Sausage Breakfast Skillet

This simple one-skillet Sausage Breakfast Skillet recipe combines potatoes, corn, and queso fresco with a kick of salsa verde.

If you love chorizo as we do, try our Chorizo Breakfast Burritos, too!

Cast Iron Breakfast Skillet

This warm and savory breakfast hash in a cast iron dish will leave you ready to conquer whatever comes your way.

Whether you are a morning person or prefer the mid-day brunch using the cast iron skillet is a great way to make this dish with minimal cleanup later.

For this recipe, we use a ground breakfast sausage, which comes prepackaged in one-pound chubs at your local grocer.

To personalize, add your own flavor flare by introducing sage-flavored or chorizo sausages.

Once you get the olive oil heated in a few short steps, you will have sausage, potatoes, salsa, corn and cheesy breakfast goodness!

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped white onion
• 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
• 2 cups new potatoes cooked, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 1/4 cups salsa verde
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup crumbled queso fresco cheese

Recipe Tips

• Thoroughly pre-heat the cast iron skillet over medium-high heat on your cooktop.
• To get the perfect golden brown crispy potatoes let them cook and resist stirring too often.
• Don’t have any crumbled queso fresco cheese? Substitute in your favorite cheese you have on hand.

How to make a breakfast skillet

Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet.

Add diced onion and sauté for about 5 minutes.

Then add the sausage, breaking into crumbles with the back of a spoon and turning frequently until browned on all sides.

Add potatoes, salsa and corn. Stir and cook 8-10 minutes or until heated through.

Gently stir in cilantro and sprinkle with cheese.

Serve immediately.

What is a skillet breakfast?

A skillet breakfast is a hearty and simple meal in one dish, a skillet, and is often has potatoes, sausage, bacon, onion, and topped with cheese.

Skillet breakfasts can come in one or larger servings, depending on the skillet size.

Breakfast skillets with sausage

Breakfast skillets are known by a variety of names: cowboy breakfast, potato hash, and even a regional name, Mess.

This recipe features breakfast sausage, but there’s no need to limit your pork products to just sausage.

You can also use chorizo in this dish for a fun international twist.

Bacon makes a flavorful addition to any cast iron skillet.

Can you cook sausage in a cast iron skillet?

Yes! We love cooking sausage in a cast iron skillet.

This recipe features the sausage in the same cast iron skillet as all our other ingredients.

A key to a successful sausage is ensuring the skillet is warm before adding the olive oil. Mix in the chopped onion, sauté, and finally add the sausage.

Make sure to break the sausage into small crumbles using a spoon or spatula as the meat browns.

Can I make a breakfast skillet without baking it?

Breakfast skills do not need to be placed into the oven to bake.

This simple recipe uses cooktop heat instead of placing the skillet in the oven.

Ingredients are in a food-safe order and thoroughly cooked in the skillet. Keeping the total recipe time to approximately 30 minutes.

Can I make this breakfast skillet ahead of time?

Traditionally a breakfast casserole is an excellent make-ahead recipe. This breakfast skillet comes together step by step at the time of cooking.

To prepare ingredients the night before, brown the sausage and then store in a refrigerated air-tight container until making the skillet.

You will still need to heat the skillet to sauté the onions and then pour the precooked sausage.

Breakfast skillet ideas

A popular add-on to this recipe is eggs. Fried, scrambled, or over-easy eggs add protein to this meal.

If you want to add spice to the recipe toss in diced jalapenos or bell peppers.

We suggest experimenting with a variety of cheeses that you may have on hand or love.

Hosting a brunch and looking for more add-on ideas? Serve up pancakes, toast, or biscuits to accompany the skillet.

Keep the skillet the centerpiece of your brunch by placing hot pads on the table and laying the warm skillet on top. Surround with baked side items and allow guests to dish out their serving.

You can also try this Sausage and Zucchini Breakfast Skillet.