Bird's Nest Breakfast Cups
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Bird's Nest Breakfast Cups

1. Frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed - 1 (30 ounce) package
2. Salt - 2 ½ teaspoons
3. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
4. Olive oil - 2 ½ tablespoons
5. Shredded Cheddar cheese - ⅔ cup
6. Eggs - 12
7. Water - 2 tablespoons
8. Cooked bacon, crumbled - divided - 8 slices
9. Shredded Cheddar cheese, divided - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Bird's Nest Breakfast Cups

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

5. Stage

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.

6. Stage

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.