Crispy Oven Roasted Easy Breakfast Potatoes are perfect for breakfast or brunch! Tender potatoes, smokey bacon with sweet bell peppers and onions. A great side dish, you'll love the flavors!
Another tasty side (and almost a main dish!) is Colcannon with Bacon.
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Why you'll love this recipe
✔️ It's an easy recipe and an affordable side dish.
✔️ Minimal effort, love that!
✔️ Crispy potatoes perfectly flavored, yum!
I don't know about you, but haven't met a potato I haven't liked! They are a great side dish or terrific main dish - what's your favorite potato recipe?
Ingredients
- yellow or baby red potatoes - for this recipe a thin-skinned potato for roasting.
- yellow onion and red bell pepper - the sweetness of the onion and pepper pair so well with the salty bacon!
- bacon - bacon! Need I say more?
- salt, pepper and garlic powder - to season the potatoes.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven.
- Wash the vegetables well and dice into 1 inch chunks.
- Slice the bacon into lardons.
- Spread everything on a baking sheet.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with the seasoning.
- Bake in the oven until crispy - 35-40 minutes, stirring halfway thru roasting.
FAQ's
Thin
I recommend roasting potatoes at 400°F because they get a nice crispy crust and soft pillowy center. The following cook times are for 1″ potato cubes:
• bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes
• bake at 375°F for 40-45 minutes
• bake at 400°F for 35-40 minutes
• bake at 450°F for 25-30 minutes
Potatoes crisp-up well when cooked at high heat and not crowded in the pan. Be sure to leave space around the potatoes so air can circulate. If they are piled and packed in together them will steam and never become crispy.
The best way to reheat leftover potatoes is either by frying them in a skillet until they crisp up again. Another option is the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake until crispy - about 20 minutes.
Use the correct pan. It makes a difference! A non-insulated aluminum pan with ridges allows the air to circulate making for crispier potatoes!
Related recipes
Potatoes are always a great side dish and they go with so many dishes! A few more of my favorites from blog are my recipe for copycat Cracker Barrel Cheesy Potatoes, Crispy Smashed Potatoes and a classic recipe for creamy mashed potatoes - YUM!!!
- Mashed Potatoes with Cauliflower - silky smooth, creamy mashed potatoes.
- Fluffy Pressure Cooker Baked Potatoes - this easy recipe makes tender potatoes every time.
- Roasted Radishes and Potatoes - you love how roasting radishes bring out the sweetness of this tasty vegetable.
- Rosemary Lemon Potatoes - roasting and caramelizing makes for tasty taters!
- Colcannon with Bacon - this traditional side dish is hearty and so delicious!
Serve with
- It would be delicious served with the Sausage Croissant Breakfast Casserole!
- This easy Frittata Recipe is perfect served with crispy potatoes.
- Huevos Rancheros Recipe - this easy recipe is perfect for breakfast, brunch or dinner.
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Easy Breakfast Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds yellow or red potatoes cleaned and diced
- 1 red bell pepper cleaned and diced
- ½ yellow onion peeled and diced
- 2 slices bacon thinly diced
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash the potatoes well and dice. Clean and diced the red bell pepper also, removing the seeds.
- Peel and dice the onion. Spread the vegetables out on a sheet pan
- Dice the bacon into small ½ inch bits and top the vegetables.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. With clean hands give everything a good mix.
- Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until crispy, stirring halfway thru.
Notes
- bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes
- bake at 375°F for 40-45 minutes
- bake at 400°F for 35-40 minutes
- bake at 450°F for 25-30 minutes
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Recipe backstory
When I was a kid we moved from our little house in town out to the country. When we did, Dad put in a garden - it was something he had always wanted to do, but we never had the space.
The first year Dad planted potatoes. Not knowing how much we'd need he planted a lot. That first year, we harvested nearly 500 pounds of potatoes!
Needless to say, we ate a lot of potatoes that year. Potato Soup, Potato Soup with Ham, fried potatoes, Baked Potatoes, Loaded Baked Potato Casserole you name it!
Safe to say Mom got pretty creative fixing potatoes!
I have several potato recipes on the blog so it seems only natural to share my recipe for Oven Roasted Breakfast Potatoes, wouldn't you agree?
I thought you'd agree! 😋
michele says
I love the tip on the ridges on the nordicware pan.. that is a sweet way to get the extra crispiness we LOVE!
Kathy says
I love potatoes any time and any way and I can see having these potatoes any time of the day. Love the bacon addition! Yum!!
debi at Life Currents says
These look delicious! And besides being a great breakfast side they would be good for dinner. Or in a taco!
Bowl Me Over says
Oh yes!! We've had them with dinner, I stuffed leftovers into egg muffins - these potatoes are so versatile!
Angela Paris says
I love breakfast potatoes! They are definitely a must have for brunch!
Thanks for the great recipe!
Bowl Me Over says
You're welcome!! Love these tasty taters, it's such a great side dish!!