Erica Racedo's Paleo Pie

Courtesy of Paleology101:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb breakfast sausage
• 7 eggs
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1/2 – 3/4 sweet potato (shredded or cubed, your choice)
• 1/2 onion (yellow or white)
• 1 clove garlic

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Place breakfast sausage in a mixing bowl and mix in one egg.  Mash together with your hands until goop is combined.
3. Place the meat mixture in an 8×8 ceramic cooking dish (glass works well too), and use the backside of a spoon to press down until you have an even “crust” on the bottom of the dish.
4. Put in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the sausage becomes lightly brown on top.  It doesn’t need to completely cook since you’re going to cook it again with the rest of the ingredients.
5. While the crust is baking, cut up your 1/2 of bacon into little bits and throw it in a pan to sauté over medium heat. Cook until crispy – or at least that’s how I like it. Once it’s done, place it on a plate and set aside for later. Leave a good 2 tablespoons in the pan, and put the rest of the fat in a glass jar to save for another recipe (BELIEVE ME, you’ll use this).
6. Add garlic, onion, and sweet potato to the pan. Let it cook for a good 10 minutes or until the sweet potato is soft. Keep stirring so it doesn’t burn.
7. Once the sweet potato is done, make the layers in the casserole dish. Add the sweet potato/garlic/onion mixture on top of the crust.  Then, whip together the remaining 6 eggs and spread that over your sweet potato mixture. Finally, add your bacon.
8. Place in the oven for 30 minutes and VOILA!
9. Make sure to check to see if it’s done via the knife test – stick and knife in the middle and pull it out. No residue on the knife? Then you’re good.