NC Egg Association | Tex Mex Hash Brown Egg Cups

Tex Mex Hash Brown Egg Cups

Servings: 6 Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Bake zesty Tex Mex Hash Brown Egg Cups in a muffin tin for a simple, healthy breakfast that can be easily frozen and heated up on busy weekdays.
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Tex Mex Hash Brown Egg Cups

Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 50 mins Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. PREHEAT oven to 400°F.
  2. COMBINE potatoes, flour, olive oil and half of the salt and pepper; press evenly into bottoms and up sides of greased 6-cup jumbo muffin pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until set and light golden.
  3. WHISK together eggs, 1 cup cheese, chili powder, hot sauce, and remaining salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes, corn and cilantro. Divide mixture among hash brown cups. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  4. BAKE for about 25 minutes or until filling is set. Let cool for 10 minutes. Run knife around edges of muffin cups; carefully remove cups. Top with salsa and sprinkle with green onion.
  5. ENJOY

Pro Tips

Mix-in variations: Spicy Bacon (crumbled cooked bacon and chipotle pepper); Veggie (cooked black beans, chopped broccoli florets, finely chopped zucchini and red pepper); or Breakfast Taco (crumbled cooked breakfast sausage, taco seasoning, and topped with guacamole).

To save time, use refrigerated or frozen shredded potatoes.