Potato, Bacon and Egg Breakfast Bake
This recipe is delicious, filling, and easy to heat up as a quick breakfast throughout the week. This recipe first appeared in my biweekly recipe column, Mixing with Zest, in The Westfield Leader on April 29, 2021, page 12.
Ingredients:
1 package bacon
~20 mini yellow potatoes (or mini potatoes of your choice)
2 tablespoons butter (you’ll also use this melted butter to grease your cast iron skillet)
Sprinkle of Salt
Sprinkle of Pepper
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the bacon on a foil lined baking sheet for about 20 minutes or until nice and crispy. Remove from the oven and set aside. Feel free to move the bacon onto a paper towel lined plate to help remove some of the grease.
Then, set the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit as you’ll be using it again later.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Add baby potatoes to boiling water and boil until soft to the touch (about 15-20 minutes)
Remove potatoes and let cool for 5 minutes.
Place the potatoes on a parchment lined baking sheet and smash with the bottom of a glass until thin.
Melt your butter and brush onto the smashed potatoes (don’t feel like you need to use all the butter, just make sure to lightly coat both sides of the potato). Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place in the 425 degree oven and bake for ~20-25 minutes until golden brown and crispy. Remove from the oven.
Turn the oven down to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a medium size bowl, whisk together 8 eggs.
Grease a cast iron skillet with butter.
Line the bottom of the cast iron skillet with the smashed potatoes. Crumble a few pieces of bacon on top. Pour the eggs on top. Then crumble a few more pieces of bacon on top (altogether, I used about 5 pieces of bacon). Add any leftover potatoes on top. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese and black pepper on top.
Put the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake for ~20 minutes until the eggs are fully cooked. Remove from the oven, slice and enjoy! (Store leftovers in an airtight container and heat up in the microwave).