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Breakfast Skillet
This Easy Breakfast Skillet recipe is loaded with the good stuff including potatoes, eggs, bacon and sausage topped with shredded cheese. It's a quick, hearty breakfast all made in just one pan!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 492 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8-10 lices Bacon , chopped
- 8 breakfast sausage links*
- 1 small onion , diced
- 1 red bell pepper , diced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1.5 lbs russet potatoes* , (about 2 large), peeled and diced into ½’’ cubes, about 3 cups
- salt and pepper
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese , or favorite cheese
- 2 green onions , chopped, for garnish
- salsa , for serving
- hot sauce , for serving
Instructions
- Add sausage links to a 12’’ skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Add bacon to the pan and cook until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove bacon to the plate, leaving 3-4 Tablespoons grease in the pan (add a little oil or butter if there's not enough grease).
- Add potatoes to the pan in a single layer and season well with salt and pepper. Cook, flipping only occasionally, until crisp on all sides, and fork tender (around 8-10 minutes, or less if using frozen diced hash browns). Push potatoes off to the side of the pan and add onion, bell pepper and garlic. Sauté for about 3 more minutes.
- Chop the sausage into bite sized pieces and add both sausage and bacon back to the pan. Sprinkle with smoked paprika.
- Use a wooden spoon to make 6 wells in the pan to crack eggs in to. Crack the eggs into each well and sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper. Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly over everything.
- Cover pan with a lid and cook over low heat for a few minutes until egg whites are set and cheese is melted. Garnish with green onion and serve with red or green salsa and hot sauce.
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Notes
- Potatoes: You could also use 3 cups frozen diced hash browns (thawed)—they will cook more quickly since they’re already par boiled. Could also sub sweet potatoes.
- Sausage: You can substitute 1/2 pound of your favorite ground sausage.
- Leftovers: Leftovers reheat well in a hot greased skillet. We like to repurpose them as breakfast burritos (serve inside a warm tortilla).
Nutrition Information
Calories
492kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
303mg
(101%)
Sodium
585mg
(24%)
Potassium
1053mg
(30%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1725IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
52mg
(58%)
Calcium
279mg
(28%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 492
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 492kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 303mg | 101% |
| Sodium | 585mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 1053mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1725IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | 58% |
| Calcium | 279mg | 28% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.