If you love breakfast recipes, try my Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole, Crab Cake Benedict, Egg Salad Sandwich, or Breakfast Taquitos!
Why I love this recipe:
One Pan – A hearty meal without making a mess in the kitchen? I can’t think of a better way to start my morning. Quick – Ready in about 30 minutes, this meal is so fast and easy to throw together. Real Potatoes make it taste so fresh, or you could also use frozen diced hashbrowns.
How to make a Breakfast Skillet:
Cook Meat: Add sausage links to a 12’’ skillet and cook over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Add bacon and cook until crisp. 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). Sauté Vegetables: Add potatoes to the pan in a single layer then 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 then add onion, bell pepper and garlic. Sauté for about 3 more minutes. Chop the sausage and bacon into bite sized pieces and add both sausage and bacon back to the pan. Sprinkle with smoked paprika. Add Eggs: Use a wooden spoon to make 6 wells in the pan to crack eggs in to. Crack the eggs into each well then 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. Serve: Garnish with green onion then serve with red or green salsa and hot sauce.
Recipe Variations:
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: Substitute ½ pound of your favorite ground sausage. Leftovers: Leftovers reheat well in a hot greased skillet. We like to repurpose them as breakfast burritos by serving the filling inside a warm tortilla.
More Egg Recipes:
How to Poach an Egg Eggs Benedict Chilaquiles Overnight Breakfast Casserole Deviled Eggs Breakfast Quesadillas Spinach and Bacon Quiche Huevos Rancheros
I originally shared this recipe June 2019. Updated October 2023.
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