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Country Christmas Morning Skillet is a nostalgic, comforting dish featuring golden potatoes and melty cheddar—perfect for family gatherings.
A few years ago, I found myself in the midst of a return-to-childhood-home meal adventure. My siblings and I had converged at our parents’ house, after what felt like an eternity apart, for a cozy Christmas break. On Christmas morning, my sister and I decided to channel our inner culinary wizards. A skillet full of flavors from years gone by seemed perfect. We raided the kitchen and rounded up ingredients like red potatoes and extra-sharp cheddar from the sparse holiday fridge. In classic family fashion, we ended up using a generous amount of butter, remembering how Mom always said it was the secret to a golden crust. With playful banter over how evenly the cheese should be shredded, we managed to create a symphony of scents.
For a pro tip, we learned to make potato wells big enough to gently hold eggs without breaking the yolks. As the eggs baked to perfection, their sunlit glow paired beautifully with the rich hue of the cheddar. We’d sprinkle a touch of black pepper, echoing Dad’s cooking style, always enhancing every bite. Watching the cheese melt into a decadent blanket over the eggs for those final moments in the oven made it even more thrilling. The smell of garlic and parsley filled the air, mingling with the familiar warmth of holiday spirit. As we sat down to eat, it felt like a true blend of the old and new, the skillet capturing holiday memories in every bite.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 pounds red potatoes chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley minced
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt with parsley flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 large eggs
- 3/4 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the potatoes to the melted butter and cook, while stirring, until tender, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add the parsley, the garlic, the garlic salt, and the black pepper to the potatoes and stir to combine.
- Using the back of a spoon, make four wells in the seasoned potatoes.
- Add 2 of the eggs to each of the wells in the potato mixture. Try to keep the yolks intact.
- Bake until the eggs are just set, about 10-12 minutes.
- Sprinkle the egg mixture with the cheese and bake until melted, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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