Meals with potatoes and eggs
Potatoes and eggs are filling, cheap, and work at any time of day.
Fry them together, bake them, or make a simple skillet — it's hard to go wrong.
Easy meal ideas
Potato egg skillet
Fry diced potatoes until crispy, add beaten eggs directly to the pan and scramble together.
Frittata
Par-cook diced potatoes, pour beaten eggs over them in an oven-safe pan, bake until set.
Fried potato hash with egg
Crisp up shredded or diced potatoes, serve with fried or poached eggs on top.
Spanish-style tortilla
Slow-cook thinly sliced potatoes in oil, mix with beaten eggs, cook until set, flip.
How to stretch these ingredients
- Pre-cook potatoes by boiling or microwaving to speed up skillet time
- Add onion and garlic for much more flavor
- Cheese melted over the top makes any potato-egg dish more satisfying
- Any hot sauce or salsa works as a finishing element
- Fresh or dried herbs lift the whole dish