Bacon Potato Pancakes

This recipe for bacon potato pancakes is flavorful, crunchy, and loaded with smoky bacon, aromatic thyme, and garlic — great with any meal of the day.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 257 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 4 slices bacon
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 Idaho potatoes, peeled and shredded
• vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; cool, then crumble. Reserve bacon drippings in the skillet.

Step 2

Combine crumbled bacon, potatoes, eggs, flour, garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl.

Step 3

Heat ¼-inch vegetable oil with drippings in the skillet over medium heat until oil and drippings shimmer.

Step 4

Drop potato mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls carefully into hot oil; flatten into patties about 3 inches in diameter. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side.