Holiday Brunch

Hash Brown and Egg Breakfast Cups

Cook's Notes: Add a spin to your holiday entertaining with Hash Brown and Egg Breakfast Cups. Recipe was adapted from cuisineathome.com   and makes 12 breakfast cups. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat during the week for a quick breakfast pick me up. Be creative as there are plenty of options for this recipe that include: diced ham, broccoli florets or make vegetarian cups with spinach and peppers. 
Ingredients:

• 1 package Jimmy Dean Sausage 
• 3 cups refrigerated shredded hash browns
• 2 TB. butter, divided
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup combination of diced sweet mini peppers 
• 3/4 cup diced sweet onions
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 7 eggs
• 1/4 cup whole or 2 % milk
• 1 TB hot sauce e.g. Sriracha
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes

Directions:
 Step One

• Brown sausage, crumble and drain and wipe pan clean. Set aside. Saute peppers and onions  for 3-4 minutes in 1 TB. butter. Add in garlic cloves, and saute 2 minutes. 
• Combine sausage, peppers, onions and garlic. This step can be done ahead, refrigerate until needed.     

Step Two 

• Spread refrigerated shredded hash browns patted dry out on a baking sheet for 1-2 hours to dry out a bit. 
• Toss with 1 TB. melted butter, shredded cheddar cheese, salt and pepper mix well. 

Step Three

• Generously grease muffin pan wells.

Step Four 

• Preheat oven 425 degrees and press heaping 1/4 cup hash brown mixture into bottom and up sides of muffin wells. 
• Bake 10 minutes until starting to brown.    

Step Five 

• Whisk together eggs, milk, parsley flakes and Sriracha. 

Step Six

• Divide sausage mixture evenly over hash brown cups (about 1/4 cup). Slowly pour  milk/egg mixture over sausage mixture. 
• Bake 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from center. Loosen cups from pan by running a knife around edges.  

Looking for more brunch ideas? Try some of these previously posted recipes from Ever Ready. 

Puff Pastry Egg Cups
https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2018/03/easter-brunch.html

Eggs Benedict Casserole
http://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2016/12/holiday-brunch.html

Chicken Pot Pies
http://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2016/05/happy-mothers-day.html

Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Salmon
https://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2014/03/spring-brunch-ideas-part-one.html

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