Make your breakfast a little bit more special with these gorgeous, nutritious, gluten free Breakfast Eggs Potato Nests. They make a great Easter brunch idea too:)
Cooking eggs in the oven
Have you ever cooked breakfast eggs in the oven? With these pretty little Breakfast Eggs Potato Nests you don’t have to worry about stirring, scrambling or flipping the eggs as they all cook to perfection in the oven. And all that’s left for you to do is prepare your morning coffee and toast. Making eggs this way is especially handy if you are cooking for several people. The proportions used in this recipe will make 6 egg potato nests but you can easily double the ingredients if you need to feed a larger crowd.
How to make Breakfast Eggs Potato Nests
Despite the fact that you will need a spiralizer or similar gadget to turn the potatoes and zucchini into ‘spaghetti’, this is a pretty straightforward recipe. Preparation time shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes.
Once the potato spaghetti have been dried (to get rid of any excess moisture and starch) and quickly fried simply add the zoodles and cheese and you are ready to fill your muffin tray. It’s a good idea to break up the longer ‘spaghetti’ strands – makes it easier to combine the ingredients and it won’t affect the appearance of the final product. The nests will still come out of the oven perfectly formed.
This egg potato nests recipe is quite low in fat as I haven’t used any butter and there was no need to grease the muffin tray. The small amount of olive oil I used to quickly fry the spiralized potatoes was sufficient to prevent the nests from sticking to the tray. I did add cheese to the nest mixture but you can add less (or more!) or not use any cheese at all.
I hope these neat little Breakfast Egg Potato Nests put a smile on your face and make your breakfast eggs a little bit more special. Do let me know how they turned out if you make them:)
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Make your breakfast a little bit more special with these gorgeous, nutritious, gluten free Breakfast Eggs Potato Nests - they make a great Easter brunch idea too:)
- 3 medium/large potatoes
- 1 medium courgette zucchini
- 6 eggs
- 60 g Cheddar cheese or similar, grated
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- To serve: chives avocado, your favourite sauce, anything else you like at breakfast
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Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/ gas mark 6. You will need a 6-cup muffin tray.
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Spiralize the courgette, season and combine with the cheese in a large bowl. Set aside.
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Peel and spiralize the potatoes. Place on 2 sheets of paper towel and toss gently to get rid of excess water.
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Using a large non-stick frying pan (a pancake pan works well) heat up the oil and fry the spiralized potato over a medium heat for approx. 3 minutes, stirring all the time with 2 forks or tongs. Remove from the heat, season and add to the bowl. Mix well with the courgette (break the long 'spaghetti' if you have to).
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Fill the muffin tray with the mixture, pressing gently and ensuring there is a little more mixture around the edges than in the middle. Crack the eggs and carefully pour one by one into each nest ensuring the yolk is in the middle. Season and bake for 15-20 minutes (depending on how you like your eggs).
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Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edges of the nests and using a spatula take out the nests and place on individual plates. Sprinkle with freshly chopped chives, drizzle with your favourite sauce (ketchup works well) and serve with sliced avocados or simply on their own.
Double the proportions to feed a larger crowd.
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I am also sharing this recipe with Tasty Tuesdays, Recipe of the Week, Free From Fridays, Fiesta Friday, co-hosted this week by Tracey @ My Baja Kitchen and Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook.
Wow!!! These were amazing!! I was worried that they wouldn’t turn out, but they did… not as pretty as yours, but still very very good! Thank you!!?
I am really happy to hear that! Thank you for making my recipe:)
Love these! And that muffin tin is adorable!
Thank you! Glad you like the muffin pan too:)
Perfect weekend brekkie right there, delicious! I love the muffin tin too, so pretty! x
Thanks! Glad you like the pan as well (my pride and joy, an amazing bargain from TKMAXX:)
I love egg nests, your idea to use zoodles is creative and tasty!
Thank you Alison! Glad you think so:)
I LOVE everything about this recipe! And can we just take a minute and oogle over your muffin pan?! It is so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this healthy recipe with all of us. 🙂
Thank you! And I am so glad you like the muffin pan too:)
These look amazing! What a fabulous idea. It’s making me hungry *shoots off to kitchen to try and find something for lunch when the shopping is coming today*!
Thank you! So glad you like these:)
WOW! These look amazing – and so healthy!! They would be an incredibly good start to the day 🙂 Eb x
Thank you! I had one with my morning coffee today and really enjoyed it:)
I love your presentation!!
Thank you:)
These look awesome! When my step kids are over, I feel like I’m forever standing over the stove trying to get breakfast cooked for everyone! These are a great alternative and a sneaky way to get them to eat some vegetables ; -) #CookBlogShare
Thanks! These are perfect for when you have to feed more people:)
This is such a great idea for breakfast/brunch!They look so pretty and delicious 🙂
Thanks you Pamela:)
I was planning to make something similar using sweet potatoes as nests. These look so yummy! And that pan is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!
Thank you Jhuls! Glad you like the pan too:)
Monika, these look so pretty and I love the muffin pan. I shall have to try them! Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare
Thank you Jacqui! Glad you like them, I don’t think they would look as good in another muffin pan:)
Wow awesome Idea..kids would love it
Thank you Lathiya:)