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What to Make With Eggs and Potatoes: 3 Fast Weeknight Dinners

Eggs and potatoes stretch breakfast into dinner without anyone calling it a compromise. Crisp the potatoes first. The eggs only need a minute at the end, and they toughen if they wait around. One card is a 15-minute scramble, one is eggs set on top of a hash, and one is a sheet pan. All of them are dinner. Got more in the fridge? Snap a photo and we'll pick dinner for you. Free.

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Quick picks: 3 dinners with eggs and potatoes in 30 minutes or less

Fastest option: a 15-minute dinner

15 min

Potato and egg scramble

Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Leftover or parcooked potatoes get hot and crisp, then eggs scramble in the same skillet.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked potatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp butter

Steps

  1. Dice the potatoes and fry them in butter until the edges are brown and the centers are hot.
  2. Beat the eggs with the salt.
  3. Pour the eggs over the potatoes and stir slowly so they set in soft curds, not a rubber sheet.
  4. Pull the skillet off the heat while the eggs still look a little wet. They finish as you plate them.

Keeps: Best tonight. Scrambled eggs don't love the fridge.

One-pan or sheet-pan option

30 min

Sheet-pan potatoes and eggs

Total time, start to plate · One sheet pan · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Potato coins roast until brown, then eggs bake in gaps on the same pan.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss potato coins with oil and salt.
  2. Roast 18 minutes, until the coins are brown at the edges and tender.
  3. Make four small gaps and crack an egg into each.
  4. Bake until the whites set, about 6 minutes. The yolks will still be soft.
  5. Salt the eggs. The potatoes already took the first pinch.

Keeps: Potatoes keep 3 days. The baked eggs are best the night you make them.

The other dinner

25 min

Eggs set on potato hash

Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Raw potatoes cook covered, then eggs set on top under a lid. The yolks can stay soft.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Steps

  1. Slice the potatoes thin. Salt them.
  2. Fry the onion, then the potatoes, in oil. Cover the skillet so the potatoes steam tender, about 10 minutes.
  3. Uncover and let the bottom brown.
  4. Crack the eggs on top, cover again, and cook until the whites set. Leave the yolks soft if you like them that way.
  5. Scoop so each plate gets potato and egg.

Keeps: The potatoes keep 3 days. Fry fresh eggs when you eat the leftovers.

Make it with leftovers

Leftover roasted or boiled potatoes are the reason the scramble is fast. Dice them and fry until hot. Raw potatoes need the hash or the sheet pan, where they get enough time to cook through. Leftover scrambled eggs do not reheat into a nice dinner. Cook the eggs fresh.

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Pantry staples you'll need

  • Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Butter

No potatoes: toast or leftover rice can take the scramble. No eggs: the potato hash is still a side, but it is not this dinner. See chicken and potatoes if you need a different protein.

When there is nothing in the fridge

Picky-eater and healthy tweaks

Salt and potato and egg is as plain as dinner gets. Skip pepper. The scramble is the soft texture. The sheet pan is the crisp one if a child likes crunchy edges.

One skillet of vegetables plus eggs is plenty. You don't need cheese for it to count as dinner. Leave the potato skin on.

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Questions

What can I make with eggs and potatoes in 20 minutes?

Potato and egg scramble takes 15 minutes, start to plate. Leftover or parcooked potatoes get hot and crisp, then eggs scramble in the same skillet.

What's the easiest dinner with eggs and potatoes?

Potato and egg scramble is the low-fuss one: one skillet, 15 minutes. Leftover or parcooked potatoes get hot and crisp, then eggs scramble in the same skillet.

Can I make this with leftover or cooked eggs?

Leftover roasted or boiled potatoes are the reason the scramble is fast. Dice them and fry until hot. Raw potatoes need the hash or the sheet pan, where they get enough time to cook through. Leftover scrambled eggs do not reheat into a nice dinner. Cook the eggs fresh.

What else can I add to eggs and potatoes for a full meal?

The cards already use cooked potatoes, eggs, salt. A piece of fruit or a handful of frozen vegetables is enough if you want more on the plate. Don't make a second shopping trip.

Is eggs and potatoes a healthy dinner?

One skillet of vegetables plus eggs is plenty. You don't need cheese for it to count as dinner. Leave the potato skin on.

How do I make eggs and potatoes kid-friendly?

Salt and potato and egg is as plain as dinner gets. Skip pepper. The scramble is the soft texture. The sheet pan is the crisp one if a child likes crunchy edges.

Can I make eggs and potatoes in one pan or a sheet pan?

Sheet-pan potatoes and eggs uses one sheet pan and takes 30 minutes. Potato coins roast until brown, then eggs bake in gaps on the same pan.

What if I don't have potatoes?

No potatoes: toast or leftover rice can take the scramble. No eggs: the potato hash is still a side, but it is not this dinner. See chicken and potatoes if you need a different protein.