Breakfast Potatoes Recipe

Breakfast Potatoes is such a simple recipe to make the best breakfast potatoes and you will get the best crispy breakfast potatoes you’ve ever had. 

These are a perfect side dish to serve with a fried egg, sunny side egg, or you can throw them into breakfast burritos in warm tortillas for a tasty breakfast for any huge breakfast fan. 

Crispy potatoes that have been cooked in a hot skillet in a little olive oil until golden brown will easily become your favorite way to make skillet breakfast potatoes for a quick home fries breakfast recipe. 

Pair these delicious skillet potatoes with these delicious breakfast recipes:

• Overnight Blueberry French Toast Recipe
• Brown Sugar Pecan Overnight French Toast Casserole
• Overnight Baked Caramel French Toast Recipe

Ingredients used to make Breakfast Potatoes:

• Olive oil
• Butter
• Mini Yukon gold, washed and quartered (or regular yukon gold potatoes or red potatoes)
• Red bell pepper, roughly chopped
• Green bell pepper, roughly chopped
• Red onion, chopped
• Salt
• Black pepper (optional)
• Garlic powder
• Smoked paprika (or cayenne pepper)

How to make Breakfast Potatoes:

1. Sauté the veggies. Chop the potatoes, green, and red pepper into small pieces. Then, in a large skillet or frying pan, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat until the butter has melted. Add the bell peppers and onion to the skillet. Sauté until they begin to soften.
2. Add potatoes. Add the potatoes to the skillet and season with salt, garlic powder, and smoked paprika.
3. Cook. Allow the potatoes to cook without stirring for a few minutes to develop a crispy crust. Flip then continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. You can add a splash of water to the pan occasionally to prevent burning.

How to store leftover easy breakfast potatoes:

After you are done eating and the leftover potatoes are cooled to room temperature, place potatoes in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 4 days. 

Types of potatoes to use for this breakfast potatoes recipe:

• Regular Yukon gold potatoes
• Red potatoes
• Russet potatoes
• Sweet potatoes

Make a hearty breakfast by making these favorite recipes:

• Easy Hashbrown and Egg Breakfast Casserole Recipe
• Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole Recipe
• Breakfast Sausage Strata Recipe
• Biscuits and Gravy Casserole Recipe
• Breakfast Burrito Casserole Recipe

Favorite breakfast sides:

• Cinnamon Breakfast Bites Recipe
• Pumpkin Pull Apart Breakfast Bread Recipe
• Breakfast Cookies Recipe
• The BEST Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
• Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins Recipe
• Healthier Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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