Hashbrowns Supreme

My kids love to go to IHOP … frankly, I would much rather stay home and eat … it’s usually much tastier and it costs so much less, but once in a while I give in and we go. I will spare you my whining about paying $7 for a plate of pancakes that I can make for less than $1 … oh wait, did I say that? This coming from the same woman that will spend $5 on a small pack of raspberries to go with the chocolate stout cake or $8 on a single glass of wine. Yeah, I know it makes no sense, but you know, we all have different priorities …

But really, both of my kids get so excited about going to IHOP when we go that it is a joy to go. Never mind having to fight the SUVs for a decent-sized parking space because their compact parking spaces might possibly be big enough for a motorcycle. But the people there are usually  friendly. And the food is reasonably good. And my kids LOVE the pancakes. They debate over how to order so they can each get pancakes and hashbrowns and sausages in just the right portions. When I order coffee, I get a whole big pot of it, which is good in my book. And the hashbrowns are pretty good. I often just order a side of hashbrowns and  coffee.

But IHOP completely surprised me on our last visit. They had this thing they called “hashbrown stacks” … which was mounds of vegies and cheese and eggs and all kinds of yumminess on a bed of hashbrowns … oh, I had to have one of THOSE!

It wasn’t quite as good as I had hoped, but I don’t fault IHOP for it. They did come up with a pretty dang awesome idea. So of course I had to try it at home …

Hashbrowns Supreme

• Hot cooked hashbrowns
• Spinach, thawed and warmed, with the excess juice squeezed out
• Mushrooms & red onions, sauteed and seasoned to taste
• Scrambled eggs
• Small slices or shredded cheese (I used slices of gouda and sharp cheddar)
• Tomato, for the top (I thought of this after the fact, but a bit of chopped tomato on top would have been just perfect.)

Top with spinach, then prosciutto.

Now add the mushrooms, onions and top with egg.

And finally top with cheese (and tomato) and put in the microwave for a minute or two to get the cheese all good and melted.

I think you could do this on a larger scale in a glass casserole dish if you have a crowd to feed. I would love to try that … maybe at the next family get together.

This recipe was shared at Newlyweds Recipe Linky, Wednesday Eats, Thursday’s Treasures, Midweek Fiesta, Fabulous Friday, Gooseberry Patch Comfort Foods and Foodie Friday.