Breakfast Potatoes

These breakfast potatoes are so good, they’ll take the spotlight off bacon.

(This is especially great for big holiday breakfasts.)

Learn how to make breakfast potatoes, and then plan the rest of your big Southern breakfast around them.

Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes in a bowl to serve

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Steaming the potatoes, on the other hand, will help you get perfect breakfast potatoes every time.

Then, store the chopped potatoes until you’re ready to cook the full dish.

And of course a little squirt of ketchup on the side.

Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes ingredients

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(Hot sauce is always welcome, too.)

If you have an air fryer, that’s a great option, too.

Just be careful to not overcook and burn them.

Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes on a plate to serve with sausage and a sunny side up egg

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Cover with plastic wrap; pierce once to vent.

Microwave on High until almost tender, 6 to 7 minutes.

Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes after microwaving the potatoes

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Unwrap and cool slightly, about 15 minutes (or microwave a day ahead).

Cut potatoes into 1/2- to 3/4-inch cubes (potatoes will be sticky-starchy).

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high.

Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes letting the potatoes cool after microwaving

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Stir in scallions; cook 2 minutes.

Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes cutting the potatoes into cubes

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Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes cooking the potatoes in the pan

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Southern Living Breakfast Potatoes stirring the scallions into the potatoes in the pan

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