Now that Spring is officially here, plants are starting to bloom, temperatures are beginning to warm up, and sights are set on fresh beginnings as winter ends and we look forward to summer. It can also be a hectic time: Spring cleaning and taxes, anyone?? Luckily, our friends at Simply Potatoes offer quick mealtime solutions to make your days a little simpler. And one lucky Contest Corner reader will win one coupon good for a free Simply Potatoes product to help them streamline their mealtime, so read on!
As you may recall, I reviewed Simply Potatoes hash browns a few months back. I enjoyed them so much, that when I received two more free product coupons for the purposes of this article, we decided to snag two more delicious bags of hash browns. This time, we got one bag of their traditional Shredded Hash Browns and one bag of a new-to-us variety, Southwest Style Hash Browns. The Southwest Style includes onions, peppers and jalapeños in addition to the potatoes, and I think this might just be my new favorite Simply Potatoes product. The combination of flavors really jazzes the hash browns up – it’s delicious!
Hash browns are quite versatile – you can use them in everything from casseroles to breakfast fry-ups. I’ve been known to cook big breakfasts for company with hash browns, eggs, bread/muffins, fruit, and whatever else I might have on hand. I like pre-packaged hash browns because they’re reliable – I don’t know why, but the last time I tried to make them from scratch, it turned into a time-consuming, gray, soggy mess; I think I didn’t squeeze out enough of the water. Thankfully, it’s not as easy to mess up ready-made hash browns. 😉 I have my own “Recipe” that I made up using Simply Potatoes hash browns:
Dinner For The Busy & Exhausted
1. Open a bag of Simply Potatoes hash browns.
2. Cook it in a pan.
3. Put it on a plate.
4. Sprinkle with garlic salt and add a dollop of sweet chili sauce.
5. Eat. 😉
All kidding aside, I’d be lying if I said I’d never eaten breakfast for dinner. Some days, simple is king!
The hallmark of a busy night: Eating food at my desk. I’m dining on Southwest Style Hash Browns, reading my email and listening for messages on my cellphone, with ambiance provided by the Duran Duran CD
If you’re a little more ambitious than me, be sure to check out the Simply-fied Recipes on the Simply Potatoes website with ideas on how to create a meal using hash browns and more.
Giveaway Time!
One lucky Contest Corner reader will win a coupon good for one free Simply Potatoes product! Click here to locate a retailer near you. Here’s how to enter:
1. For your first entry, just leave a comment on this post telling me how Simply Potatoes could help make your springtime meals easier! This step is required to qualify for the drawing.
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It would make cooking faster and we’d be able to spend more time outside.
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We are more active in the spring so we have less time for cooking, we like to make quick meals using meal helpers 🙂
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Simply Potatoes just makes serving hash browns and such so much easier since you don’t have to slice/shred anything and it is partially cooked too. I just use it to server Sunday brunches faster usually.
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Simply Potatoes would make meals easier because I could make a nice meal in half the time and have more time for leisure with the family.
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It would make hash brown casserole easy!
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I won’t have to worry about spending a bunch of time cooking. I can get college work done! lol
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Makes for quick side dish so I can get out and go fishing
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I love making one dish casseroles because they’re easy and delicious. These potatoes would taste great in one.
It would making potatoes so much quicker.
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It would make cooking quicker so I have time for other things – and I never have potatoes in the house.
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