When my friends and family gather for fishing trips, you can always count on two things – awesome breakfast and a good time! When we are preparing to stand out on the river all day and haul in monster fish, we need to be well fueled. There is not better way to prepare for the day than a good breakfast. We love this two potato hash with mushrooms and fried eggs.
On our fishing trips, Dad always used to say our dinner leftovers would end up in our breakfast skillet. It was a smart way to use up leftovers when on vacation, and I learned that there are so many things that are great additions to fried potatoes! I added mushrooms and spinach to my recipe in memory of that tradition. Top your hash with a fried egg for protein, and you have an excellent meal that could be eaten for a meatless dinner as well!
Variations to the Two Potato Hash with Mushrooms and Fried Eggs recipe:
- I love to combine sweet potatoes and russets in my hash. You can use all sweet potatoes, or all russet potatoes as well.
- I think peppers and onions are a must in any good hash to add depth of flavor. You could also try leeks and garlic, or shallots and celery.
- I used mushrooms and spinach to add extra veggie to this dish. Toss in whatever vegetables you have on hand. Tomatoes are great as well, but only need 1-2 minutes in the skillet, or they will disappear in the hash.
- Cook the egg to your liking. Fried is my favorite way, but scrambled or poached would be great as well.
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 6 oz sweet potato (1 small), diced
- 6 oz russet potato (1 medium), diced
- ½ an onion, yellow or sweet
- ½ a bell pepper, any color
- 4 oz portabella mushroom (about 4-5 large button size)
- Handfull fresh spinach (about 1 cup)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 eggs
- Splash olive oil, for frying eggs
- Salsa and hot sauce, for serving
- Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet ( preferably cast iron). Add potatoes, onions, and peppers. Cover and cook stirring occasionally until the potatoes are tender and starting to brown, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add mushrooms to the skillet. Cover uncovered until the mushrooms have released their liquid, and the liquid evaporates.
- Stir in spinach and allow to wilt. Season with salt and pepper, remove from skillet.
- Reduce heat and add a splash of olive oil to the empty skillet. Crack the eggs into the skillet. Cover and fry until the whites are set, but the yolk is still runny, about 1-2 minutes.
- Divide the hash among 3 plates, and top each with an egg. Serve with salsa and hot sauce.
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Thanks to Meat Free Mondays for featuring this recipe!
I wish there were reviews on this site. It’s nice to see that people like the idea but it would be even better if they had cooked it themselves and posted a review.
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This is total comfort food! Thanks for submitting it to Meat Free Monday. The roundup is now live and I featured your recipe. Now to virtually tuck in!
Thanks Jacqueline! I’ll be submitting again, you always have a great roundup of recipes!
We love eggs, we have 3 chickens so always have plenty. I am always looking for new ways to use them up and this sounds lovely! Sorry for the late comment and I hope you have a good week. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
I’m jealous! Fresh eggs are the best, enjoy the recipe!
This is just my perfect meal! Can’t imagine anything that would make it any tastier!
Great! I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Love it! Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day because I don’t always get to eat it:)
Breakfast is the yums! Thanks Milena!
This is a very colourful way of serving fried potatoes and eggs! I love that you used sweet potatoes too, they bring a little sweetness to this fabulous savoury breakfast idea:)
Yes, I can’t get enough of sweet potatoes! Thanks Monika!
I always love potato and eggs together. I like to cook my eggs all the way through though. Now I want this for dinner
I love potatoes with eggs too. Sometimes we scramble the eggs right into the potatoes! Thanks for stopping by Deborah!
I love hash! But I never use sweet potatoes….but I will do that next time.
Sweet potatoes add a little boost of nutrients and fiber, as well as a hint of sweetness. I bet you would enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by!
When the whole family is out fishing does your Dad still cook the breakfasts or do you give him a break now?
I do most of the cooking now. Dad still helps to fillet the fish though!
This looks amazing!
Thanks Kelly, I love fried eggs!