These Breakfast Potatoes get perfectly crispy in the oven and are a great addition to breakfast or brunch! Made with simple ingredients and wonderfully seasoned.
Breakfast Potatoes are perfect brunch food, and this recipe makes enough to serve a crowd! The hardest part is chopping the vegetables, after that it’s pretty hands off.
Let your oven do the work while you work on other things, perhaps whipping up some Vegan French Toast, Vegan Pancakes, Vegan Waffles, Tempeh Bacon, Tofu Scramble or Blueberry Muffins?
They taste exactly like home fries from your favorite diner!
How to make them
Start by chopping the potatoes, onion and bell peppers. (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR FULL AMOUNTS AND INSTRUCTIONS)
Toss the vegetables, olive oil, salt and smoked paprika in a bowl until coated in the oil.
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Spread the potato mixture evenly on a large pan (or two). I absolutely love these huge pans for roasting potatoes, tofu and brussels sprouts.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, stirring every so often to ensure even browning. Bake until golden brown in places, fork tender inside and crispy on the outside. Use a metal spatula for scraping the potatoes off the pan. This way you won’t lose any of the delicious crispy edges!
Make ahead option
You have a few options for make-ahead with this recipe:
- You could simply prepare them ahead of time by dicing all the vegetables, and adding to a covered bowl or large ziplock bag with the rest of the ingredients overnight. Then in the morning, preheat the oven, dump into the pan and bake.
- Prepare the potatoes as directed including baking, then store in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, heat in an oiled skillet until warm and crispy. You could also reheat them in an air fryer or the oven.
Oven Roasted Breakfast Potatoes
Ingredients
- 5 pounds red potatoes, diced small
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a large rimmed pan (or two) with oil.
- In a large bowl, combine the diced potatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic, olive oil, smoked paprika and salt. Toss well until they are coated in olive oil.
- Add the vegetables to the pan(s) and arrange in an even layer.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes, stirring a little every 15 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown in places. Use a metal spatula to scrape the potatoes from the pan, this will help with any sticking.
- Serve with additional salt + pepper, to taste.
Notes
- There is no need to peel the potatoes, the skins add texture to the dish. You can substitute yukon golds or another potato if desired, I bet even sweet potatoes would be good here!
- This recipe makes enough for a crowd, so feel free to cut it in half if you don't want that much. Leftovers save well for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
- Make-ahead: Prepare ahead of time by chopping all the vegetables and combining in a covered bowl or ziplock bag overnight with the rest of the ingredients. When ready to serve, dump into the pan and bake. OR bake the potatoes, then store in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, re-heat in an oiled skillet, air fryer or back in the oven.
Going to take these, again, to my bro’s Easter morning. Delicious vegan savoury brunch item that the non-vegans don’t give the hairy eyeball, they just eat em up! And they’re easy to put in a ziplock to take across town to cook while the egg hunt goes on. Great recipe Nora! Thanks!
What do you think about adding a drained, canned garbanzo bean, black bean, or another type of bean toward the end of baking? Would it make it soggy?
You could do that. I would stir in some drained beans in just the last few minutes of baking. You don’t want the beans to get crispy, but a few minutes in the oven will warm them.
We made this and substituted the red potatoes for fingerling potatoes. Adjusted the time by monitoring it during the 15 minute stirring it turned out great, another one to add to my favorites!
Hi Evan. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas and review! How wonderful the recipe is now added to your favorites! Wishing you happy cooking!
Hello! Could you chop everything the day before including the potatoes? Or will they brown? Thanks
The potatoes will likely brown, but you could pre-chop everything and keep the potatoes covered in cold water until ready to use (in the refrigerator). Hope that helps!
Hello Nora! I made this recipe today and I liked it very much. Although I didn’t have 5# of potatoes just about half of it, I still used the same amount of seasoning plus I added turmeric. By accident I used 1/2 c olive but they turned out to be so soft and delicious! Will make them again ♥️!
Hi Mari. I’m glad the potatoes turned out great for you, and that you’ll be making them again! Sounds like they were full of flavor! Thanks for your wonderful feedback and review!
Could you use the frozen hash brown potatoes instead of dicing the fresh potatoes?
Yes, frozen hash browns should work well here and will take less time to bake.
Nora, what are your thoughts on using parchment paper? I haven’t tried your recipe yet (I can tell from the ingredients that it will be delicious), but have made roasted potatoes with onions and carrots as a side dish using the paper. Veggies get crispy, pan stays clean. Yes, I am lazy!
You can absolutely use parchment paper to avoid some of the clean up! Using it won’t affect the roasted potatoes.
Another great recipe! Your site is awesome
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! Happy cooking!
I am wondering if it would be possible to make this recipe with the olive oil spray. I am basically oil free.
I am excited to make this recipe, it sounds so good.
Yes, I think that would work just fine. I hope you enjoy the potatoes!
These are delicious however, I microwave starting at 15 min and after that another 5 min (depending on microwave).
My favorite breakfast potato recipe! So well-seasoned, crispy, and delicious.
Hi Emily! Thanks for sharing you great review and comments! I’m thrilled you are enjoying the breakfast potatoes!
Can u make in a crockpot?
I’m not sure, the recipe is intended for the oven, and a crock pot will yield very different results.
Awesome
Nora,
These potatoes were incredible! I am not really much of a cook but this recipe was so easy to follow and what a hit at my brunch! I would serve these again without a second thought. I also served your cinnamon coffee cake and your vegan pancakes also hits.
That’s so great to hear!