Savory California Hash Brown Waffles with Avocado
Crispy savory waffles made with shredded potatoes, crispy bacon, melty cheese and more topped with buttery Californian avocados.
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 2 lbs peeled and shredded red or Yukon gold potatoes can also use store-bought pre-shredded hash browns -thaw first
- 8 ounces shredded jack cheese can also use a mix of cheddar and jack
- 6 slices thick bacon cooked and crumbled ( about a half a pound raw bacon from thick sliced bacon that is 12 slices a pound)
- 7 ounce canned fire roasted green chiles no need to drain
- ½ teaspoon each - garlic powder onion granules, black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Toppings:
- 1 cup salsa - any kind you like
- Avocado slices - 2-3 large avocados
- ⅓ cup cotija cheese crumbled
- 1 bunch cilantro - washed and chopped
- 2 whole limes sliced
Instructions
- Preheat your waffle iron according to manufacture’s directions. I have mine at a setting of 4 or medium heat. Spray top and bottom of iron with cooking oil.
- Preheat oven to 200 deg and place a baking sheet with a wire cooling rack on top to keep the waffles warm until they are all cooked.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk the eggs, add in the remaining ingredients and stir until well combined, let rest for 10 minutes.
- Using a large scoop, scoop a heaping cup of the mixture onto your waffle iron, and spread out slightly. This won’t spread as much as a typical waffle batter so you will have to use a spatula to spread it out to the edges. Cook 6-7 minutes, a little longer than a sweet waffle, until the steam starts to slow, check to make sure they are done, they will no longer stick to the iron and be golden and crispy. Once done, place the cooked waffle on the prepared pan in the oven to keep hot and crispy until the rest of the waffles are cooked.
- While the waffles are cooking prepare the topping ingredients, peel and slice avocados, crumble cotija cheese into a bowl, wash dry and chop the cilantro.
- To serve place one waffle on a plate, spoon a little salsa over the the top, add avocado slices in the middle, then a squeeze of lime juice with more dollops of salsa, a few teaspoons of cotija cheese and a sprinkling of chopped cilantro
- Serve with lime slices and hot coffee.
Notes
These waffles reheat well. You can keep in an airtight container and heat up in the oven or toaster oven the next day. They also freeze well, thaw before reheating in oven or toaster oven.