Hash Brown Nests with Sausage and Cheese
Crispy shredded hash brown nests filled with savory breakfast sausage, fluffy eggs and melted cheddar. Perfect for brunch or breakfast-for-dinner.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings (12 nests) 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 bag (20 oz / 570 g) refrigerated shredded hash browns, or 4 cups thawed frozen
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 cup (50 g) grated Parmesan
- 1 large egg (for the nests)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 lb (225 g) breakfast sausage
- 6 large eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 cup (100 g) shredded cheddar
- Chopped parsley or chives
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and generously grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Squeeze the hash browns dry in a towel. Mix with butter, Parmesan, 1 egg, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Press the mixture into the muffin cups, up the sides, to form nests.
- Bake 18-20 minutes until golden and crisp at the edges.
- Meanwhile, brown and crumble the sausage. Scramble the beaten eggs with milk until just softly set.
- Fill the nests with sausage and eggs, top with cheddar and bake 5-7 minutes until melted.
- Cool 5 minutes, run a knife around the edges, lift out and garnish with chives.
Notes
Squeezing the hash browns dry is the key to crispy nests.
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