Skillet Eggs with Potatoes and Mushrooms
A lazy weekend morning; no rush to go out, no big plans, no get together with friends, just looking forward to having a fabulous time at home, be together. That is what it was like the last weekend.
We are not a privileged bunch who get to relax over the weekends. There are the extra curricular activities to have to rush to with the kids, grab a quick lunch, finish our chores which we cannot do over the weekdays, sometimes meet friends in the evening or we have other places to go; the weekend is just gone by too fast and the Monday morning blues are already breathing down out neck from the Sunday afternoons. Last weekend was different. It feels awesome sometimes to have no plans, no one to meet, and if possible nothing to do. We even forced ourselves to keep aside the pending work and forget about it; instead we curled up all together and woke up later than usual. We were too lazy to go out to eat and settled for this easy but delicious Skillet Eggs.
During the first years of our marriage I remember one time when we were going to have a lot of overnight guests. I was no expert in the kitchen, and did even worse with others looking over my shoulder to see what I was doing. This entire situation of having to make a big brunch for a house full of people, attend to them and also be ready by 10 in the morning to spend the day outside made me desperately whine to my dear friend M. (Here where I am right now, I have all my sympathy for the 21 year old, don’t you? 😉 ) She had suggested the eggs and vegetables in a pan; no cooking the individual eggs, no hash browns and sides in the oven, just throw everything in the pan and top it with numerous eggs and the breakfast/brunch is ready for all. It all went really well.
So my friends, this is an evolution from her recipe.
Skillet Eggs with Potatoes and Mushrooms
Ingredients:
- 4 Medium Sized Potatoes
- 1 Cup Cremini/Button Mushrooms, Diced into 4 each
- 1/2 Cup Sausages – any kind, casings removed and crumbled (I have used Italian Chicken Sausages) – Optional
- 1 Large Onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 Vine Ripe Tomato, diced
- 2 Green Hot Peppers, sliced thin
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Salt and freshly ground Pepper
- 5 Large Eggs
- Few Sprigs of Thyme
Preparation:Heat a 12 inch Iron Skillet. Add 1 tablespoon oil and the potatoes and cook while tossing till the oil coats the potatoes. Cover and cook till the potatoes are still very firm but fork tender. Increase the heat, sprinkle some salt and pepper and cook them till golden and crispy. Remove from heat and set aside.
Coat the same skillet with oil. Add the mushrooms and cook till all the water is evaporated and the mushrooms slightly brown. Sprinkle some salt when just about done. Remove from heat in a bowl and set aside.
In the same skillet add 1 Tablespoon Oil. Add the sausages, crumble/break with the back of the spoon and cook over moderate heat, until completely cooked through and lightly browned. Add the onion, hot pepper and tomato and cook, stirring, until onions and tomatoes are softened.
Return all the other cooked ingredients to the pan, sprinkle some thyme and toss to combine. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of oil on them; spread them around so they cover the base of the pan completely in a single layer. Crack the eggs on the spread. Cover and cook on the stove top till the egg whites are just set but the yolks are still runny.
Alternative way/Oven Method: After placing the eggs on the mix, put the skillet in a preheated oven (at about 375 Degree F) and bake till the eggs are set.
Sprinkle more pepper and serve right away with toast. We use some hot sauce on ours 😉
Meeta is calling for Brunch Recipes for her Mingle this month. I dreamed to do a lot a for this; a mushroom quiche, a pear tart, some lovely lovely crepes or some sugar dusted cinnamon rolls…well guess what? Did not get to do any of those. This Saturday we had the eggs and a whole lot of good time as a family. My Skillet Eggs are going to the Mingle.
A lovely relaxed weekend morning, a lot of cuddling with the kids, gorgeous sunshine and warmth, some sunny yellow eggs and vegetables that made a hearty full brunch and a lot of laughter… can’t be more blessed.
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Looks delicious dear. Loved the color so good. Thanks for shating the recipe.
A hearty meal with beautiful colours.
I always loved eggs, mushroom and potatoes and these days am loving quick recipes the most …what else can I ask for Soma? Delicious and the colour of the dish is so bright…doesnot take time to cheer everything up.
so colouful… and your last paragraph is beautiful… 🙂
Soma,
I absolutely support you about this matter, if somebody looks at what I’m doing, I also create the worst thing :(.
The preparation looks absolutely yummy, definitely trying this out for this weekend. Great entry for the event :).
Yes, Soma get away from the scheduled life with a brunch like that is a fantastic idea.
The bulls eye with toasted bread reminds me of my hostel days. Was a regular Sunday breakfast which my friend adored.
It is lunch time for me here and that combination is just killing me 🙂 Gorgeous pictures.
That was such a pleasant post Soma..it exuded some warmth..I love all that yellow in the scene..eggs,onjucee..yumm..I think I should try this out,we are brunch people..;)..for a breakfast the calorie is bit on the higher side I guess,but for bruch perfect..:)
That looks brilliant! So appealing and some of my favourite ingredients all thrown together too. Perfect Sunday morning food.
I made egg dish too for brunch the skillet with poatato and egg make me hungry!
A delightful dish! Comforting and really tasty!
Cheers,
Rosa
Aren’t those lazy weekends the best! This really looks perfect, delicious, wonderful, and filling! Great job with the presentation and everything 🙂
It’s my breakfast time here…and I m drooling on ur pics. 🙂
Your final paragraph warmed my heart. 🙂
Amen! 🙂
I like the idea of adding the onions mid way … I’d have thrown everything together … wouldn’t have worked this beautifully I guess. 🙂
Ek tukro crispy bread yolk ta te dubiye dite icche korche Soma. 🙂
Sounds like you had fun … good for you. 🙂
what a inviting and yummy platter.
Its just superb!!!!!!
oh yeah! this looks yum! a perfect breakfast – hec i’d take this anytime of the day. lovely pictures too!
lovely post
I can imagine dipping into that soft egg yolk with my bread and enjoying this wholsome breakfast.
that would be an ideal meal any time of the day for me 🙂
Perfect weekend breakie! Looks totally satisfying and delicious.
U reminded me of the time when that use to be one of our fav. breakfast for weekends…..no more, DD doesn’t like eggs at all……your’s look so tempting,i feel like eating it right now…
Lovely idea, will do next time when friends stay over
A perfect weekend breakfast!
what a wonderful recipie….I was in Holland last year, and I remember eating something similar in a road-side open restturant…but this is much more ingrediant, much more healthier n looks much more beautiful !
wonderful brunch idea and great post..loved reading it..I missed your feedback on my blog for long time now 🙂
Wonderful breakfast recipe!! I love eggs and that dish looks fantastic.
It sounds like a very nice breakfast… we often go for some kind of eggs on weekend mornings… with feta or on the top of leftover potatoes, fried on butter with onion and what ever we can find 😉
oooo the oozy yolk looks amazing!
Sometimes I too love those simple and nothing to do weekends….it’s bit relaxing at times…love that innovation recipe….looks yum….
love those lazy weekend mornings…these eggs look so delicious. what a lovely post. just perfect.
I wish my weekends could be lazier than they usually are, but I do get at least one big breakfast in each weekend. This looks perfect, and I love that it’s all made in one pan.
Yum … I just love eggs prepare this way 🙂
not only for breakfast 😉
Looks very delicious 🙂
What a simple but inspired idea! I love it and have to give it a try.
Soma, I made this for bfast yday and my family loved it. I didnt have mushrooms, so substituted that with green peppers.
It came out very good. Thanks for the recipe.
Hi, tomar website ta amar khub favorite 🙂 eita ami last sunday baniyechilam … bread and juice diye khub valo legeche. ar tomar No-knead bread ta dekhei kal baniye felechi…I will post that soon. You are a great cook !! 🙂
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Girl!!!! Now you make me want to have that!
Yes, you must come and visit!
Oh WOW! My husband will go crazy for this, so guess what I plan to serve for breakfast/brunch this weekend… 🙂 Gorgeous!
O this looks soooo delicious and in fact perfect for our late brunch coming sunday! We have been thinking about doing an egg dish and this sounds just like the thing to make! Delicious!
That sounds every bit as nice as it looks !
Those types of weekends are my favorite ones, but unfortunately I haven’t had one of those in a while! It’s such a great feeling when you know there is nothing to rush for. Your post just made me want to cook this now, but I don’t have all the ingredients. I will try it one morning and let you know the result.
Wow. This looks absolutely amazing. Breakfast is where I seem to struggle, always making the same things so I am constantly looking for new recipes to try. I love this idea, all of those tasty things and all cooked in the same skillet. It sounds like the perfect breakfast to me. Thank you for sharing!
I love this.. and gonna make now.. for breakfast!!!! 🙂
– Siri
Me and My man Loved this…Thanks a lot!!
Thank you!
Tried this today – added fresh rosemary and also some leftover stuffing……..it was fabulous!
So happy that you got to try this and liked it too!