Can you buy these frozen?  Yes.

Will they be as good?  No way, Jose.

These are super easy (you only need a cheese grater!)  and with potatoes being a inexpensive staple, the total cost should be less than a dollar.  You can even make them sassy by adding chicken, red pepper, and diced jalapeno’s to make this hash-brown dinner worthy.   A more “breakfast” style addition would be green bell pepper, and diced turkey sausage.  Top the breakfast rendition with an egg for an eye and tummy pleasing mega-breakfast.

Four large potatoes, washed and shredded (DO NOT remove the skin!  It has vital nutrients you don’t want to strip away)

2 tablespoons of garlic olive oil

1 tsp Mrs.Dash

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp black pepper

2 tbs Parmesan cheese (optional)

Pre-heat your pan on Medium-high heat (350 degrees).  In a large cast iron or heavy pan with a lid, dump in the potatoes.  Evenly sprinkle the seasoning and cheese on the top of the potatoes.  Cover with a lid for about 8 minutes.  Flip the entire pile at once.  Do not break into chunks.  Replace the lid and cook for another 8 minutes.  Remove the lid, flip once more if the potatoes are not completely done in the center.  To speed the process, you can bifurcate the pile and cook the middle separately.  It will also give you more crunchy pieces.

Serves 4.