This easy one pan breakfast recipe has everything you need to start your day off right! Savory bacon, crispy potatoes, and fluffy scrambled eggs are all cooked in the same pan. Whip this one pan breakfast up on mornings when you need something quick, yet satisfying and delicious!

All ingredients for one pan breakfast arranged on a plate with a cup of coffee on the side.

I’ve been making this exact breakfast for my boyfriend and I for a couple of months now. Well actually, I started with only cooking the eggs and bacon in the same pan while the potatoes baked in the oven. Then one day, I was short on time (and energy) so I decided to try cooking the potatoes in the same pan too. And voila! The world’s easiest/best one pan breakfast was born.

I actually have no good reason as to why I haven’t shared this breakfast hack earlier. It just became such a common part of my cooking routine that I failed to realize it was worth sharing. Which is crazy because it is by far one of the smartest, if not THE smartest recipe I’ve ever created. The entire breakfast-making process could literally not get any more efficient than this. I promise this one pan breakfast will change your breakfast game forever! Just like it changed mine.

What You Need To Make This One Pan Breakfast

Bacon – Ahhh beautiful, beautiful bacon – I just love you. No breakfast is complete without bacon or sausage. In my opinion, bacon reigns supreme, though sausage is OK too. Though the main reason I’d recommend you stick to bacon in this recipe, is because the fat rendered from the bacon will become the “cooking oil” we use for the rest of the recipe. If you find that your bacon renders too much fat, simply remove some from the pan before cooking the rest of your one pan breakfast.

Baby Potatoes – Any kind of white potato will work here. My recommendation is baby potatoes for their creamy, almost buttery interior. When pan-fried in this recipe, the outside gets deliciously crispy while the inside stays pleasantly soft. If you opt for using a different kind of white potato in this recipe, just make sure that it is chopped into similarly sized pieces.

Eggs – Another breakfast staple, eggs are the last item cooked for this one pan breakfast. I scrambled my eggs in this recipe, though you can cook your eggs however you’d like. I can image that fried eggs would also taste and work great here! However, if you do choose to scramble your eggs, do not forget to lower the heat of your pan, as scrambled eggs require a much lower temperature to cook.

Delicious Additions

Below are a few ideas of what you can serve with this one pan breakfast…

Avocado
Gluten-Free Toast
Fresh Fruit
Arugula/Lettuce
Fresh Tomatoes
Crunchy Carrots
Sweet Peppers
Fresh Herbs
Dairy-Free (or regular) Cheese
& Coffee (DUH!)

Tips and Tricks for This One Pan Breakfast

Choose a pan large enough to fit all potatoes in a single layer. If you overcrowd the potatoes in the pan, they’ll have less contact with the pan resulting in less crispy potatoes!
If you find that your bacon rendered a little too much fat, feel free to remove some bacon fat from the pan before cooking the potatoes! And if cooking this one pan breakfast in bacon fat isn’t your thing, simply remove all of the fat and use avocado oil instead.
Add as much salt, pepper, or any other spices you’d like! A dash of garlic powder and/or smoked paprika over the crispy potatoes is delicious.