Lazy Weekend Breakfast

Lazy weekends around our house, especially long weekends (like July 4th!) call for a late breakfast that usually lasts us until dinner. This is my personal favorite! It is my version of a cross between a skillet breakfast and a hash. First, I brown some smoked sausage in a skillet (we prefer turkey) with a touch of olive oil, then transfer to a plate. I then cube some red skin potatoes and get them working in the same pan, adding a touch of olive oil if needed. The ones for this batch were dug out of my mom and dad's garden the day before. Talk about fresh...

Once the potatoes start to brown I add a good pinch of salt, lots of black pepper, about a teaspoon of ground cumin, a pinch of red pepper flake, and a pinch of dried oregano. Then, in goes the bell pepper and red onion.

After cooking for about ten minutes on medium, slide the smoked sausage back in and cook for about 5 minutes longer, or until the sausage is warmed through and the vegetables are tender crisp. A fried egg or two on top and there you go! As you can see below, I like to add a few pickled jalapenos to mine for a kick.

Mindy's Breakfast Hash Skillet

Serves two hungry people, four not so hungry people :)

6 medium size red skin potatoes, cubed

1 link of smoked sausage, diced

drizzle of olive oil

1 red bell pepper

1 red onion

pinch of oregano

pinch of crushed red pepper

1 teaspoon of cumin

generous amount of salt and pepper to taste

4 fried eggs

Brown smoked sausage in a skillet with a touch of olive oil over medium high heat. Remove from pan to a plate and add cubed potatoes and cook until brown, adding additional oil if needed. Add oregano, cumin, crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. Add in bell pepper and onion and cook until vegetables are to desired doneness, approximately ten minutes. Add smoked sausage back to skillet and cook about five minutes longer. Place hash in a bowl and top with fried eggs.