Cowboy Breakfast Skillet Recipe

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Start your day with this hearty Cowboy Breakfast Skillet made with crispy bacon, golden potatoes, fluffy scrambled eggs, and melty cheese. Ready in about 30 minutes, it's a satisfying breakfast to fuel busy mornings or a relaxing weekend brunch.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Main dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon and egg breakfast skillet, cowboy breakfast skillet

Servings: servings

Calories: 609kcal

Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

¼ cup canola oil
4 cups frozen potatoes with onions and peppers
8 strips bacon
8 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 ⅓ cups shredded cheese

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the potatoes and cook until heated through and starting to turn golden brown, about 12–15 minutes.
¼ cup canola oil, 4 cups frozen potatoes with onions and peppers
While the potatoes are cooking, fry the bacon in a separate pan. Transfer it to a paper towel-lined plate and let it cool enough to handle, then cut or crumble it into pieces.
8 strips bacon
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, and pepper.
8 eggs, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Pour the eggs into the skillet with the potatoes, add the crumbled bacon and cook, stirring constantly, until the eggs are just set, about 2–4 minutes.
Top with cheese, then let it sit for a minute or two until the cheese melts a little.
1 ⅓ cups shredded cheese

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Notes

This recipe uses 2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 1 cup of potatoes, and ⅓ cup of cheese per person, so it's easy to scale up or down to feed as many people as you'd like.

If you can cook all of the bacon at once, this recipe may be ready a little faster. If you need to cook the bacon in batches, expect it to take closer to 30–35 minutes.

Nutritional information is approximate and will vary depending on the specific ingredients used.

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