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    Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes with bacon

    Published: Aug 9, 2020 · Modified: Aug 9, 2020 by Sally · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    These cast iron skillet potatoes with bacon are great for any meal - breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

    Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes with bacon

    Serve them up with eggs and toast, with Sunday pot roast, or your favorite meatloaf.

    Some more side dishes that are great for every day or holidays include my Carrot Raisin Salad, my Mediterranean Cucumber Salad, and my Sauteed Broccoli with Red Pepper.

    The added bacon takes these potatoes over the top, in my opinion. Plus, it's so easy (and flavorful) to cook them in the residual bacon fat after cooking up the bacon.

    Simple and quick to make, and your whole family will gobble them down!

    These cast iron skillet potatoes are over-the-top flavorful, especially with the added bacon! So easy and quick if you follow the steps. Great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

    My kids absolutely gobbled these down. Even picky eaters will love these and ask for more!

    The trick to these potatoes is to heat the heavy skillet really good before adding the potatoes.

    You don't want them to stick, and many times that's just what happens. This is due to excess moisture along with a pan that's not hot enough and not enough oil.

    Because you will be leaving the skin on the potatoes, it's preferable to have a thin-skinned variety such as Yukon Gold or a red-skinned variety. Baking potatoes are not the best for this recipe.

    I have created this recipe to make it super easy using only one pan, yet super flavorful and delicious!

    I hope you and your family love these bacon skillet potatoes!

    Potatoes and Rosemary for skillet potatoes

    What You'll Need:

    • 4 slices lean bacon
    • 6 medium potatoes, any thin-skinned variety, yellow or red
    • 2 Tablespoons fresh rosemary, or 2 teaspoons dry
    • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic (about 2 large cloves)
    • ½ teaspoon salt, more to taste
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
    Potatoes chopped cooking in pan

    How to Make Them

    Cook bacon. Meanwhile, cut potatoes and mix in a large bowl with rosemary, garlic, salt, black pepper, and parsley.

    Once bacon is done and crispy, remove to a plate to cool.

    With remaining bacon fat in the pan (approximately ¼ cup), turn heat to medium. Make sure to watch the pan, as it can get smoky.

    Once it's good and hot, you will carefully add the seasoned potatoes.

    The pan will likely spit and hiss (or otherwise have a "hissy fit"), so stay back while adding the potatoes. It will settle down pretty quickly.

    Once the hissy fit subsides, you can stir the potatoes around with a spatula to evenly coat them with the bacon fat.

    Cook potatoes for 10 minutes while oven is heating up, stirring often. Crumble the bacon and add to the potatoes, stirring in. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until desired brownness.

    Potatoes in cast iron pan

    Tips

    It's very important to get the pan nice and hot before adding the potatoes.

    But watch out, as the bacon fat will start to smoke if you preheat for too long. Get your stove top fan going so you don't set off your smoke alarm.

    Also, be cautious when adding the seasoned, oiled potatoes, as it will tend to spatter quite a bit at first. However, it's crucial to heat the pan up so the potatoes don't stick.

    Don't skimp on the oil, as your potatoes will be more prone to sticking if you don't leave enough bacon fat in the pan. One-fourth cup or 4 tablespoons should be enough.

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    Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes with bacon

    Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes with bacon

    These cast iron skillet potatoes with bacon are great for any meal - breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
    4.50 from 2 votes
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    Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, Southern
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 233kcal
    Author: Sally

    Ingredients

    • 4 slices bacon lean, cooked and crumbled
    • ¼ cup bacon fat reserved from cooking of bacon
    • 6 medium potatoes yellow or red, chopped in ¾-inch pieces
    • 2 tablespoon rosemary fresh, or 2 teaspoons dry rosemary
    • 1 tablespoon garlic minced (about 2 large cloves)
    • ½ teaspoon salt more to taste
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • ¼ cup parsley fresh, chopped
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    Instructions

    • Cook bacon.
    • Meanwhile, cut potatoes and mix in a large bowl with rosemary, garlic, salt, black pepper, and parsley.
    • Once bacon is done and crispy, remove to a plate to cool.
    • With remaining bacon fat in the pan (approximately ¼ cup), turn heat to medium. Make sure to watch the pan, as it can get smoky.
    • Once it's good and hot, you will carefully add the seasoned potatoes.
    • The pan will likely spit and hiss (or otherwise have a "hissy fit"), so stay back while adding the potatoes. It will settle down pretty quickly.
    • Once the hissy fit subsides, you can stir the potatoes around with a spatula to evenly coat them with the bacon fat.
    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Cook potatoes for 10 minutes while oven is heating up, stirring often. Crumble the bacon and add to the potatoes, stirring in.
    • Bake for 15-20 minutes or until desired brownness.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 461mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 347IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Patty Habs says

      August 05, 2024 at 10:58 pm

      4 stars
      Made these twice and the only reason I made it 4 stars is for modified cook.
      1st go: I did everything as published. My garlic and rosemary ended up burnt from the cast iron. I trust Sally knows what she’s doing, so it may have just been me.
      2nd go: I microwaved the potatoes for 3 minutes, then seared the potatoes and fat (I also added diced onion) in my cast iron. About 3/4 of the way through where I wanted my potatoes I tossed in the rosemary and garlic. My final product was out of the skillet. THAT was big time baller!

      Reply
      • Sally says

        August 06, 2024 at 11:56 pm

        Thank you so much for your feedback, Patty! I will look into this issue you had and consider adding better instructions and/or altering the recipe to make it better.

        Reply
    2. lynn says

      August 09, 2020 at 10:59 pm

      cant wait to try i love potatoes thanks for recipe

      Reply
      • Sally says

        August 09, 2020 at 11:28 pm

        Thanks Lynn! Hope you enjoy them! Let me know!

        Reply
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    I'm Sally, and I love great food! Whole foods, specifically, and savory, yummy eats! I love using spices and trying new combinations - in fact, I consider it an art form, as I smell and taste my way through each dish.

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