Baked sausage breakfast hash

 This is a big, hearty breakfast hash loaded with sausages, bacon, eggs and potatoes – all baked in the oven instead of endless tossing on the stove. Not that I own a skillet big enough to handle this much delicious chaos anyway!

Ingredients

Seasoned potatoes (Note 1):

800g / 1.6lb potatoes , peeled, cut into 2cm / 0.8" cubes (Aus: Sebago (dirt brushed ones), US: russet, UK: Maris Piper), or other starchy or all-rounder potato (Note 1)

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tsp smoked paprika (sub regular)

1/2 tsp dried thyme (sub any dried herb)

1/4 tsp onion powder (sub more garlic powder)

1/4 tsp garlic powder (sub more onion)

1/2 tsp cooking salt / table salt

Everything else:

1 red capsicum / bell pepper , cut into 2.5cm/1" squares

1 red onion , cut into 1cm / 0.4" wedges

Pinch of salt and pepper

1 tbsp olive oil

100g / 4 oz streaky bacon , cut into 2.5cm/1" squares

500g/ 1 lb good pork sausages , or any sausage you want (Note 2)

Eggs - as many as you want! (and can fit)

For serving:

1 tbsp parsley , roughly chopped (optional garnish)

Hot buttered toast (optional)

Instructions

Abbreviated recipe:

Bake seasoned potatoes 15 minutes at 200°C/400°F (180°C fan). Toss capsicum and onion with oil, salt & pepper, add to tray, toss. Dot with sausage meat (squeeze out), sprinkle with bacon, bake 35 minutes, tossing at the 20 minute mark. Reduce oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Make wells, crack in eggs, bake 7 minutes or until set to your taste.

Full recipe:

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F (180°C fan-forced).

Toss the potatoes with the oil and seasoning in a bowl. Spread on a lined tray, just big enough to hold everything in snugly rather than spread in a single layer (Note 3). Bake for 15 minutes.

Capsicum and onion - Meanwhile, in the still-dirty potato bowl, toss the capsicum and onion with the oil, salt and pepper. Add to tray, then toss with the potatoes.

Sausage & bacon - Squeeze dollops of the sausage meat out of the casings and dot them randomly on top (you could cut the sausages using a knife, but that just isn't as fun). Scatter with bacon.

Bake 35 minutes - Bake 20 minutes. Toss, then bake for a further 15 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.

Lower oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).

Eggs - Push the potato aside to make holes for the eggs. Crack eggs in. Return to oven for 7 minutes or until eggs are done to your liking (I like runny yolks which means just-set whites!).

Serve - Scatter with parsley, then serve!