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Breakfast Potatoes
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Servings
Servings:
Six
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Breakfast Potatoes

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Description

Start the morning right with our recipe for delicious breakfast potatoes. Don't forget some eggs with that!

Ingredients

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds russet potatoes
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons oil, such as canola, sunflower or olive 1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
½ red pepper, diced
½ green pepper, diced

Directions

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F. Soak potatoes in cold water for 10 minutes to loosen soil. Use a vegetable brush to clean the potatoes, then peel if desired. Dice potatoes into ½-to-1-inch pieces. Add butter, oil and spices to a bowl. Add potatoes to bowl. Stir to coat potatoes with mixture. Place coated potatoes on a sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes at 400 F. While potatoes are in the oven, heat oil in a pan. Add peppers to pan, sautéing until soft. Combine with potatoes.

Optional additions include sauteed onions, shredded cheese, chives, rosemary or thyme.

Dietary and Nutrition

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Potato skins are rich in potassium and fiber. Try different types of potatoes and various preparation methods. 

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Field to Fork Potatoes! (FN1795, Reviewed February 2025)

More than 5,000 varieties of potatoes are grown throughout the world. The average person in the U.S. eats 124 pounds of potatoes every year. Potatoes can be used in a wide variety of recipes.

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The food icon, MyPlate, at www.Choose.MyPlate.gov has many suggestions to help you meet the current recommendations for vegetables.

This recipe was analyzed for nutrition using Food Processor SQL Nutrition and Fitness Software and tested in the kitchen.