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Potato Skillet

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"My son loves this recipe even though he doesn't care much for breakfast food." — LaDonna

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Original recipe makes 2 servings Change Servings

4 slices bacon
2 peeled and diced potatoes
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon seasoning salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

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Directions

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon slices, reserving grease. Crumble bacon and set aside.
Add potatoes to bacon grease and season with garlic salt, seasoned salt and black pepper. Cook until potatoes are soft.
When potatoes are tender, add crumbled bacon. Pour eggs over potatoes and cook until firm. Spread with cheese and cover with lid until melted.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 30 mins
READY IN 40 mins

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Yum, yum, yummy! This is an easy one pot meal that is really delicious. I added onion and green chilies--mmmmmm! My whole family loved this, even my picky son who only eats cereal and pancakes!! Leftovers reheated were also good--will definitly be making this more often!

—Luv2Cook

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Sep 29, 2005

Replaced garlic salt w/garlic powder. The lid melting the cheese also softened the crisp crumbled bacon. Next time I will add the crisp bacon after the cheese has been melted and the lid has been removed.

—MemeRose

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Jul 23, 2003

I normally scale this to serve 6 and add some milk (1/4 cup) to the battered egg mix to make it fluffier. As others have stated, I have also used sausage, chopped green bell peppers or a jar of drained diced pimentos. If I'm REALLY lazy but my family is begging for some breakfast, I'll used a package of frozen hashbrowns instead and add the eggs once the hasbrowns are done and when the eggs are almost done, I'll add the bacon or sausage, and other veggies then. If you flip carefully (for even cooking), you can practically cut out pizza-like slices right from your pan to serve. A different spin to an omlette! Thanks LaDonna!

—DREGINEK

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Jul 23, 2008

Pretty delicious. I gave this 4 stars because I had to add quite a few more spices for flavor. I doubled the recipe and found that the 1/4 tsp of salt & pepper did hardly anything for the skillet. I also omitted the bacon (didn't have any on hand and I'm a vegetarian). I used rosemary olive oil to fry up the potatoes instead of the bacon grease. It made my house smell great! I served it with english muffins. It was an overall very yummy and satisfying dish. Will make again!

—Brittany

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Dec 14, 2009

Added some green pepper, sweet onion, (extra bacon) and wow. This is good good stuff. We used Yukon Gold potatoes to give it a buttery delicious flavor.

—MTCHYG

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Aug 04, 2007

This was really good and so simple to do. I was looking for a frittata recipe when I found this. Great flavor and was an easy meal in one. I liked that it only dirtied 1 skillet. I put the diced potatoes in the microwave for a couple of minutes to partially cook them while the bacon was cooking to reduce cook time on the stovetop. My guys both said although they liked this, they preferred all their stuff separate (hash browns, scrambled eggs with cheese, and bacon). I loved this just as it is though and would have given this 5 stars b/c I'm a southern gal and this is down home southern cookin' for sure! I only had to make one change and that was to add a smidge of minced garlic and a pinch of kosher salt instead of the garlic salt. I only used enough bacon grease to coat the potatoes heavily and not all that was reserved. I did add 1 more potato, 2 slices bacon, and 2 more eggs to feed 3 of us. It made enough for 4. Thanks LaDonna for a great meal.

—~TxCin~ILove2Ck

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Dec 15, 2009

Grew up on this breakfast!! These days I add chopped onion (1/2) and occassionally some chopped green and red pepper. Browned sausage is a good addition too. the combos are endless.

—charlesc

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Oct 08, 2006

This was very good. I used hash browned potatoes (already on hand). Other than that the only thing I did differently was to add mozzarella cheese and serve this with some sausage gravy. Delicious and hearty. Thanks for the post.

—Momof2

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Nutrition

Calories
485 kcal
24%

Carbohydrates
16 g
5%

Cholesterol
370 mg
123%

Fat
37.4 g
58%

Fiber
2.6 g
10%

Protein
20.8 g
42%

Sodium
837 mg
33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Potato Skillet

Serving Size: 1/2 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 485
Calories from Fat: 337

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 37.4g 58 %
Saturated Fat 13.7g 69 %
Cholesterol 370mg 123 %
Sodium 837mg 33 %
Potassium 417mg 12 %
Total Carbohydrates 16g 5 %
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 10 %
Protein 20.8g 42 %
** Sugars 1.1g
Vitamin A 11 %
Vitamin C 7 %
Calcium 20 %
Iron 40 %
** Thiamin 30 %
Niacin 56 %
Vitamin B6 28 %
Magnesium 12 %
Folate 26 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.