Skillet Breakfast Potatoes

Skillet Breakfast Potatoes (fried) are such a simple side dish to make. Often referred to as “home fries” you can skillet fry up your potatoes right in a skillet and they are a crowd favorite. Used as a breakfast potato, you cannot go wrong adding these to just about any meal, dinner included. 

Skillet Breakfast Potatoes

I mean what’s not to love about fried potatoes as a side dish!

These breakfast potatoes take about 25-30 minutes to make and are also a great idea for camping!

• 4-6 russet potatoes -(or 3-4 large ones)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• fresh minced garlic (about 1 tablespoon) OR 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• fresh parsley, chopped (optional for serving)
• shredded cheese is also optional but awesome right before you serve 
• cast iron pan

How to make Home Fries

Wash and scrub potatoes.

Slice potatoes into 1/2″ pieces and place into a skillet. If you cut the pieces too large, they will not cook in the this time period.

Also try to make sure the pieces are even so all potatoes finish at the same time. Otherwise some are mushy and some are too hard. 

Add oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well to evenly coat all sides of your prepared potatoes.

Heat up potatoes on medium, keeping skillet covered for the first 10 minutes. 

I like to flip mine at 6 minutes (using a metal spatula) so they are really fried on the bottoms. I treat them like how I would a crunchy hashbrown, flipping over every 6 minutes until tender. 

Remove cover and continue to cook uncovered until potatoes are fork tender.

This usually takes about 20 minutes.

Note that when you fry potatoes, the skins/potato can stick to the pan.

My best results have come to let them cook for 5-6 minutes (don’t let them burn!) and then flipping to get the other side. I don’t like to flip them too much or they don’t get a nice crispy outside.

Serve your breakfast potatoes along side eggs, toast, or a breakfast casserole!

Potatoes are basically the chameleon of side dishes and can be eaten for every meal quite easily. 

Potato Side Dishes

Need more potato side dish options?  Here are some other great recipes right here on Salty Side Dish!!

• Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
• Funeral Potatoes
• Steakhouse Mashed Potatoes
• Roasted Potatoes (and asparagus)
• Boiled Red Potatoes
• Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
• Potato Casserole

Skillet Breakfast Potatoes

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Skillet Breakfast Potatoes (also called home fries or fried breakfast potatoes) are such a simple side dish to make for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Just a few simple ingredients for the best breakfast side ever.

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Ingredients

• 4-6 russett potatoes (or 3-4 large)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (or minced fresh garlic is fine to taste)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• fresh parsley, chopped (optional for serving)

Instructions

1. Wash and scrub potatoes. Slice potatoes into 1/2" pieces and place into a skillet. Depending on the size of your potatoes, you may just need 3-4. There are some super large Russets out there!
2. Add oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well to evenly coat. Its ok to add fresh minced garlic over powdered.
3. Cover and heat on medium, flipping about every 5-6 minutes to get a good crunch outerlayer. A metal spatula works well for fried potatoes.
4. Typically fried potatoes take about 20 minutes (until potatoes are tender) flipping at the 5-6 minute mark 2-3 times.

Notes

Potatoes will stick when you fry them but the way we handle it is like hashbrowns. Let them get cooked on one side before constantly flipping. You need a metal spatula to really peel them from the pan and allow the fried to stay ON the potato.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1 Servings
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 337 Total Fat: 5g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 4g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 385mg Carbohydrates: 68g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 7g Sugar: 4g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 8g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.