These Egg Bites are a quick, easy breakfast for hectic mornings. Eggs, bacon & cheese are baked in a crispy hash brown nest in a simple muffin pan for the perfect morning treat.
1packagerefrigerated hash browns(I like Simply Potatoes Southwest Style)
¼cupbuttermelted
½poundcooked bacon
7large eggs
Salt & pepper to taste
2Tablespoonsmilk
¾cupcheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 12-cup muffin tin with silicone (not paper) cupcake liners. You can also spray a nonstick muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray but the egg bites aren't quite as easy to release from tin.
Mix hash browns with melted butter and press into bottom and up sides of muffin cups.
Bake 15 minutes then remove pan from oven. Press potatoes down more firmly and return to oven to bake 10 minutes more or until potatoes are browned.
When potatoes are done, remove from oven and divide bacon between the 12 cups.
Scramble eggs with 2 tablespoons milk in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. (You can omit the milk but I think it makes the eggs creamier.)
Pour scrambled eggs over bacon.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until eggs are done or almost done.
Remove from oven and top with shredded cheese.
Set oven to broil and place muffin tin 5"-6" from heat and cook until cheese is melted and slightly browned, about 1-2 minutes.
Serve hot or let cool, wrap individual in plastic wrap and freeze until ready to use.
To freeze, wait until cool, then wrap each individually in plastic wrap. Store in freezer. When ready to brown bag it for breakfast, take 1 or 2 out of freezer, unwrap, place on plate and heat in microwave for 45-60 seconds or until hot.
Notes
Variations
Meat Lovers: Exchange the bacon for sausage or ham or use both. You can also opt for Beyond meat.
Meatless: Go meat-free and use a frozen package of spinach in lieu of bacon. Just thaw and squeeze all the water from it before mixing with the eggs.
Low cholesterol: Make with just egg whites, using 2 eggs (whites only) for each whole egg needed.
Vegetable Lovers: Add some sauteed onions and peppers for more of a Spanish omelet flavor.
Cheesy Egg Muffins: Opt for Gruyere or Pepper Jack instead of cheddar cheese.
Low Carb: Eliminate the hash browns. Just prepare the oven and pan per step 1 then jump to step 5 and continue on. This is on the order of Starbucks egg bites.