Southwest Breakfast Cast Iron Meal

Admittedly, I’m horrible at making breakfast a priority. The only time I will take the time to make a good, hearty breakfast at home is during the holidays.  A lot of it is because I’m not a huge breakfast person. I’d rather skip it and eat something good for lunch, which I know isn’t the healthiest thing to do or recommended.

I’ve learned the key to making a delicious breakfast is to prepare. I make sure I have all the ingredients, recipe and any items I need laid out the night before. I know that sounds crazy, but I’m not a morning person and this allows for minimal mistakes. Since I have an obsession with cooking with a my cast iron skillet, I wanted to share one of my favorite breakfast meals that’s easy to make and so good!

Introducing the Southwest Breakfast made in a Cast Iron Skillet…

Breakfast Ingredients:

• 1 bag frozen hash brown potatoes
• 4 eggs, room temp
• 1/4 cup caramelized garlic
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 Jalapeños diced and seeds removed
• 1 cup  Shredded Cheese
• Cooking spray

Let’s make our Southwest Breakfast:

1. Spray your cast iron skillet with cooking spray, heating it to medium to high temp.
2. Add the bacon, garlic, peppers and fry until crisp, remove the mix and place to the side 
3. While the bacon is cooling, pour off some of the bacon grease leaving enough to fry the hash brown potatoes on medium to high heat. 
4. Once almost cooked add you bacon pepper mix and fold to combine
5. Make four pockets and crack one egg into each one
6. Top with the shredded cheese allowing the eggs to cook completely and the cheese to slightly melt.
7. Cover to thoroughly cook the egg to desired doneness
8. If desired add the diced jalapeno pepper on top for garnish.
9. Serve with salsa and or sour cream as desired.