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The Best Easy Home Fries

These super delicious, soft inside, crispy outside easy home fries will be your favorite easy breakfast from now on. The buttery potatoes are the perfect base for bacon, and sunny side up eggs! Soft Yukon gold potatoes + butter, onions, garlic, and paprika = an easy, fast, and most importantly yummy breakfast!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 - 5 yukon gold potatoes diced into bite sized pieces
  • 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • medium onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
  • pinch of red pepper
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Melt 3 Tbsps. butter in a large pan over medium - high heat. Add potatoes, red pepper, garlic powder, paprika, salt & pepper. Cook 5 - 7 minutes, until the potatoes are browned on one side.
  • Move potatoes to the side of the pan, add onions, and 1 Tbsp of butter to the middle of the pan. Cook another three minutes stirring the onions frequently, and leaving the potatoes undisturbed.
  • Stir everything together, lower heat. Cook covered for 5 minutes on low - medium heat.
  • Add 2 Tbsps. butter, stir to coat potatoes and onions. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 10 - 12 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
  • Serve with eggs and bacon for the perfect easy breakfast!
Keyword breakfast potatoes, diner home fries, easy breakfast, home fries, potatoes