Cottage Breakfast

(4 servings)

  • 4 medium potatoes or 4 cups thawed frozen hash browns
  • 4 strips bacon - chopped
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pepper - to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 cup small cubes of cooked ham
  • 2 medium tomatoes - peeled
  • 1 Tablespoon chives - chopped
Boil unpeeled potatoes for 30 minutes. Rinse under cold water. Peel. Set aside to cool.

Cut tomatoes into wedges. Cook bacon in a large frying pan until transparent. Add potatoes; cook until lightly browned.

Meanwhile, beat eggs with milk salt and pepper. Stir in cubed ham.

Add tomatoes to egg mixture. Pour over potatoes in frying pan. Cook until eggs are set. Sprinkle with chives and paprika. Serve at once.


The word 'cottage' here refers to a cozy house in the woods where a warm, filling breakfast is the best part of the entire day. This breakfast fry-up is perfect for that.


Mr Breakfast would like to thank wcat_1 for this recipe.

Recipe number 812. Submitted 3/27/2003.