Eggs in Hash Boats #SP5

Name: Eggs in Hash Boats #SP5
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 potato/meat/egg boats, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups Simply Potatoes (your choice, any flavor of Hash Browns or Mashed); 6 eggs; 1 cup cheese (your favorite, Cheddar suggested, reserve 1/3 cup); 1 cup chicken (cooked and crumbled or chopped, etc.) or 1 cup turkey (cooked and crumbled or chopped, etc.); 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper or 1/4 teaspoon parsley, to taste

Submitted by McFeisty

"Official Contest Entry: Simply Potatoes 5Fix. An easy, tasty breakfast dish that is truly satisfying. Might even be good for dinner, too!"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 4 potato/meat/egg boats
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 cups Simply Potatoes (your choice, any flavor of Hash Browns or Mashed)
6 eggs
1 cup cheese (your favorite, Cheddar suggested, reserve 1/3 cup)
1 1 cup chicken (cooked and crumbled or chopped, etc.) or 1 cup turkey (cooked and crumbled or chopped, etc.)
¹⁄₄ 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper or 1/4 teaspoon parsley, to taste

directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Beat 2 of the eggs in a medium bowl, add the potatoes, 2/3 cup cheese, and meat (add spices now or sprinkle over eggs or cheese, later), mix well.
Prepare 4 custard cups, ramekins or large muffin tin cups with nonstick spray or by greasing. If you don't have cups large enough, use a round cake pan or similar size casserole.
Fill cups halfway with potato/meat mixture, then form a well in the center large enough to accommodate a whole egg, pressing the mixture up to the top edge of the cup. (For one pan, place all the mixture in the pan, then make 4 wells for the eggs.).
Bake in oven for 10 to 15 minutes (until barely starting to brown), then take out of oven, break each of the 4 eggs into a cup one at a time, and then place each into one well apiece (sprinkle desired spices/parsley over egg, if you like, or put over cheese, next step). Return to oven for 5 minutes (just until white is cooked, or longer for medium or firm yolks), then sprinkle remaining cheese over the tops (could sprinkle with parsley and/or spices now, if desired/not used before) and return to oven for another 2 to 4 minutes, until cheese is melted.
Serve in or out of the individual cups on plates, or use a pancake turner or pie server to plate individual servings if using a single pan.
Serves 4.