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Simple Breakfast Potatoes

Published: Dec 30, 2020 · Modified: Apr 22, 2025 by Kim · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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I call this the hangover breakfast, which is perfect for New Year's Day. Simple breakfast potatoes, eggs, and bacon are just what the doctor ordered!

simple breakfast potatoes on white plate with eggs and bacon

Can you believe we're finally getting over this DOOZY of a year in just a few short days? I'm so ready for this year to be over, as I'm sure we ALL are! I can't wait to say good riddance to 2020 and usher in a (hopefully) healthy and happy new year!

New Year's Eve has never been one of my favorite holidays. Sure, I used to enjoy ringing in the New Year at my mom and dad's old bar. But that was pretty much pre kids and it was so long ago I can hardly remember, haha! Over the last several years, New Year's for us has been pretty much low key. If we can even stay up until midnight it's a miracle!

Whether you're a fuddy duffy like we are, or you ring in the New Year with a little too much imbibing, these simple breakfast potatoes are the perfect thing for the morning after. They're crunchy on the outside with just a little kick of spice, and soft and fluffy on the inside. And they're made in one pan with NO PARBOILING!!

A Trick for Making Simple Breakfast Potatoes

There are dozens of recipes for breakfast potatoes out there that call for parboiling the potatoes first. Sure, it makes sense because raw potatoes won't fully cook before getting too brown in a skillet. Seriously, who has time to be not only parboiling their potatoes, but also washing the dishes, too? And if you're hung over? Forgedaboutit!! Haha!

Here's my little secret: Cover the skillet when the potatoes are first frying. And fry them on medium low. It sounds a little strange, but what happens is the potatoes steam a little while they're also browning. And when they're steaming, the insides are cooking completely.

cubed potatoes in cast iron skillet

Halfway through the cooking, remove the lid, turn up the heat, and finish browning the potatoes. Done in half the time as parboiling, you can't beat it!

hot breakfast potatoes in cast iron skillet

Whether you've overindulged on New Year's Eve or not, try these simple breakfast potatoes. They're crisp and crunchy and are the perfect accompaniment to bacon and eggs!

simple breakfast potatoes on white plate with eggs and bacon

Simple Breakfast Potatoes

Kim
I call this the hangover breakfast, which is perfect for New Year's Day. Simple breakfast potatoes, eggs, and bacon are just what the doctor ordered 🙂
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

  • 3-4 medium russet potatoes, skins scrubbed, cut into cubes
  • ¼ cup (56 g) butter
  • ½ teaspoon Montreal Steak Seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ⅛ tsp (or more to taste) cayenne pepper
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Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium low heat.  Add the cubed potatoes and seasonings and cover the skillet with a lid.
  • Fry for about 7-10 minutes and then remove the lid.    Use a spatula to flip the potatoes over.  Turn the heat up to medium high and continue cooking until the potatoes are evenly browned, flipping as necessary for even browning. This will take about 5-7 minutes more.
  • Serve with eggs and bacon or sausage, if desired.  
Keyword breakfast, potatoes, simple
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Comments

  1. Blaine says

    March 10, 2025 at 12:34 pm

    Hey! West-Central PA. here, DuBois, precisely. My wife and I grow Sunchokes, AKA Jerusalem Artichokes, two varieties. When the ground thaws we're going to dig up some more and give this a try. 'Chokes are good even when they're not cooked through, but when cooked through they get soft and creamy inside the crunchy shell.
    Now, a question; I'm diabetic. Got some good low sugar and low carb recipes?

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    • Kim says

      March 16, 2025 at 6:23 am

      Sounds delicious! I tried sunchokes once and adored them!!

      Unfortunately, I'm not the best person for low sugar/low carb. The only recipes I would have that meet those criteria would be those recipes that are naturally low sugar/carb, which would be my beef/chicken/seafood recipes.

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