Breakfast - Hash Brown Eggs Nest with Avocado

Who doesn't like a blog about food? We thought from time to time we'd share with you what we serve our guests. This one was a real hit with our
guests from Chicago this past weekend. Tell us what you think!

 

Ingredients

• 15oz frozen shredded hash browns

• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 8 medium size eggs

• salt & pepper to taste

• 2 slices cooked bacon crumbled (we used a thick cut maple variety with a couple of extra slices on the side)

• ½ tablespoon parsley (we substituted cilantro)

• 8 slices of avocado for garnish on the plate

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, butter or grease muffin tin (we used a large 4-compartment muffin tin)

2. Mix hash browns, salt, pepper olive oil and cheddar cheese in a bowl

3. Grease the muffin tin, divide mixture into four parts and use your fingers to pack tightly into muffin cups to form nests

4. Bake for 15 minutes or until edges turn brown and cheese is melted

5. Crack two med eggs into each nest and season w/ salt & pepper

6. Top each w/ crumbled bacon 1 tbsp cheddar cheese and cilantro

7. Turn oven temp down to 325 degrees

8. Bake until egg whites set (approx. 13 – 16 minutes)

9. Let cool, gently slide knife around edges to loosen and remove from pan

10. Garnish w/ avocado slices

Source: thecookingjar.com/hash-brown-egg-nests-with-avocado/ we found the recipe via Pinterest