Home Fries & Eggs Stove-top Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 -4 medium russet potatoes
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 lb bacon (or sausage)
• 1/2-1 small onion, peeled and sliced thin
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (or cheese or your choice)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 start out by microwaving your potatoes as you would for baked potatoes. if you have leftover baked potatoes, you can just use those.
• 2 once potatoes are cool enough to touch, cut into large cubes (if you prefer them without the skin, peel first) and set aside.
• 3 fry bacon (or sausage) over medium heat in a 12 inch non-stick pan. remove and set aside on a paper towel to drain. when cool enough, crumble into pieces.
• 4 remove grease from pan and discard, but leave a tbs or so of the bacon grease. (if using sausage, remove all grease and add a bit of butter or spray with butter flavor pam).
• 5 add cubed potatoes and salt/pepper to taste and cook over medium for a few minutes until undersides are brown. flip over, stir in slices onions and smash mixture down a bit with a potato masher or the back of a spoon, so it fills the bottom of the pan.
• 6 with a spoon, make 4 "holes" in the potatoes, evenly spaced, about 2.5 inches in diameter. if the potatoes are sticking at all or if the pan looks too dry, add a bit of butter to each hole, or a spray of pam.
• 7 crack and drop an egg into each hole and cover pan. you may need to lower the heat a little depending on your stove. cook covered until the egg whites are mostly set.
• 8 remove lid and sprinkle egg whites with crumbled bacon and then with the cheese.
• 9 replace cover and cook on low until cheese is melted and eggs are set. i sometimes throw a splash of water at the side of the pan to created steam right before i recover the pan and turn it to low.
• 10 if it seems as if the underside of the "casserole" is getting overdone, i remove the pan from the heat and leave the lid on for a few minutes, so the top will continue to cook.