Christmas Skillet Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 medium baking potatoes
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup mushroom, chopped
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can jalapenos
• 1/4 cup green onion, chopped (to garnish)
• olive oil, as required
• butter, as required
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 potatoes are pre-cooked to save time and reduce oil and butter needed to cook potatoes from a raw state.
• 2 scrub the potatoes well and chop into chunky pieces(1-inch pieces). boil potatoes for 5 minutes, until just tender and drain.
• 3 line cookie sheet with foil and layer potatoes.
• 4 dot with butter and cover with olive oil, cover with foil and bake for 45 mins at 425.
• 5 cool then store in fridge until use.
• 6 heat oil in a large non-stick skillet.
• 7 add onions and cook for about 2 minutes, until they just start to turn brown. add the garlic, mushrooms, jalapeno's and continue to cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 8 remove from pan and store in bowl while continuing with next step (otherwise the garlic and onion will burn).
• 9 add potatoes and cook over medium heat until potatoes are crispy and brown. with pre-cooked potatoes, no more oil or butter will be required.
• 10 sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. add in pre-cooked garlic, onion mixture for the last few minutes to mix dish together.
• 11 add chopped baby tomato - in halves and finely chopped green onion just to heat through right at the end of cooking (one minute or the tomatoes will lose their colour and texture).
• 12 *if you make these ahead and refrigerate add the tomatoes and chopped green onion when re-heating.