Are you looking for a hearty and healthy breakfast option? One that can easily be used for meal prep? This Quick and Healthy Breakfast Hash is the meal for you!
What Makes This Hash So Good?
This skillet hash is both filling and healthy. It comes together quickly and is customizable, is perfect for meal prep, and counts as a clean eating meal.
Ingredients
- Red potatoes- you really can use any potato you want, but my recommendation is red. I love the flavor, texture, how well it holds together, and the beautiful color.
- Bell peppers
- Zucchini
- Asparagus
- Red onions
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Notes For Making The Breakfast Skillet Hash
- I like to par boil my potatoes. What I mean by that is I boil them in salted water for about 7-10 minutes until they are very slightly tender. You don't want them to be cooked all the way because they will finish cooking in the pan. I do this is so that the potatoes can cook at the same time as the other vegetables.
- If you put the potatoes in raw they take a lot longer to cook than the other veggies, so par boiling reduces the cooking time substantially. By doing this the meal becomes a very quick breakfast that's easy to make on a busy day.
- You can use any vegetables you choose in this hash, just make sure they are fairly uniformly cut so they will cook at the same time.
- Make sure not to overcook the vegetables in the hash. You want them to hold their shape and texture without being too mushy.
- If you choose to add meat into the hash, you won't need to add the oil. As the meat cooks it releases enough oil for the hash.
- This hash makes for great meal prep. It's easy to grab in the morning, throw it on a plate, and put it in the microwave, and you're ready to go.
Options For The Quick And Healthy Breakfast Hash
You have a ton of different vegetable options to put in this meal. There are plenty of different potatoes that work really well with this hash. Root vegetables in general are a great addition. You could also throw in some squash, pumpkins, or asparagus. If you want to add meat you could definitely throw in any type of breakfast meat like ham, sausage, or bacon. One thing I would not recommend adding to this is tomatoes unless you are adding them at the very end after everything has been cooked.
Meal Prep
We are all looking for simple meal-prep ideas. This hash makes a perfect vegetarian breakfast meal prep. There are two different options when it comes to meal prep on this.
The first option is to cook the hash entirely ahead of time, and then reheat it. The second option for this meal is to parboil all your potatoes as recommended, cut up your vegetables, and then on the day that you make the hash all you have to do is cook it, which should take about 10 minutes.
Cooking Suggestions For The Breakfast Hash
I love to use cast iron for my pan when I cook this breakfast hash. I love it because it holds heat well and also distributes that heat evenly across the pan, giving the vegetables that perfect sear. Again, make sure not to overcook your vegetables, I mentioned this earlier but you don't want the hash to be so mushy, so just be careful of that.
You don't. If you decide not to, add the potatoes in first and let them cook at least 10 minutes before adding in the rest of the veggies.
Simple. Add them in first, cooking them for a bit, this will start to render the fat. Then, add in the remaining and cook as shown above.
I love to throw it in the microwave. All the veggies hold up really well and taste so good reheated.
I don't recommend it. I find the veggies get too mushy when they are reheated.
Other Breakfast Recipes
- Farro breakfast with eggs and roasted vegetables
- Cream cheese stuffed french toast
- Baked breakfast peaches
- Strawberries and cream porridge
- Homemade instapot yogurt
- Whole wheat waffles
- Healthy Carrot Cake Pancakes
Quick and Easy Breakfast Hash
Equipment
- 10-inch skillet
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped red potatoes I used baby potatoes cut in half
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cups vegetables I used bell peppers, onions, asparagus, zucchini, and mushrooms. Choose what you like
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring 6 cups water and 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly tender.
- Drain potatoes and set aside to cool. This can also be done the night before and stored in the fridge.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in your skillet. Once it is hot, add in your potatoes and veggies. Sprinnkle with salt and pepper.
- Cook, turning once or twice until the veggies are browned. Add in mince garlic and cook another minute.
- You can top with cheese if you like.
- This is delicious eaten right away, but also really good used as meal prep. Simply reheat in the microwave.
- Now, sit back and enjoy. You deserve it!
Notes
- I like to par boil my potatoes. What I mean by that is I boil them in salted water for about 7-10 minutes until they are very slightly tender. You don't want them to be cooked all the way because they will finish cooking in the pan. I do this is so that the potatoes can cook at the same time as the other vegetables.
- If you put the potatoes in raw they take a lot longer to cook than the other veggies, so par boiling reduces the cooking time substantially. By doing this the meal becomes a very quick breakfast that's easy to make on a busy day.
- You can use any vegetables you choose in this hash, just make sure they are fairly uniformly cut so they will cook at the same time.
- Make sure not to overcook the vegetables in the hash. You want them to hold their shape and texture without being too mushy.
- If you choose to add meat into the hash, you won't need to add the oil. As the meat cooks it releases enough oil for the hash.
- This hash makes for great meal prep. It's easy to grab in the morning, throw it on a plate, and put it in the microwave, and you're ready to go.