One Skillet Sunday Morning Breakfast

Bacon, scrambled eggs, and hash browns is one of my favorite breakfasts.  The down fall to this breakfast is that it can dirty two or three pans.  If I am patient I can make my griddle be the only thing I dirty, but it all has to be done in stages, leaving food to cool while other food cooks, and then depending on how many I am cooking for the eggs also have to be cooked in smaller batches. Not necessarily as complicated as I would like to get some mornings, especially Sunday!

Now anyone who is on a diet or trying to watch their fat in take may cringe as I talk about this skillet meal, but this is not a meal that you would make everyday or even every weekend.  This one comes out of my arsenal of recipes every once in a while when I want a low mess, easy and delicious breakfast to feed a crowd.

For 4 people I start with a half pound of bacon chopped up.  Put this in a skillet on medium heat.  Allow the bacon fat to render.  At this point you will be able to see if you have bacon that is going to produce a lot of grease or just a nice amount, if you think it is going to produce a lot pour some out at this point, otherwise leave it alone.  Now add some frozen potatoes to the pan with the bacon.  I usually add about 1 cup just make sure that you don't over crowd the skillet.  Now cook the bacon and potatoes until they reach the desired crispness.  We like our bacon and potatoes crisp so this is the longest part of the process.  As I am typically the first person up I will start this about 20-30 minutes before I expect the rest of the house to wake up.  By taking that into account it allows me to cook them low and slow so that I get a nice golden brown.

While the bacon and potatoes are cooking I will crack 8-9 eggs in a bowl and whisk until nicely blended.  Add a dash of milk, some cheese, and salt & pepper to taste.  Set aside.

Once the bacon and potatoes reach the desired crispness, pour in the eggs and begin to mix it all together and cook the eggs.  It should only take a couple of minutes for the eggs to cook.  Serve hot with toast!

Grub's On!