Eggs in Potato Hollows

By á-47

Ingredients

• 4 cups cold mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup crumbled crisp bacon or diced ham
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (tarragon, dill, parsley, etc)
• 1/2 tea. pepper
• bacon fat or butter
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, jack, pepper jack)

Preparation

Step 1

Combine mashed potatoes, bacon, onion, herbs and pepper, stirring until well mixed.

Grease a shallow baking pan with bacon fat or butter; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Spoon 8 mounds of potato mixture onto pan. With back of spoon, make deep depressions large enough to contain eggs in the potatoes. Bake in a 450 degree oven for 10 minutes or until potatoes are hot.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Drop eggs into potato hollows. Season with seasoning salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes or until eggs are set.

Sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven for a few minutes until cheese melts and eggs are done.