Bacon-Fried Breakfast Potatoes

Everything is better with bacon! A good down-South breakfast side dish. Don’t eat these potatoes everyday for breakfast or you will have a short life! I make these for my family on special occasions like a birthday brunch–and you have to use a cast iron skillet to get these perfect.

Step: 1

Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and then slice into 1/8-inch half moons. Place slices in a bowl of ice water to prevent them from browning while you cook the bacon.

Step: 2

Cook bacon in a cast iron skillet over medium-low heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle. Reserve bacon grease in the skillet.

Step: 3

Drain potatoes and pat dry with a paper towel. Sprinkle with Cajun seasoning and garlic powder and toss to coat.

Step: 4

Add potatoes to the bacon grease and cook over medium-low hear, stirring occasionally to make sure they aren’t burning, until nicely browned with crispy edges and soft insides, 30 to 35 minutes. Cover the pan as needed to speed up the process.

Step: 5

Remove potatoes from the pan. Drizzle with ranch dressing and garnish with bacon crumbles.

Per Serving: 473 calories; protein 7.6g; carbohydrates 50.5g; fat 26.9g; cholesterol 26.6mg; sodium 934.4mg.

The most obvious way to choose a side dish is to caught at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and pick something different. If you’re cooking pasta, go for a simple healthy dish . Making steak? Go for more light. If you’re making stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to adjust with make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can make to cooking process . You don’t want to push more often your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be rounding four pans on the stovetop . But sometimes you can make a dish do double-duty .