Potato Nests

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb hash brown potatoes, frozen and thawed
• 1/4 cup onion, finely diced
• 1 egg, beaten
• butter, to grease muffin pan
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 5 bacon, slices cooked crisp, crumbled, divided
• 2 teaspoons chives, sliced thin, divided
• salt, as desired
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl mix together potatoes, onion, egg, salt and pepper. generously butter a 12 cup mini-muffin pan. for each nest spoon 2 tablespoons mixture into the palm of your hand, squeeze out excess liquid, form into a ball and fit into a muffin cup pushing mixture up the sides forming a basket, i use a wine cork to help with this task. repeat this process until all 12 muffin cups are formed.
• 2 bake on bottom rack of oven at 400° for 40 minutes. remove from oven to cool on a rack. baskets can be made ahead of time; put them in the oven at a low temperature to crisp up before filling them.
• 3 in a small bowl mix together sour cream, salt, pepper, crumbled bacon, chives (reserve some for garnish). spoon 1 teaspoon filling into each nest, garnish and serve.