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)

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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!