Baked Egg in a Mashed Potato Cup
"I always have leftover mashed potatoes at holiday time, and I was looking for a way to use them for leftover lunches. I wanted self-contained, quick, comforting, and a bit fun. Mmmmmm."
- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
1 baked potato egg cup
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 1⁄2 - 2⁄3 cup mashed potatoes
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- salt and pepper, to taste
directions
- Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 400°.
- Spoon mashed potatoes into a small pyrex custard cup. If the potatoes are refrigerated, microwave the container until the potatoes are hot and malleable, about a minute.
- Using the back of the spoon, make a well in the center of the hot potatoes and crack the egg into it.
- Sprinkle cheese over the egg and potatoes.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until egg is set to your liking.
- Season with salt and pepper and enjoy!
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<p>I use lots of different nouns for who I am: mother, wife, musician, grant writer, and, less frequently these days, foodie. I love having special occasions and company, because that's when I play in the kitchen.</p>
