Delicious and sweet. Anyone who tries this side dish raves about it.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 24 breakfast cups |
Ingredients
- 1 (30 ounce) package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
- 2 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- ⅔ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 12 eggs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled – divided
- ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
Instructions
- 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.
- You can also experiment with ham, sausage, and veggies to make them your own. I also use chicken-Asiago sausage. Excellent quick breakfast for the weekdays. Very nutritious for toddlers who enjoy finger foods.
- I partially freeze 2 nests, slip them inside a small vacuum bag for saving foods, and seal them. When I get to work, I just pop them in the microwave.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 232 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 204 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 816 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Everybody loved them! Great grab and go breakfast dish. I did alter them a bit to the families tastes. Used 1/3 cup of milk rather than water and only used 10 eggs instead of a full dozen. Also added 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp of onions powder and 1/2 tsp of dill into the eggs before whisking. Barely had enough time to take pictures before they were gone. I will say when I make these again I will do most of the prep the night before. Prepping the hash browns took longer that expected, but other than that 5 stars all day.
i made this in a pie plate instead of a muffin tin. I cooked the hash browns a good 8-9 minutes longer and then poured the egg mixture in. I use chopped deli ham instead of bacon – delish!
We added a bit of onion powder and garlic powder to the egg mixture, and used ham instead of bacon.
They are a little time consuming but great because you can refrigerate and/or freeze them. Heck of a lot cheaper than store bought breakfasts and much tastier!
They are a little time consuming but great because you can refrigerate and/or freeze them. Heck of a lot cheaper than store bought breakfasts and much tastier!
It was pretty easy to make. I made half a recipe And it turned out wonderful. My husband said that it was like eating quiche. He was very happy with it. It’s a keeper so I’ll make it again. PS. I used an Ore-Ida individual box for hashbrowns that I got from Costco. All I did was add water to it and it worked out perfectly. Thank you for this recipe.
It was pretty easy to make. I made half a recipe And it turned out wonderful. My husband said that it was like eating quiche. He was very happy with it. It’s a keeper so I’ll make it again. PS. I used an Ore-Ida individual box for hashbrowns that I got from Costco. All I did was add water to it and it worked out perfectly. Thank you for this recipe.
Yummy and so easy
It is wonderful! I added sautéed minced green pepper and Visalia onion to some. Probably last time I will make it with the hash browns because it takes hours for cleanup.
Eh. This is ok. I didn’t have trouble with sticking since I used a good coat of Baking Pam before cooking. Overall this is pretty flavorless though. I used ham rather than bacon, which may have taken away some smokiness, but regardless this was just so boring I’d never eat it at home. It’s good for on the go, early prep though (such as camping)
So good! A little salty, of course, but decadent and fancy. Lovely.
Made this multiple times with different toppings and cheese. We have these Christmas morning I cook the potato part before everyone gets up. Love these!
I seldom follow recipes exactly. I used a little garlic salt, some pepper and some Italian seasoning. I don’t know how much of each because I judge by how it looks. Not real helpful – sorry. Instead of mixing the eggs with water I just put an egg into each nest. I broke the yoke a little because my experience has been that eggs bake better that way. They came out of the silicone and the ceramic cups quite easily after a ran a knife around the outside edge. Then I used a large serving spoon to scoop them out and onto the plates. My whole family thought they were very tasty. I also served some small tomatoes on the side. Thanks for the recipe.
I will make it again. I used cupcake inserts, next time I won’t use them. I think it will make better cupcakes.
Awesome
Needs chopped onion. Less work if you use a 9×13 pan instead of muffin cups (not as much fun tho)
Luv this going to try it
Hash brown not crispy after baking the eggs in it. I may try baking them separately and just layer the egg on it after that. Didn’t have onion on hand, so I used onion powder and added garlic powder. Added baby spinach and cherry tomatoes into the egg mixture. Tasted yummy and healthy!
Made these for my family with and without bacon. They loved them. What I would like to do next time is to make the hash browns and eggs separate because I really like crispy hash browns. They were super crispy when I cooked them alone but when the egg was added to them it absorbed the egg some. My family still loved them. It probably would be good with veggies added too.
Family is commercial salmon fishing here in Alaska, I’m camp cook- and when they come in at all hours, they are starving. This was a huge hit! So easy with dehydrated hash browns, you can always have these on hand (like for camping) and crank these out with short notice. Thanks SO much!!
I used a whole egg in each potatoe cup. Keep temp. the same and they were delicious!!! Will make again definitely