Made with just a few staple ingredients, this easy Potatoes O’Brien recipe is ideal for a tasty side to dinner or a delicious addition to breakfast. Ready in less than 30 minutes, it’s a one pan potato side dish that’s easy to make and easy to clean up!
Why We Love This Potatoes O’Brien Recipe
Potatoes O’Brien is a side dish that goes with most any meal, at any time of the day. Serve it alongside hamburgers, a delicious sliced steak any type of chicken dish – even fish. Don’t forget about breakfast, these potatoes go wonderfully with eggs, too!
A tasty and hearty potato side dish that’s ready in less than 30 minutes, with simple ingredients that you likely already have on hand. Meal prep with this Potatoes O’Brien recipe so you can have it on hand for the week.
Step by step photos with instructions and helpful tips are shown after the recipe card. Keep scrolling for variations on this recipe, storage and reheating tips and so much more!
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Potatoes O’Brien Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Pin RecipeCrispy, golden Potatoes O’Brien made with diced potatoes, bell peppers, and onions. Cooked in one skillet and ready in under 30 minutes, this easy side dish is perfect for weekend mornings or a side to dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, cut into a small dice (skin on or off)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups diced peppers (any color)
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the diced potatoes and cook for 10 minutes, stirring only occasionally so that the potatoes brown and get crispy. Season the potatoes with the kosher salt, seasoned salt and garlic powder.
- Add the peppers and onions, stirring into the potatoes. Cook another 7-8 minutes to allow the vegetables to soften. Add the Worcestershire sauce and fresh black pepper to taste. Taste for seasonings and adjust if needed.
Recipe Notes
Storing: Place leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Reheating: Reheat leftovers back in a skillet with a drizzle of oil to crisp up the potatoes again, or in the microwave for an easy and fast option.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
How To Make Potatoes O’Brien – Step by Step Photos
If you’re more of a visual learner, we’ve included step by step photos of this recipe with some more helpful tips to follow.
Cook the potatoes: Add small diced potatoes to a skillet with oil and cook for 10 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
Add vegetables: Add diced bell peppers and onions to the potatoes and stir to combine. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce.
Finish cooking and taste for seasonings: Cook for another 7-8 minutes until the vegetables have softened. Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed.
Variations
This simple potato side dish is so delicious just as it is, with just a few ingredients. However, you can really add so much more to this side dish, depending on your tastes and what you have on hand.
- Try adding a finely diced jalapeño or crushed red pepper flakes for some spice.
- Add cooked, chopped bacon, diced ham or cooked crumbled sausage and make it a meal.
- Cover with a layer of cheese and let melt.
- Add more veggies like chopped broccoli, spinach, mushrooms or zucchini.
- Fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme and basil all work well with these potatoes and peppers.
