Description
Hot from the skillet, loaded potato bacon breakfast skillet delivers pure morning comfort with crispy potatoes, sizzling bacon, and melted cheese that guarantee a hearty start to your day. Creamy eggs nestled among golden ingredients make this breakfast so satisfying you’ll want seconds before the first bite is gone.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 medium potatoes
- 8 slices bacon
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Garnish:
- Fresh chives
Instructions
- Dice 4 medium potatoes into uniform cubes, ensuring they’re roughly ½-inch in size for even cooking.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil for 2 minutes until shimmering.
- Add the diced potatoes to the hot skillet, spreading them in a single layer. Cook for 12 minutes, stirring every 3-4 minutes to develop golden crispy edges.
- Chop ½ onion into small pieces and mince 2 cloves of garlic while the potatoes are cooking.
- Crumble 8 slices of pre-cooked bacon into bite-sized pieces.
- Add chopped onion and minced garlic to the potatoes, sautéing for 2 minutes until onions become translucent.
- Sprinkle ½ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper over the potato mixture. Stir to distribute seasonings evenly.
- Mix in the crumbled bacon, stirring to combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Create 4 small wells in the potato-bacon mixture using the back of a spoon.
- Crack 1 large egg into each well, keeping yolks intact.
- Reduce heat to low, cover the skillet, and cook eggs for 6 minutes until whites are set but yolks remain soft.
- Sprinkle 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese over the entire skillet.
- Cover for an additional 1-2 minutes until cheese melts completely.
- Finely chop fresh chives for garnish.
- Remove skillet from heat and top with chopped chives before serving immediately.
Notes
- Dice potatoes into uniform small cubes to ensure even cooking and crispy exteriors.
- When cooking bacon, start with a cold skillet to help render the fat slowly and create perfectly crisp pieces.
- Use a cast-iron skillet for the best heat distribution and a beautiful golden-brown crust on your potatoes.
- For a lighter version, swap regular bacon for turkey bacon and use reduced-fat cheese to cut down on calories.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 18-24 minutes
- Category: One-Skillet
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 452 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Cholesterol: 186 mg