Brunch Better with Simply Potatoes #SimplyPotatoes

 Do you like brunch? I know I do! I usually don't eat first thing right after I wake up, so it's usually late morning/early afternoon before my belly starts rumbling. I'm more inclined to use the stove later in the day to enjoy a hot meal instead of just grabbing a bowl of cereal or a bagel to satisfy my growling tummy. I'm a potato girl and could eat them for every meal, but with my arthritis, I don't always have the desire to fight through the pain of peeling and dicing them for my meals. Because of that, I have been a huge fan of Simply Potatoes® pre-washed, peeled, and diced potatoes for the past few years. Some of you may remember my yummy Maple Glazed Roasted Vegetables that I made with their sweet potatoes last fall.

Because they go from farm to fridge to fork, getting a hot serving of potatoes is as simple is opening up my fridge and pulling out a bag of Simply Potatoes, then popping them in the oven or heating them up in a skillet. No prep and no mess = one happy girl!

While I do use Simply Potatoes for dinner often, I do like to break them out on the weekends for brunch with the family. They are awesome in casseroles, but over the weekend I did something a little different and made us some Cheesy Breakfast Biscuit Cups.

These can be made in a standard 12 cavity muffin pan, but I like to use the extra big 6 cavity muffin pans with this recipe because you get a lot more filling to enjoy with each biscuit.

Yield: Serves 6Author: Theresa M

 

Cheesy Potato Breakfast Biscuit Cups

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 12 ounce package bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup milk + 1 tbsp milk, divided
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cups Simply Potatoes® Diced Potatoes
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1 can refrigerated flaky biscuits (8 biscuit can)
• 2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook bacon according to package directions. Drain and crumble.
2. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Combine flour, salt, and pepper; add to pan. Add 3/4 cup of milk and continuously stir for 2 minutes, or until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in bacon crumbles, then set aside.
3. In a separate skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and occasionally stir until potatoes are tender and have turned golden brown. 
4. While potatoes are cooking, whisk together the eggs, garlic salt, + 1 tbsp milk. Pour mixture over the golden potatoes and stir just until set. Remove from heat.
5. Press biscuit dough into the bottoms and up the sides of a muffin tin cavities. Place a heaping spoonful of the potato mixture onto the dough. Next, place a tsp of grated cheese over the potato layer, followed by 1 tsp of the bacon mixture. Top with 1 more tsp cheese shreds. Repeat until 8 small or 6 large muffin cavities are filled. 
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown. Remove from oven and serve immediately. 

*Recipe adapted from Southern Living

I did use the diced potatoes here, but you could mix this recipe up and use their shredded hash browns or sweet potatoes to keep things interesting. Switch up the filling to suit your fancy as well. Maybe add in some diced onion, peppers, or sausage. Any way you fill it, these biscuits are amazing!

You can find Simply Potatoes in the refrigerated section at your local grocers. Be sure to visit the Simply Potatoes website for more tasty recipes!

WIN IT!

One Lucky Theresa's Mixed Nuts Reader is going to win 3 Free Coupons for Simply Potatoes® + a Le Creuset Stoneware Rectangular Baking Dish (12.5 inch x 8.25 inch). This giveaway has a retail value of more than $50! The giveaway is open to residents of the U.S., 18+ and ends 3/22/18. Winner will have 24 hours to respond to winning email before a new winner is selected. 

How To Enter:

Visit Simply Potatoes, then leave me a comment below telling me your FAVORITE POTATO DISH from the website (**Don't copy off your neighbor**)

 - Be sure to include an email address with your comment so I can contact you if you are the winner, otherwise I will have to choose a new winner.      

WINNER HAS BEEN SELECTED! There were 209 valid entries before the close of the giveaway. I used a random number generator and #75 was selected (Athena). Thanks to everyone who participated and Congrats to Athena on the win!