Egg In A Nest Food

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.

BIRDS IN A NEST

Steps:

• Place a very large nonstick skillet over low heat. Add the oil and garlic clove into the skillet and gently infuse the garlic flavor into the oil. In the meantime, using a round cookie cutter or an empty can, cut out the center of all 6 slices of bread. Add the prepared bread slices to the garlic infused oil. Crack the eggs 1 at a time and drop them into their "nests" or, the center of each slice of bread. Drain and slice red pepper. Add a strip or 2 of red pepper to each nest. Season the birds in their nests with salt and pepper and sprinkle a little cheese into each nest. Gently turn the birds in their nests and turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit in their nests 5 minutes more, then transfer to a platter and serve.

EGG IN CHEESE MERINGUE NEST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F with a rack in the middle. Line a baking sheet that can take high temperatures without warping, with parchment paper or Silpat.
• Separate the egg yolks from the whites. It helps if you are making more than one egg nest to keep each egg yolk in a separate prep bowl.
• Place the egg whites in a very clean mixer bowl and add the salt. Beat the egg whites with a whisk attachment in a mixer (or using a hand mixer), starting on low speed and then slowly increasing to high speed, until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold in the grated Gruyere cheese, taking care not to deflate the egg whites.
• Create two mounds of the egg white mixture on the lined baking sheet. Form the mounds so they look like nests, with indentations in the centers.
• Place in the oven for 3 minutes.
• After 3 minutes, open the oven, pull out the rack with the egg white nests, and gently add an egg yolk to the center of each nest.
• Return the baking sheet to the oven and cook for 3 more minutes.
• Serve immediately.

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!