Savory Egg Nests Food

SAVORY EGG NESTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees. Prepare muffin tins with cooking spray.
• Remove crusts from bread and flatten with a rolling pin.
• Tuck bread in muffin tine with 4 corners sticking out. Add 1 tablespoons ham and 1 tablespoons cheese in each tin.
• Crack 6 eggs in a bowl and beat with a fork. Pour over ham and cheese, dividing the eggs among the 6 cups. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place muffin tin in oven and bake 25 minutes or until done.

SAVORY EGGS

Steps:

• Spread cheese in buttered 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Dot with butter.
• Combine cream,mustard,salt and pepper.
• Pour half of the cream mixture over cheese.
• Pour eggs into baking dish.
• Add rest of cream mixture.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes,or until set.

POTATO NESTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450.
• Combine potatoes and egg in a large bowl.
• Use hands to mix well.
• Coat regular muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of potato mixture into each muffin cup.
• Use fingers and back of spoon to press mixture firmly on bottom and sides of muffin cup.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown.
• Sprinkle cheese into each potato nest and bake for 2 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Wait 5 minutes before removing from pan.
• Top with sour cream and bacon and serve.

SAVORY EGGS

Steps:

• 1. Place the eggs in a saucepan. Gently rinse with warm water and drain. Cover with cold water and place over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for exactly 13 minutes. Drain the eggs, rinse under cold water, then peel. Let cool in the refrigerator, loosely covered, for 15 minutes.
• 2. Halve the eggs lengthwise and carefully scoop out the yolks. Place the yolks in a bowl and mash with a fork. Add the mustard, pickle relish, Tabasco, salt, pepper, and snipped chives. Stir in the mayonnaise.
• 3. Fill the whites with the egg yolk mixture and dust the tops lightly with paprika. Arrange the eggs in a spoke design on a decorative platter garnished with whole chives.

SCRAMBLED EGG NESTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°.
• In a large bowl, toss together the potatoes, 1/4 cup of the oil or butter, salt, and pepper.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup of the potato mixture into each cup of a 12-serving muffin tin. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of each cup, then bake until golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove the nests from the oven and allow them to cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the eggs and milk.
• Heat a large nonstick saut? pan over medium-high heat. Add the remaining oil or butter to the pan and heat.
• Add the onions and peppers to the pan and saute until both are soft and the onions are slightly golden, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the sausage and cook until heated through.
• Add the egg mixture and stir until the eggs have set and small curds have formed.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the potato nests from the muffin tin and place them on an ovenproof platter or cookie sheet.
• Fill each cup with some of the egg mixture, top with a sprinkling of the cheese, and place the nests in a 375° oven until the cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• If you like, garnish each nest with a little parsley. Serve warm.