Dinner ready in 20 minutes! Enjoy this hearty egg scramble made with potato and bacon – a delightful meal.
Potato, Bacon and Egg Scramble
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 5 slices bacon
- 1 lb small red potatoes (6 or 7), cubed
- 6 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp and brown. Remove from skillet; drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat 1 inch water to boiling. Add potatoes. Cover; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook covered 6 to 8 minutes or until potatoes are tender; drain. In medium bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper with fork or wire whisk until well mixed; set aside.
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Step3In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook potatoes in butter 3 to 5 minutes, turning potatoes occasionally, until light brown. Stir in onions. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
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Step4Pour egg mixture into skillet. As mixture begins to set at bottom and side, gently lift cooked portions with metal spatula so that thin, uncooked portion can flow to bottom. Avoid constant stirring. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until eggs are thickened throughout but still moist. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
Nutrition
260
Calories
15g
Total Fat
13g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 275mg
- 92%
- Sodium
- 420mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 670mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 13g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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