Bacon Tater Egg Cups Recipes

BACON TATER EGG CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spread potato nuggets onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nuggets are half-cooked, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow to cool until easily handled. Cut each nugget in half.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, onion, red bell pepper, spinach, green onions, and sun-dried tomatoes for 5 minutes. Drain excess liquid and stir in chopped bacon.
• Beat eggs, cream, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper together in a large bowl.
• Spoon bacon mixture into the prepared muffin cups and top each with Monterey Jack cheese. Pour egg mixture over cheese layer until each cup is nearly full. Place 4 potato nugget halves into each.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set in the middle, 20 to 25 minutes.

TATER TOT CUPS WITH CHEESE AND EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375°F.
• Let the tater tots you are using to set out for a few minutes to soften so you can squish them.
• Grease 12-cup muffin pan with vegetable oil.
• Take 4 or 5 tots place in each cup.
• Mash with pestle or back of spoon to line the bottom and sides of each cup.
• Add 1 tablespoon of cheddar cheese.
• Press down in bottom of the cup with spoon.
• Place in oven and cook 5 minutes.
• Take out of the oven and break an egg in each cup.
• Bake 15 minutes until white and yolk are set. It could be 20 minutes.
• Check frequently.
• If you want the yolk to be basted, spoon a little water on top of each yolk.
• Remove from oven.
• Use a heat resistant rubber spatula to loosen edges and bottom of each tater tot cup.
• Serve on serving platter.