This Hash Brown Breakfast recipe is an easy hearty breakfast skillet your family will love. Ham and cheese compliment the crispy has bowns and sunny side eggs on top are both visually appealing and delicious. You will love that the skillet hash brown breakfast casserole is all cooked in one pan.
A crispy hash browns skillet with ham, eggs and cheese makes the perfect comfort food hashbrown breakfast. It is basically a hash brown breakfast casserole made in your skillet rather than a baking dish!
Skillet Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
Skillet Hashbrown Breakfast CasseroleI 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 hash browns have been a life saver, no way I'm shredding fresh shredded potatoes for hash browns 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. The hashbrown breakfast skillet recipe takes just 5 minutes of prep, then 15 mins on the stove top and 10 mins in the oven.
How to Make Skillet Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
Let's make the hash brown skillet breakfast casserole. Here are step by step instructions. Print recipe below.
Ingredients you will need:
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- ½ bag Shredded Hash Brown potatoes
- ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 deli slices of ham chopped
- 4 eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
Preparing
Cook the hash browns for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until you have browned crispy hash browns.
Spread the hash browns evenly in the pan then press down with spatula, top with ½ 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.
Hash Brown Skillet Variations
Feel free to mix things up with this hashbrown casserole breakfast skillet. Here are a few ideas:
- Add bell 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, or simply add crumbled bacon on top.
- Try diced potatoes instead of the shredded, cook time may need to be adjusted. Fry until golden brown before adding toppings.
- Garlic lovers, add garlic powder or minced garlic in with the potatoes before frying.
- Chorizo or breakfast sausage are also tasty meat options. Use cooked and drained sausage.
- Top with fresh chopped green onions or a nice dollop of sour cream when serving. A splash of hot sauce is perfect for those who love spicy foods.
If you are looking for a few more easy breakfast options, try my Sausage Breakfast Burritos , Sausage and Cheese Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole or Oatmeal Waffles.
Hash Brown Breakfast Skillet Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tbs butter
- 10 oz Frozen Shredded Hash Browns
- ½ 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 shredded potatoes.
- Cook the hash browns for about 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp.
- Spread the hash browns evenly in the pan then press down with spatula, top with ½ 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.
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Tina Reynolds says
The breakfast skillet dish was a hit with my hubby
Theresa Smith says
The shredded hash browns took a little longer to brown than stated.
Francine Anchondo says
Hash brown egg skillet was a hit. I added some peppers too.
Roxann says
Great Breakfast. I cooked it a little longer than listed though.
Michelle D says
These cheesy hash browns with eggs with so good, super yummy!
Eugenia Hall says
I used fresh potatoes and fried them up before baking. Great breakfast
amy deeter says
I made this for brunch yesterday. Easy and we loved it.
Laurie Emerson says
I love the way the eggs look on top