Hash Brown Breakfast Skillet with Ham, Eggs and Cheese

This Hash Brown Breakfast Skillet recipe is an easy hearty breakfast your family will love. Crispy hash browns with ham, eggs and cheese make this a perfect comfort food breakfast.

Skillet Hash Browns Breakfast

I love starting the day with a nice hot, hearty breakfast, but it can be a bit time consuming. Honestly in a groggy state, making coffee can be challenging for me when I first get up. I’ve been making a real breakfast more often lately. Frozen shredded potatoes have been a life saver, no way I’m shredding fresh ones early in the morning.

Crispy hash browned potatoes make the base of this skillet meal. Chopped ham, sunny side up eggs and cheddar top it off. While really quite simple, I think it presents well. It takes just 5 minutes of prep, then 15 mins on the stove top and 10 mins in the oven.

How to Make Hash Brown Breakfast Skillet

Let’s make the hash brown skillet. Here are step by step instructions. Print recipe below.

Ingredients you will need:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 bag Shredded Hash Browns
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 deli slices of ham chopped
• 4 eggs
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparing

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place non-stick oven safe skillet over a med-high burner. Add butter. Once melted add the hash browns.

Cook the hash browns for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned but not quite crisp.

Spread them evenly in the pan then press down with spatula, top with 1/2 the cheese, then the chopped ham.

Press down again, then crack the eggs and gently  drop each over the top. Pop the skillet in the oven for 7-8 minutes, until eggs are nearly set, but some whites are still translucent.

Take the skillet out, sprinkle on shredded cheese around the eggs and return to over for 2 more minutes to melt cheese and egg whites are set.

Serve the hash brown skillet breakfast with some English Muffins and fresh squeezed juice or a mimosa.

Hash Brown Skillet Variations

Feel free to mix things up with this skillet breakfast. Here are a few ideas:

• Add peppers and onions (in with the potatoes or cooked ones on top)
• Swap crispy bacon (cook and drain on paper towel before adding) for the ham.
• Try diced potatoes instead of the shredded, cook time may need to be adjusted. Fry until golden brown before adding toppings.
• Chorizo or breakfast sausage are also tasty meat options. Use cooked and drained sausage.

Hash Brown Breakfast Skillet Recipe

An easy Hash Brown Skillet with golden brown potatoes, ham, eggs and cheese. Great hearty breakfast!

4.82 from 16 votes

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: breakfast skillet, hash brown skillet

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 544kcal

Author: Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

• 1 tbs butter
• 10 oz Frozen Shredded Hash Browns
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 deli slices of ham chopped
• 4 large eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place non-stick oven safe skillet over a med-high burner. Add butter. Once melted add the potatoes.
• Cook the hash browns for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned but not quite crisp.
• Spread them evenly in the pan then press down with spatula, top with 1/2 the cheese, then the chopped ham. Press down again, then crack eggs and drop over the top.
• Pop the skillet in the oven for 7-8 minutes, until eggs are nearly set.
• Take the skillet out sprinkle cheese around the eggs and return to over for 2 more minutes to melt cheese and finish setting eggs.
• Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper.

Nutrition

Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 407mg | Sodium: 1055mg | Potassium: 715mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 933IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 267mg | Iron: 4mg