I will always be a strong advocate for breakfast for dinner because it’s fun. And who doesn’t want to eat fun food—it’s the best. I tried to think to myself why it’s a bit of a thrill; maybe it’s that we all feel like we’re doing something we shouldn’t? That’s the fun of being adult, WE DO WHAT WE WANT!
While these tacos aren’t exactly candy cereal for dinner, they’re still a pretty good time. For this post, I teamed up McCormick Gourmet to create a dish that’s perfect for dinz time.
This recipe starts with a small hash being made. Bacon, potato diced all small-like, shallots and McCormick Gourmet’s Chipotle Red Pepper Flakes. It gives this whole dish some really nice depth of flavor and heat.
After that, I fried up a couple eggs, loaded up the tortillas and that’s it! It couldn’t be simpler. I think this is all about the toppings. I like adding cotija or queso blanco, avocado, radishes, hot sauce and cilantro leaves. You’ll have extra accoutrements after this recipe, sooooo the next night should be nachos!
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Ingredients
- 3 pieces of bacon
- 1 red potato diced
- 1 shallot minced
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon McCormick Gourmet Chipotle Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 4 large eggs for frying
- Tortillas
- 1 ounce cotija cheese or queso blanco crumbled, as topping
- ½ avocado sliced, as topping
- 1 radish thinly sliced, as topping
- Hot sauce as topping
- Cilantro leaves as topping
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, set over medium heat, lay the pieces of bacon side by side. Cook on each side for about 3 to 5 minutes, and then flip when the bacon is golden brown. Remove and transfer to a bed of paper towels to drain. When cool enough to handle, dice up the bacon.
- Turn the heat down to medium low and then add the diced potatoes. Cook, stirring regularly, until mostly tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in the shallot, salt and chipotle red pepper flakes. Cook for an additional minute or two. Lastly mix in the garlic clove and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more, until the potato is tender. Lastly, mix in the diced bacon. Cover the pan and set aside while you fry up the eggs.
- In a small skillet, fry up a few eggs. I like to fry mine up in a few tablespoons of olive oil so the bottom gets crispy. Do as you please! Also, scrambled eggs would also be amazing.
- Add a hefty spoonful of potato mixture to each tortilla. Top each one with a fried egg, sprinkling of cotija cheese, a few slices of avocado, radishes, dash of hot sauce and a few cilantro leaves.
Lori (All That Splatters) says
Looks delicious - Quick question: are the tortillas fried before topping?
Great photos.
Lori
Mea says
Looks delicious! Looking forward to trying these and enjoying nacho leftovers the next day.
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Jess @ Clarendon Tinder Diaries says
Breakfast for dinner is the best kind! Breakfast for breakfast simply requires too much effort for that hour 😉
Bonny @ Clever hen says
I totally love this recipe! My husband is going to flip for this since he is always looking for an awesome breakfast experience.
Krystal // The Krystal Diaries says
Breakfast for dinner is the best!!
Allison from Baking: a Love Story says
Your dice on those potatoes is epic!
Maybe it's because I'm from CA, but I could eat tacos every meal of every day. Muy delicioso!
xox,
A.
Adrianna Adarme says
I luh a small dice like A LOT.
Gaby Dalkin says
oh yeah, these are making an appearance on my breakfast/lunch/dinner table ASAP!
Bella says
Yummy in my tummy! breakfast is my fav meal.
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Michelle says
Those are the prettiest eggs!
Sarah says
I love fried eggs on corn tortillas and avocado for breakfast. Your potato bacon mixture sounds perfect! Plus what's better than a beer with breakfast? Yum!
Adrianna Adarme says
It's the move!
Mary Frances says
Woke up to finding this delicious recipe! Eggs on tortillas is a fantastic idea 🙂
Erika says
I will always be a fan of breakfast for dinner. Especially in the form of tacos.
Tori says
These look to-die-for incred! I love mexican inspired breakfasts!
Kristina says
Delishious and healthy, can you ask for more. This is how breakfast should be.