Pelar y picar los plátanos.
En una sartén grande, dore la salchicha. Escurrir y reservar.
En la misma sartén, agregue aceite de oliva. Una vez que chisporrotee, agregue los plátanos y dore por ambos lados.
Agregue los plátanos a la salchicha y reserve.
Para el chimichurri: agregue todos los ingredientes restantes (excepto los huevos y el aceite) a una licuadora.
Rocíe el aceite lentamente hasta que esté completamente mezclado.
Si usa huevos, caliente una sartén pequeña a fuego medio bajo con 1 cucharadita de aceite.
Freír el huevo o cocinar al gusto.
Para servir: cubra el picadillo con chimichurri y huevo frito. Servir tibio.

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About the Healthy Habits program:

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s community nutrition team develops and shares nutritious, budget-friendly recipes that allow pantry guests at our member agencies to explore new ways to enjoy accessible foods, including seasonal, fresh, canned, and frozen produce.

Through our Healthy Habits program, our team of culinary and nutrition professionals work directly with the Food Bank’s network of partner agencies and their guests to provide relevant, practical, and science-based nutrition information to our communities.

For more information: https://rifoodbank.org/community-nutrition/

About the Food Bank:

Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Providence, RI, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank (“the Food Bank” or “RI Food Bank”) serves as the central hub for food distribution across its state-wide network of 147 member agencies/food pantries, ensuring that nutritious food reaches those who need it most. Through donations, federal programs, and community partnerships, the Food Bank works to improve the quality of life for all Rhode Islanders by advancing solutions to the problem of hunger.

The RI Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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