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These Egg & Cheese Hash Brown Waffles are just the life hack you need to simplify your breakfast routine! Just a few ingredients is all you need and you’re well on your way to breakfast euphoria. These hash browns are your new favorite way to make breakfast!
HASH BROWN WAFFLES
When it comes to breakfast time in my house, easy is the name of the game. Even on the weekends I don’t like to do big, complicated breakfasts. I mean, someone’s got to do those dishes, right?
That’s why I love this genius breakfast hack – Egg & Cheese Hash Brown Waffles!! By making hash browns in a waffle iron, they get super crispy on the outside, and tender in the middle, plus there’s no flipping required. Add in the eggs, cheese and chives, and it’s a whole breakfast in itself that’s finished in half the time!
HOW TO MAKE HASH BROWNS IN A WAFFLE MAKER
Because this is a breakfast hack, we’re starting with pre-shredded (gotta love that time-saver) Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns. They are ready to go straight out of the bag – totally fresh and never frozen (because who wants soggy frozen potatoes??).
- Start by whisking up a few eggs and some milk, then stir them into the potatoes with some shredded cheddar, chives and salt & pepper.
- The next step, and this is really, really important. SPRAY THE WAFFLE IRON WITH NONSTICK COOKING SPRAY. Do not skip this step or you could have stuck-on potatoes for days. Just use your favorite non-stick cooking spray and use it generously. If you prefer you could melt some butter and brush that on. But we’re going for hackability here and the spray takes up the least of my time.
- Spread the hash browns mixture directly onto the bottom half of the greased waffle iron. Chances are you don’t have the same waffle maker as me, so it’s difficult to give exact measurements here…but I got about 1 cup of the mixture per waffle and finished with about 3 ¾ waffles. Depending on the size of your iron, you might need a little more or a little less of the potato mixture per waffle. Use your best judgement here. You want to fill in most of the waffle surface, leaving about a half inch around the edges to allow the potatoes to spread.
- The time can vary as well, so you’ll want to watch your waffle closely once you close it. I had mine on a medium-high heat setting and it took about 4-5 minutes to cook to get nice, golden brown hash brown waffles.
HOW TO SERVE HASH BROWN WAFFLES
Don’t you love how nice and crispy these Cheesy Hash Brown Waffles get? You get nice fried bits of cheese around the edges, too. To keep your hash browns warm and crispy, just set your oven to the “warm” function, or the lowest temperature it will go, and place each waffle on a baking sheet in the oven to keep warm while you continue cooking the rest.
I like to serve these with a dollop of sour cream and some more fresh chives. The recipe will feed at least four people one waffle each, but can easily be double or even tripled, depending on how many you’re feeding nad how hungry they are.
HOW TO KEEP HASH BROWNS TENDER AND MOIST (NOT DRY)
- Brush your waffle iron generously with melted butter AND use the nonstick cooking spray. This will help keep the outside from drying out.
- Add an extra egg or two. This won’t mess up your waffles, but will help to make them a little more moist.
- Brush on some butter as they come out of the waffle iron. Brush melted butter on the top side, then flip it out onto a plate (or baking sheet if you’re warming them in the oven) and brush the other side with butter. Serve with sour cream on the side.
Here are some more favorite hash browns recipes:
And for even more easy breakfast recipes, try these:
- Egg & Sausage Muffins
- Breakfast Enchilada Casserole
- Grab & Go Stuffed Biscuits
- Loaded Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole
- Easy Breakfast Potatoes
Egg & Cheese Hash Browns Waffles
Ingredients
- 1 20-ounce package Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped chives plus some for garnishing
- Salt & pepper
- Sour cream for serving, if desired
Instructions
- Heat waffle iron on the medium-high setting. Spray each side generously with non-stick cooking spray or brush with melted butter.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Stir in potatoes, cheese, chives and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Depending on the size of your waffle iron, scoop a layer of the potato mixture onto the surface (for the round waffle maker, I used about 1 cup of the mixture). Spread to about ½ inch from the edges and close the waffle iron. Cook for about 5 minutes, checking every few minutes to avoid burning. When the entire waffle is golden brown in color, carefully remove from the waffle iron with a fork or tongs.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of "Yellow Bliss Road" is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
Love your recipes! Mouth watering.
It all looks delish… so excited to try them
all… thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this recipe and the opportunity to win a cast iron skillet. I am really in need of some time saving recipies that do not include a lot of processed ingredients. I can’t wait to try this! I remember my mom cooking with cast iron when I was growing up. Love cast iron.
I love the idea of putting hash browns on the waffle iron! I feel like this would give it just the right amount of crispiness and I think my son would like the shape better. Such a great tip!
I am excited to try these !
This recipe looks so good! If I had waffle irons in my middle school kitchens, I’d try making them with my students. I’d like to win that skillet, too!
Super Yummy recipes for breakfast – thank you for sharing awesome recipes.
My family and I enjoy trying your recipes!
Cast iron skillets/cookware are on my bucket list.
My grandmother and great grandmothers used Cast Iron – great childhood memories! xx
Winning this giveaway would get us started with replacing our Teflon pans.
Gratitude to you, Kristin!
I rate this recipe 5 Stars!!!
(For some reason the Rate this recipe star selector below is acting funny.)
I would ❤️ love a Cast Iron!!!!! That arecioe looks Delicious!!
I have never thought of using my waffle iron for hashbrowns. I am totally going to do it this weekend!
Perfect – great way to start the day or when breakfast for dinner is what’s happening!
I’m digging out my old electric waffle iron tonight. I’ve never been a fan of pancakes/waffles but this has my interest as does your site. I’m a newcomer to your site and I’m really enjoying it. Well done.
I love waffle add ins, like crispy chopped bacon, chives and lots of sharp cheddar cheese!
Fun Recipe!
WOW!! All of these recipes look great. I’m a sucker for breakfast. My dad used to make egg gravy when we were little. Now every time my son comes home from college he asks for egg gravy!! I’m gonna have to throw in these hashbrown waffles. Thank you for the recipes.
Love this recipe! I like the idea of using a waffle iron for a recipe other than waffles!
Those look delicious! Will have to try these for sure! Thanks 🙂
Can’t wait to try this, it looks amazing!
The very first thing I ever learned to cook when I was six was my grandmother’s cornbread in an iron skillet! Forty years later I’m still cooking with an iron skillet almost daily. I would love to win this iron skillet for my daughter that has just moved to attend college. She is a huge cook as well, and honestly, I do not want to give my skillet away! Together we have tried out so many great recipes from your blog , so a new iron skillet would make these meals even better! Thank you for the opportunity and keep up the great work!
All those recipes look delicious. All these breakfast ideas make me want to have it for dinner tonight.
Never thought of making hash browns in a waffle iron!!! Oh My Goodness…can’t wait to try tonight for dinner…thanks so much for your recipe! Would love, love, love to win the cast iron skillet!!