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Papas con Huevo

Papas con huevo is an easy and delicious Mexican breakfast recipe consisting of diced potatoes and scrambled eggs.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword mexican potatoes and eggs, papas con huevo
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 311 kcal
Author Carissa

Ingredients

  • 4 gold potatoes diced
  • 5 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 1 jalapeño chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • 3 tbs olive oil

Instructions

  1. Heat up 2 tbs of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes while stirring frequently.

  2. Next add the onion, jalapeño, salt, pepper and garlic powder to the skillet. Let cook for about 5 minutes while stirring frequently.

  3. Then move the potatoes to the side. Add the remaining 1 tbs of olive oil to the empty side of the skillet.

  4. Add the beaten eggs and stir until cooked through. Then mix with the potatoes and remove the skillet from the heat.

  5. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Make sure to dice the potatoes into very small cubes so that they’ll cook quickly.