Dating in the early 2000s, my husband and I would visit a local diner for breakfast often. There was nothing particularly special about the place except that everyone knew everyone a the smell of breakfast was heart warming. The restaurant was located on the state line and my husband (then boyfriend) regularly ordered their “North Penn”. Some point after we were married and the restaurant closed its doors, I started making the North Penn at home. This breakfast skillet recipe is one of those hard ones to put into words. So I’ll summarize it.
Here’s what you need:
- Potatoes
- Some kind of breakfast meat
- Eggs
- Onions
- Random veggies
- Cheese to top
Picture a classic full platter of breakfast foods mixed together for a casserole type dish that hit every one of your taste buds. You get to decide to mix in hot peppers, bacon, cheese variety, left over veggies gettin sad at the bottom of your veggie drawer, frozen or fresh potatoes etc. Enjoy the creative experiment with this breakfast skillet and your cleaner fridge.
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I chose to use whole eggs simmered on top of the mixture for this photo. That is always an option for a beautiful result as well.
North Penn Skillet Hash
Equipment
- 1 skillet
Ingredients
- 8 oz Breakfast meat (raw or pre cooked) ham, ground turkey, bacon, sausage etc
- 1 c diced potatoes (frozen shredded, leftover baked etc)
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tbsp onion chopped fine
- 1 c mixed veggies I personally loved hot peppers, tomatoes and greens (see notes)
- 4 eggs see notes
- 1/2 c shredded cheese
- fresh parsley garnish
Instructions
- Heat your skillet on medium
- In a bowl whisk eggs together and pour into prepared skillet. Cook through. See notes.
- Once the eggs are cooked through, remove and ready skillet for cooking meat
- If your meat is not yet cooked through, you want to do that first and set aside.
- Prep your skillet for the potatoes by adding avocado oil to the pan and allow to heat before adding in your potatoes.
- Add in chopped onions and any veggies that may still need cooked through
- Cook until potatoes are cooked through and browned
- Add cooked eggs, and meats back into pan. Add in green (if using) and shredded cheese on top.
- Turn off heat and cover your pan to allow green to wilt and cheese to melt.
- Add any fresh parsley if using
Notes
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