Baked Eggs in a Nest Recipe

photo by Sommer Collier

Start your morning off right by combining your favorite breakfast dishes into one. This easy recipe incorporates baked eggs inside a potato "nest" crust and easily feeds a large gathering with minimal effort. This recipe was created by the North Lodge on Oakland.

Ingredients

• 2½ cups hash brown potatoes
• 1 tbs dried onions
• 1 tbs chopped chives
• 2 tbs parmesan cheese
• 3 tbs. margarine or butter, melted
• 1 tsp. salt
• 8 eggs
• 2 strips crumbled bacon
• 1 cup cheddar cheese

Method

1. Heat oven to 375°.
2. Toss potatoes with margarine or butter, egg, onion, chives, parmesan cheese and salt.
3. Press about 1/3 cup potato mixture firmly in bottom and up sides of 8 greased muffin cups.
4. Bake 20 minutes.
5. Remove from oven.
6. Carefully break 1 egg into each potato nest.
7. Sprinkle approx. 1 Tbs cheddar cheese on each egg.
8. Place 1 Tbs crumbled bacon on each egg.
9. Bake 15 to 18 minutes longer or until eggs are desired done-ness.
10. If necessary, loosen edges of nests with knife.
11. Lift to serving plate with 2 forks.

Yield: 8 Servings

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  photo by Sommer Collier
  
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  photo by Sommer Collier