Texas Hash Cakes #SP5

Official Contest Entry: Simply Potatoes 5Fix. All the flavors you love from TexMex without the hassle! Fresh ingredients, spicy chorizo, and creamy avocado make this the perfect blend for breakfast, brunch, or a side dish to flank steak, tilapia, or mexican chicken dish. It's flavor profile makes it versatile and fun!!!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1  red onion
• 2  ripe avocados
• 1 (24 ounce) package  Simply Potatoes® Shredded Hash Browns
• 8  ounces  uncased mexican chorizo sausage

Directions

1. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the chorizo and use a spoon to break it up and cook it until it is cooked through (approximately 8-10 minutes).
2. In another skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Form hash browns into 6 small, flat rounds and place in hot pan. Cook hash brown cakes until golden and crispy (about 5-6 minutes), flip, and repeat on the other side.
3. While hash brown cakes are cooking, prep fresh ingredients by slicing onion into 1/8 inch rounds and slicing avocado into 1/8 inch thick strips.
4. Place hash brown cakes onto serving platter, spoon a generous portion of chorizo over the cakes, top with a few onion rounds and 3-4 strips of avocado. Serve immediately.