Italian Colazione (Breakfasts)

Buongiorno a Tutti

(Good Morning Everyone)

My Italiana Breakfast Skillet

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You Don’t Have To Be Italian To Enjoy This Delicious Breakfast Skillet

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A One Skillet Breakfast With Baguette and Caffe

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This Also Makes An Excellent Dinner, Or Even Luncheon

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Excellent Eaten In Bed…

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The Boot

Italy is Shaped Like a Boot

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I Hope To Add More Breakfasts As Time Goes By

Godere,

Julie and Gordon

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Recipes Start Here

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First Up:

My Italiana Breakfast Skillet

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Ingredients:

Orange, Yellow, and Red Bell Peppers, Washed

Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley, or any you Desire, Washed

(I Give The Rest Of The Ingredients As I Write The Recipe)

You will need a Cutting Board, and a Sautee Pan or Two…

Time To Chop My Bell Peppers

Also, White Onion, Chopped

(This was a large White Onion, I used about 3/4 of it.)

Chopping My Bell Peppers

6 Garlic Cloves, Minced

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In a Large Sautee Pan Drizzle Some Olive Oil..

Place the Onions into the Pan to Soften on a Medium-High Heat

This should take about 5 Minutes.

Next, add the Bell Peppers to Soften, about another 5 Minutes..

Mincing the Garlic Cloves into the Pan with the Onions and Bell Peppers

(Just Sautee a few minutes more, stirring often, until all of the ingredients are softened. 

Then remove from the heat and set aside.)

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In my Cast Iron Skillet I am adding some Olive Oil, along with a bag of Hash Brown Potatoes from the freezer.

My Spices:  (To Add Soon)

Italian Herb Seasoning

Ground Oregano

Ground Basil Leaves

Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste

Hawaiian Sea Salt, To Taste

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I’m Browning my Thawed Hash Browns in my Cast Iron Skillet, on a Medium Heat – Medium-High Heat.

My Onions and Peppers and Garlic are Waiting..

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I had some Italian Sausage frozen in the freezer.  I thawed it out placed it into a small Skillet on the back burner to just warm through.

Sometimes I will cook sausage to keep frozen in the freezer to place on Pizza’s or dishes like this.

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Time To Add The Spices To My Hash Brown Potatoes I’ve Been Sauteing

I probably added a 1/4 t. of each, maybe a little bit more.

Blending The Spices Into The Hash Browns

Now It’s Time to Add My Onion, Bell Peppers, and Garlic to My Hash Browns…

..And Placing Them Into A 350F Oven For About 10-15  Minutes.

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My Sausage Is Ready, And Set Aside

Time To Remove The Cast Iron Skillet From The Oven…

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Time To Add The Cheese

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

(I just added as much as I wanted to over top my Hash Brown Medley.)

Now Place Back Into The 350F Oven For About 5 Minutes To Melt The Cheese

(When done, remove and set aside.)

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Ready To Scramble Some Eggs

In A New Sautee Pan Add,

About 7 Eggs

Butter

Milk

Melt Some Pats Of Butter Into A Sautee Pan,

Crack Some Eggs Into The Pan On A Medium-High Heat

Scramble With A Wooden Spoon….

Add A Few Tablespoons Of Milk To The Eggs To Fluff

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Eggs Are Ready, Time To Add Them To The Cast Iron Skillet

Italian Sausage Is Ready, Time To Add It To Top The Eggs

Now It’s Time To Place Some Julienne Cut SunDried Tomatoes On Top As Well

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The Herbs

Ready To Add To The Top Of The Skillet Breakfast

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Preparing The Bread

(I love bread!  I especially love it here with this Skillet Breakfast.)

I just sliced a Baguette into rounds, drizzled with some Olive Oil, placed onto a foil lined baking sheet, and placed into a 350F Oven for about 8 minutes.

  After 8 minutes I turned it on Broil to brown the bread.  It was perfect!

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With My Skillet Breakfast Ready It Is Time To EAT!

Don’t Forget The Caffe!

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Buona Giornata,

Julie