Bacon, Egg & Cheese Hash Brown Skillet

Crispy hash browns, topped with bacon, eggs and cheese. Life doesn't get much better then this, it's a brunch recipe that will get your weekend off to a great start.

I'm a little behind over here...this was our Christmas Breakfast, but I will not be waiting an entire year to make it again. Mr. KMW suggested that this would be a good recipe for when we have visitors. In his mind, I'm sure he is thinking that we had about 10 out of town guests last year, and if that pace continues, he will be able to eat a lot of Bacon, Egg & Cheese Hash Brown Skillets this year.

My recipe feeds 2 to 3 people, but this is very scalable. Just increase the amount of ingredients you use and the size of pan and you should be good to go if you are hosting a crowd.

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Chicken Enchilada Casserole with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

I was going to make enchiladas, but then decided to avoid the assembling of enchiladas and make an enchilada casserole. With the highlight being a roasted red pepper enchilada sauce. Another highlight being that I picked up a rotisserie chicken from the store to make this a quick and easy weeknight dinner. The last highlight being how amazing this was as leftovers for lunch. 

Okay, probably enough highlights. But I will give you one more picture, just to get your drooling.

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Creamy Tomato Spaghetti Squash

I threw this together on a whim one night as I needed a side for grilled steak, and had a spaghetti squash sitting on my counter.

It turned out delicious and was addicting. I love it when that happens, when I just throw something together with ingredients I have on hand, and it results in a recipe that I will be repeating...over, and over. This could definitely work for a main dish too. You could either have it as a veggie main dish, or mix some grilled or roasted chicken in if you wanted some meat. 

Cooking the squash in the oven takes awhile, but it's hands off, and after the squash is cooked this recipe is super quick and easy. You could also always microwave it for a shortcut, like I did with this Spaghetti Squash with Scallops in Cream Sauce or my Baked Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Sausage. 

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Top Recipes of 2012

This year has absolutely flown by! It was a big year for us, moving across the country to Seattle and starting new jobs. We're both lucky that we enjoy our new jobs and coworkers, we have had a wonderful time exploring our new corner of the country, and we were fortunate to have a lot of visitors throughout the year.

Oh wait, this was supposed to be about top recipes, and of course you guys. Thanks to all of the KMW readers, I always love hearing from you and seeing how my recipes are working out for you all!

We'll start with the most visited recipes of 2012, your 15 favorites!

Avocado Chicken Salad

Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken

Greek Cucumber Bites

Spicy Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos

Onion Ring Eggs

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta with Chicken & Artichokes

Buffalo Chicken Burgers

Sun Dried Tomato, Spinach & Brie Pasta

Butternut Squash Macaroni & Cheese

Cheesy Dorito Crunch Taco Salad

Jalepeno Cornbread Whoopie Pies

Avocado Toast with Tomato

BBQ Chicken Quinoa Stuffed Avocado

Grilled Chipotle Shrimp

Spicy Honey Glazed Salmon

Next up are some of my favorites that didn't make your list, but ones that we really enjoyed at our house!

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Smoked Salmon Chowder

As promised in my Fried Leek post, the recipe for the Smoked Salmon Chowder we had on Christmas Eve. The chowder alone made it a Christmas Eve to remember, and this may have to become our traditional Christmas Eve dinner. This was a super easy recipe, and it will definitely get made on other nights of the year. You know how we loved smoked salmon in our house, and this was absolutely delicious. I had to restrain Mr. KMW from helping himself to a fifth bowl.

It was a creamy base with tomato flavor, making it a New England type of chowder, with a touch of Manhattan. And I, of course, topped it with Fried Leeks, a great garnish for any soup.

Grab yourself some smoked salmon and make this chowder, you will have no regrets!

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