Potato Egg Nest

Potato Egg Nest

cute dish for Easter breakfast

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 15m
Cook Time: 15m
Total Time: 30m
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (23 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

261
Calories
13.5g
Fat
240mg
Cholesterol
316mg
Sodium
21.4g
Carbohydrate
12.8g
Protein
Potato Egg Nest

Recipe Description

This Potato Egg Nest recipe is one of my favorite Easter breakfast dishes. These nests look so cute with their yellow egg yolk centers. Whenever I cook potatoes around Easter time, I always make sure I cook a bit extra so that I can make these delicious nests.

Take cooked potatoes and mash them, season with salt and pepper. Add bread crumbs, bacon, parsley and cheese and shape into potato patties. Using a small glass, make an indent in the center of each patty. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and cheese. Place an egg yolk in the center of each patty and bake in the oven. Simple and delicious!

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Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat the oven and line a baking sheet

    5 min
    Step 1 - Potato Egg Nest

    Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Mash potatoes

    3 min
    Step 2 - Potato Egg Nest

    Place 14 ounces of potatoes in a bowl. Mash them and season to taste with salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Add bread crumbs, bacon, parsley and cheese

    3 min
    Step 3 - Potato Egg NestStep 3 - Potato Egg Nest

    Add 4 tablespoons of bread crumbs, 3 tablespoons of bacon,1 tablespoon of parsley and half of the cheese (1½ oz) to the mashed potato.

  4. 4

    Make potato patties

    4 min
    Step 4 - Potato Egg Nest

    Divide the potato mixture in four and shape into patties. Take a small glass and press it into the center of each patty to make an indent.

  5. 5

    Add bread crumbs

    1 min
    Step 5 - Potato Egg Nest

    Sprinkle a bread crumb garnish on top.

  6. 6

    Place cheese in the indents

    1 min
    Step 6 - Potato Egg Nest

    Add the remaining cheese to the indents in each potato patty.

  7. 7

    Add egg yolks

    3 min
    Step 7 - Potato Egg Nest

    Place an egg yolk in the center of each of the holes.

  8. 8

    Bake

    15 min
    Step 8 - Potato Egg Nest

    Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.

  9. 9

    Serve

    Step 9 - Potato Egg Nest

    Serve garnished with parsley.

This Potato Egg Nest recipe is a delicious treat for Easter! Try it this year and make sure you tag your Easter posts with the #cookmerecipes hashtag.

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

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5.0 out of 5 (23 reviews)
Wendy
May 9, 2025
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Me encantó hacer estos nidos de papa, son tan fáciles! Usé lo que tenia en la cocina y fueron un exito en mi brunch de Pascua.

Alice
January 5, 2025
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So yum, totally dope!

Valerie
April 14, 2024
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Superb recipe for Easter! Made these for breakfast, kids loved them. Potatoes plus eggs, total win.

Xavier Cooper
October 20, 2023
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Amazing Easter treat!

Susan Roberts
June 10, 2023
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I made these Potato Egg Nests for Easter breakfast and they were a big hit! Their adorable look and delicious taste brought smiles to the table. I always use leftover potatoes, making it a perfect recipe for celebrating with family.

Elena González
March 14, 2022
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Los nidos de papa y huevo son simplemente deliciosos! Hice esta receta para el desayuno de Pascua y a todos les encantó. Los amarillos brillantes de los huevos son como el sol. Siempre hago papas extras solo para preparar estos nidos. La combinación de ingredientes es perfecta y muy fácil de hacer. ¡Un gran éxito en casa!

Penny Smith
May 14, 2021
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Eggscellent nests! My kids thought they were so funny, and they devoured every bite! Perfect for our Easter breakfast table.

Fiona Richards
January 23, 2021
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I made these Potato Egg Nests for Easter brunch and they were a hit! The kids loved the cute nests and I loved how simple it was. A perfect recipe to share with family.

Zach
July 24, 2020
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I tried the Potato Egg Nest for Easter breakfast and it was superb! The recipe was simple and my family loved the cute egg yolk centers. I even made a bit extra potatoes just for this. Will definitely make again!

Nahla Mastropolo
May 6, 2020
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Very flavorful I'm happy I decided to give this dish a chance despite how small it looked.

Estefania Possemato
May 5, 2020
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5 Stars all the way, this is just to cute and creative to recieve anything less.

Nellie Beckstrand
May 4, 2020
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I thought this was going to be ultra plain or something because of how it looked but in reality it taste great and I really recommend it.

Peter Allen
May 2, 2020
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Simply delicious nests

Karissa Gilford
April 28, 2020
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This was super good and such a unique looking plate, I love it!

Raylynn Hoffstadt
April 27, 2020
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Totally obsessed with this cute potato egg nest, Now all that's left is to some how make a baby chick oout of a potato like the deviled egg chick recipe, lol!

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