8/17/16 3/05/10

Baked Potato Eggs Recipe

Fast & Easy Dinner: Baked-Potato Eggs

March 5, 2010 by partysugar

If you're a fan of eggs and potatoes for breakfast, get excited. This recipe takes the classic combination and translates them into a meal that's ideal for dinner. Think twice-baked potatoes with a fried egg on top! How good does that sound?

Use the recipe as a guide and you can come up with all sorts of creative dishes. Substitute bacon or pancetta for the sausage, mix in cooked vegetables, and stir in any cheese you like. Learn the uncomplicated technique when you

Baked-Potato Eggs

From Real Simple

Ingredients

2 large baking potatoes
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
2 precooked turkey sausages, diced
4 large eggs

Directions

Heat oven to 400° F.
Scrub the potatoes and pierce each with the tines of a fork. Bake until fork-tender, about 45 minutes.
Carefully cut each potato in half. Scoop out the insides and stir in the butter and cheese. Fold in the sausages. Spoon the mixture back into the potato halves, creating a hollow in each center. Break 1 egg into each hollow.
Arrange on a baking sheet and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until set.

Serves 4.

Information

Category: Main Dishes, Potatoes
Cuisine: North American

SweetNGlow 7 years

Great idea! I would use sweet potatoes instead though...

Rancher'sGirl 7 years

@fuzzles...we might have to thumb-wrestle for the bacon! ;) This sounds and looks absolutely scrumptious! I must make this for the coworkers, who are probably tiring of breakfast casserole. This looks like it might tote easily, too. Always a plus! :)