Mexican Style Potatoes Recipe
This breakfast Papas a la Mexicana recipe is an easy side or main dish to make any day/time of the week. A blend of aromatics, spices, and sizzles in a hot pan bring it all together. This ingredients includes potatoes, garlic, onion, tomato, and serrano pepper. Six easy steps to make this perfect, anytime brunch!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 223kcal
Equipment
- Large pan or skillet
- Pan safe spatula
- Vegetable peeler
- Knife
Ingredients
- 6 medium potatoes or use 5 medium.
- 2 cloves garlic rough chopped, minced, or sliced.
- 1 whole onion medium or large in size
- 2 whole roma tomato diced medium.
- 2 whole jalapeno pepper or serrano.
- 2 tbsp oil olive oil.
- 1 tbsp butter unsalted or salted.
- 1 tsp salt + pepper 1 tsp to start of each.
Instructions
To make Breakfast Papas Mexicanas
- To prep. Peel potatoes, rinse under cold water, and dry with a towel.
- Dice all vegetables: potato, onion, tomato, and spicy pepper, and mince the garlic. (Tip: The larger your potato size, the longer the cook time.)
- Heat large skillet on medium heat, add oil and let heat up for 2-3 minutes.
- Add garlic. Let the Garlic cook in the oil for 1 minute before adding potatoes and salt.
- Add butter (optional) at this point so it can coat all the potatoes once we add them in next step.
- With a spatula, mix potatoes into oil so all pieces are coated. Cover with lid and let cook for 5 minutes on medium/high heat.
- After 5 minutes have passed, add the tomato, onions and spicy pepper to the potatoes. Gently fold 1x into the potatoes. Let cook for the final 15 minutes of papas cook time with lid on.
- Turn stove off once cooked and enjoy with delicious ketchup, salsa, beans, platano frito, eggs, and more.
Notes
- Recipe yield - about 7 cups papas Mexicana.
- Storage - Taste best freshly cooked. Store breakfast potatoes in airtight container and store in refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.
- Additional options for green diced peppers are prepped (ie. grilled, peeled and diced) poblano peppers, anaheim peppers, or Seasonal Hatch Green peppers. Chili strips known as Rajas are also a great spicy addition to these Mexican breakfast potatoes.
- Adding additional flavors to potatoes is easy. Sprinkle on your favorite powdered seasonings like garlic, pepper, smoked paprika in these easy breakfast potatoes.
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Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 416mg | Potassium: 905mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 69IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg