Hash Brown Pile-Up
A realistic meal that's easy, healthy, very satisfying and tasty! Make hash browns and pile them up with seasoned beans, avocado, salsa, etc.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 6-8 cooked potatoes (make about 2 per adult)
- 1-2 ripe avocados
- 1 lime
- 1 jar salsa or pico de gallo
- 1 can pinto or black beans (or about 2 cups cooked)
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tsp taco seasoning
- cilantro
- any additional desired toppings, such as olives, green onions, plant cheese sauce, hot sauce, etc.
Instructions
- In advance: Cook potatoes. I do this by steaming a pot full of unpeeled potatoes in an inch of water in a pressure cooker for 12 minutes. Cool overnight or at least long enough to handle. You can also microwave them for about 10 minutes, until soft, although this yields drier and more crumbly hash browns.
- Make hash browns by grating cooked potatoes onto a hot skillet. You can use a spray of oil or not, depending on your preference and the non-stick qualities of your skillet. Season generously with salt and pepper. Once browned on one side, flip and cook.
- Meanwhile, mash avocados and add a small squeeze of lime juice and dash of salt (garlic powder and/or cumin is also good).
- Make beans by draining canned beans or homemade beans and putting them in a pot on the stove. Add the vegetable broth and taco seasoning and squeeze the other half of the lime in (a little lime juice in beans really makes them stand out) and stir, mash slightly, and let simmer several minutes until warmed through and some liquid has boiled away.
- Prepare any other toppings.
- Serve by filling your plate with hash browns and topping with mashed avocado, beans, salsa, cilantro, etc. Enjoy hot.
