Occupy Bacon

Name: Occupy Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 bacon-egg muffins, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb bacon; 16 ounces hash browns; 12 eggs; salt and pepper; 1/3 cup of shredded cheese (optional)

Submitted by WYO MOM

"This was a recipe that a friend of a friend gave to me. I tweaked it a bit to my family's taste. If you do not have hash browns use bread for the bottom. We like to have his on a weekend morning and the kids love to see the egg occupy the bacon."

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photo by flower7

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 12 bacon-egg muffins
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb bacon
16 ounces hash browns
12 eggs
salt and pepper
¹⁄₃ cup of shredded cheese (optional)

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick spray (or use a silicone muffin pan).
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange the bacon in the skillet in a single layer and cooked until its fat is mostly rendered but it’s still pliable, about 5 minutes.
Put about 1 ounce of hash browns in the bottom of each muffin cup and gently press with the back of a spoon. Keep any remaining hash browns warm and serve on the side. (If using bread, cut two 2-inch circles out of each slice of bread. Place a bread circle in the bottom of each muffin cup.).
Wrap a slice of bacon around the edge of each muffin cup.
One by one, crack the eggs into center of bacon and season with salt and pepper.
Bake until the egg white is set, 10-12 minutes (longer if you like your yolks firm). Using a thin knife or offset spatula, remove the bacon-egg cups from the pan. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Serve.

Questions & Replies

Are the hasbrowns cooked first? This sounds delish!

rockinmom63

Reviews

So good! I only made one so used a 6 oz custard cup. Used the hash browns and had hoped they would get brown on the bottom but that may be my use of glass instead of metal for a baking dish. Regardless, this was delicious! I used pre-cooked bacon (2 slices) and that made it super easy! Forgot the cheese until after taking a picture but did add a sprinkle of jack cheese before scarfing LOL Thanks for sharing!

flower7
I made 2 of these using silicone cups and the bread option. They turned out perfect and made a terrific breakfast. Thanks for sharing. Made for Spring PAC 2012.

CJAY8248
Fun and easy! I didn't have any hash browns, but I had some cinnamon rolls. I cut up one of the rolls, baked it for 10 minutes and used that as the base. I also used a fancy seasoning that my wife has m: sea salt plus 5 peppers. This was tasty! I'll definitely make it again.
Silkster
I pre-fried the potatoes because I wanted to make sure they would be crispy and brown. Very tasty. Made for Best Cookbook 2012.

Catnip46
So cute! I served these to overnight guests. I wasn't sure that they would stay together and/or that I would be able to get them out of the muffin tins, but it all worked perfectly. I served more bacon and hash browns on the side. Thank you for an inventive and impressive breakfast recipe!

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