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    Home » Side Dish Recipes

    Mom's Skillet Home Fries

    Published: Jun 22, 2022 Last updated: Jul 12, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A delicious way to make leftover potatoes a side dish for another meal. Crispy potatoes, buttery crispy bread, and buttery onions, peppers, and garlic bring this dish together to make a perfect addition to the breakfast table.
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    Crispy Skillet home fries are a delicious way to to serve crispy breakfast potatoes on Sunday morning! They are the perfect side dish to eggs and bacon for a hearty breakfast the whole family will love.

    A hot skillet with salted butter and little stirring is the best way to cook this classic brunch side dish. This is one of my favorite great potato recipes from mom to make with leftover baked or boiled potatoes.

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    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 🙋 FAQ's
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with...
    • 🏫 The last word
    • 📖 Recipe

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    ✔️ It is a quick side dish that is ready in just 15 minutes.

    ✔️ This is an easy home fries recipe that requires simple ingredients you already have on hand.

    ✔️ The home fries have a crispy exterior and are perfect for dipping in a little bit of ketchup!

    Ingredients for home fries.

    🥘 Ingredients

    Leftover baked russet potatoes, diced. These can have the skins on or they can be peeled of before dicing.

    Sweet onions

    Red bell peppers, add color and sweetness.

    Jalapeno pepper, or green bell pepper if you prefer no heat.

    Garlic cloves

    Salted butter

    Salt and black pepper to season the potatoes.

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Place 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Warm until butter is melted and starts to bubble.
    2. Stir in the onion, garlic, red pepper, and jalapeno pepper (if using). Cook for 3 minutes, until vegetables have softened and onions are translucent. Remove the onion mixture from the skillet and set aside.
    3. Add the remaining butter to the hot pan and melt until bubbly. Add the diced potatoes to the hot skillet in a single layer and season with salt and pepper. Lower to medium heat and cook the potatoes without stirring for 2 minutes to allow the potatoes to brown and crisp. Stir potatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
    4. Add more butter if needed, then add the bread pieces to the potato mixture. Stir to toss the bread with the potatoes and then cook for another 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    5. Return the cooked onion mixture to the skillet with the potatoes and stir to combine. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
    Bread and potatoes in the skillet.

    🥄 Equipment

    Non-stick pan, if you have a cast iron skillet, that will work well also.

    Chef knife

    Cutting board

    Spatula

    🥫Storage

    Store leftover home fries in the fridge up to 4 days. Reheat in a skillet over medium low heat until potatoes are warmed through.

    📖 Variations

    • Substitute ½ teaspoon garlic powder for the garlic clove.
    • Olive oil can be used in place of butter to reduce saturated fats.
    • Opt to use your favorite herbs and spices instead of just salt and pepper.
    Onion mixture in the center of the skillet before stirring into the potatoes.
    Toss the onion mixture in last to add flavor without overcooking.

    💭 Tips

    • Make extra baked potatoes when cooking dinner to have leftover potatoes on hand to make this home fries recipe.

    🙋 FAQ's

    What is the best potato to make home fries?

    The best potato is any cooked leftover boiled yukon golds or baked russet potatoes. Since they are precooked, they will crisp up in a different and better way than they would if they were raw.

    Can I use raw potatoes to make home fries?

    Fresh cut potato home fries can be made but they take longer to cook and will have a different texture. They also will not crisp as nicely as precooked potatoes will.

    📚 Related Recipes

    Bacon is the star in these Cheesy Bacon Home Fries.

    Mom's Potato Rolls make a great side dish and leftovers work great as a bread replacement in the home fries recipe!

    Sweeten things up a little with these Oven Baked Spicy Sweet Potato Fries!

    🍽 Serve with...

    Serve home fries with a side of eggs and bacon, or sausage. I love to drizzle mine with a small amount of ketchup or hot sauce.

    Mom's Skillet Home Fries in a bowl topped with chopped chives.

    🏫 The last word

    I grew up with my mom making these skillet home fries, also known as breakfast potatoes on a regular basis. She would make them for breakfast or dinner as a side to whatever she was serving.

    My mom would always put bread in the home fries as a way to bulk up the dish when there weren't enough potatoes to serve everyone. I think that the crispy fried bread pieces were favorite part of the dish for me!

    Mom usually just fried the potatoes with some onion, butter, and salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Over the years, I changed the method of making these delicious home fries by sauteing the onions with some bell pepper and fresh garlic before cooking the potatoes. Then I stir the onion mixture back into the crispy potatoes just before serving.


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    Mom's Skillet Home Fries

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A delicious way to make leftover potatoes a side dish for another meal. Crispy potatoes, buttery crispy bread, and buttery onions, peppers, and garlic bring this dish together to make a perfect addition to the breakfast table.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 196 kcal

    Equipment

    • Large non-stick skillet
    • chef knife
    • cutting board
    • Spatula

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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 medium baked potatoes , diced
    • ½ cup diced onions
    • ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
    • 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno , optional
    • 1 large garlic clove , minced
    • 4 tablespoons salted butter
    • salt , to taste
    • black pepper , to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Place 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Warm until butter is melted and starts to bubble.
    • Stir in the onion, garlic, red pepper, and jalapeno pepper (if using). Cook for 3 minutes, until vegetables have softened and onions are translucent. Remove the onion mixture from the skillet and set aside.
    • Add the remaining butter to the hot pan and melt until bubbly. Add the diced potatoes to the hot skillet in a single layer and season with salt and pepper. Lower to medium heat and cook the potatoes without stirring for 2 minutes to allow the potatoes to brown and crisp. Stir potatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
    • Add more butter if needed, then add the bread pieces to the potato mixture. Stir to toss the bread with the potatoes and then cook for another 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    • Return the cooked onion mixture to the skillet with the potatoes and stir to combine. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 97mgPotassium: 499mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 643IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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