Best Egg In The Nest Recipes

EGGS IN A NEST

Steps:

• Use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut a shape out of the bread. Melt the butter in a griddle or frying pan. Place the bread in the pan and break an egg into the hole. Lay the cutout shape in the pan wherever it will fit and toast until golden brown. Sprinkle the egg with salt and pepper.
• When the egg is cooked on the bottom and before the bread becomes too brown, flip the egg nest to toast the other side and finish cooking the egg, about 1 minute. Serve with toasted shape.

HOW TO MAKE EGGS IN A NEST IN THE SKILLET

Steps:

• Use a cookie cutter to cut out the circle in the center of the bread.
• Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Place the bread in the skillet and cook on both sides for about 30 seconds or until the bread is nicely browned.
• Cook the center circles this way as well and set aside.
• Gently break an egg into each hole and then lightly salt & pepper.
• Lower the heat a bit and cook for about 2 minutes then flip the bread and cook for another minute on the other side.

EGGS IN A NEST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease muffin pan with cooking spray.
• Mix Simply Potatoes® Shredded Hash Browns, green onion, pepper, salt and oil.
• Divide potatoes between 12 muffin cups, pressing against sides and bottom (as high as you can because they shrink down).
• Bake 25 minutes.
• While contents are in oven fry bacon and red bell peppers for about 7 minutes over medium heat.
• Add bacon and pepper mixture with beaten eggs and milk.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour egg/bacon/bell pepper mixture over cooked hash brown/green onion cups.
• Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Cook for 15 minutes and cheese is melted.
• Enjoy!

EGG IN THE NEST

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in your skillet.
• Meanwhile cut or tear out a circle
• (I use a biscuit cutter) in the center of the bread. When the bacon is.
• done remove it from the pan and place the bread in the pan.
• Crack the egg into the hole you created in the bread. Place the cut out portion in the pan to toast.
• Fry egg to your liking, turn over the cut out portion to brown the other side.
• The egg and bread can either be turned for a few seconds or left as sunny side up.
• Serve with the bacon.
• For some reason kids love this simple breakfast -- might be the name.

BREAKFAST BIRD'S NEST

Steps:

• Lay bread on the counter or a plate.
• Using a wide topped glass, cut a circle out of the center of the bread.
• Over medium heat, melt 1 tsp butter in a non-stick skillet.
• When heated, lay both pieces of bread (the circle and the piece with the hole) in pan and reduce heat to low-medium.
• When bread is very lightly browned on the bottom, drop 1 tsp butter into the hole.
• When melted, crack the egg over the hole and allow egg to drop into and fill the hole.
• Cook for 1- 2 minutes and then flip the bread with the egg and the bread circle over.
• Cook for about 2- 3 minutes, until bread is lightly browned and egg is set.
• Serve egg with the toasted bread circle for dipping.