Best Egg In A Potato Nest Recipes

BAKED EGGS IN HASH BROWN CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake the potatoes until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Allow to cool, and then peel and grate them. Season well with salt and pepper.
• Adjust the oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Spray two 12-hole muffin pans generously with cooking spray. Scoop 3 to 4 tablespoons of grated potato into each muffin hole. Use your fingers to gently press down the sides and bottom in each muffin hole to make a nest. Spray again with cooking spray. Then bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Watch and make sure they do not burn.
• Allow the nests to cool and lower the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Then crack an egg into each nest. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake until the whites are set, about 15 minutes.

EGG-IN-A-HOLE SWEET POTATO NESTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Peel the skin off the sweet potato, and coarsely grate on a box grater.
• Peel the onion, and coarsely grate on a box grater.
• Transfer the grated sweet potato and onion to a towel-lined bowl.
• Gently twist the towel, squeezing the liquid into an empty bowl and discard.
• Transfer the sweet potato and onion to a bowl, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, flour, and 1 egg. Gently stir to combine.
• Form large flat patties with your hands, approximately ⅓ cup of mixture each.
• Heat a 9 ½ -inch (24 cm) fry pan on medium heat and coat with oil.
• Add the sweet potato patties. Fry for 2-3 minutes, then gently flip.
• Immediately use a small cookie cutter to remove a hole in the middle of each fritter.
• Crack an egg in the hole, add a pinch of salt and pepper, then cover.
• Fry for 3-7 minutes, or until cooked to your preference.
• Uncover and serve with desired garnishes.
• Enjoy!

BIRD'S NEST BREAKFAST CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups.
• Mix hash brown potatoes, salt, black pepper, olive oil, and 2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese in a bowl. Divide mixture between prepared muffin cups and use your fingers to shape potato mixture into nests with hollows in the middle.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hash browns are browned on the edges and cheese has melted, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove hash brown nests.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs and water in a bowl until thoroughly combined; season with salt and black pepper. Pour equal amount of egg mixture into each nest; sprinkle with bacon crumbles and 1 teaspoon Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the oven until eggs are set, 13 to 16 minutes. Let cool in pans and remove by sliding a knife between potato crust and muffin cup.

EGG IN A POTATO NEST

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup of cheese and cooked hash brown potatoes.
• Grease 4 ramekins and divide cheese/potato mixture among them making a nest.
• Crack 1 egg in each next.
• Pierce egg yolk with toothpick or fork (very important or eggs will explode and make a mess of your microwave).
• Microwave on medium (50%) for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Let stand 3 to 4 minutes.