Nested Potatoes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups russet potatoes, grated
• 2 egg whites, beaten
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 1/2 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives or 1/4 cup parsley

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 spray 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
• 3 grate potatoes and blot with paper towel to remove excess moisture; don’t rinse.
• 4 mix together potatoes, egg whites, parmesan and seasonings.
• 5 scoop 1/4-cup of potato mixture into each muffin cup and press firmly onto bottom and up sides. spray each nest with cooking spray.
• 6 bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 remove from oven and run an offset spatula or knife carefully around edges to loosen. cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing.
• 8 to assemble, sprinkle each nest with shredded colby-jack cheese, pipe in sour cream, sprinkle with bacon and garnish with chopped chives.
• 9 serve warm.
• 10 note: as a time saver, frozen hash browns, thawed, may be used.