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All-Aboard Morning Bake

Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

About

Get on with your day by starting it with a great breakfast. All-Aboard Morning Bake will blow all the right whistles with the perfect combination of tastes your morning-self will love. You know those mashed potatoes that've had a layover in the fridge? Pack those up and add some sharp cheddar cheese, havarti cheese, fresh spinach, a railing of savory bacon, fluffy eggs, and a sprinkling of perfect herbs and you have engineered one first-class ticket for your continental breakfast. No matter how fast or slow your morning goes, get back on track with the All-Aboard Morning Bake. It's a taste trip you will never forget!

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups mashed potatoes, cooked
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup havarti cheese, shredded
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped
  • 8 slices thick-cut bacon
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves
  • 2 tablespoons dill
  • 3 tablespoons Everything Bagel seasoning, homemade or store-bought
  • crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3 -In a large bowl, add the mashed potatoes, the milk, the cheddar cheese, the havarti cheese, the salt, the black pepper and the spinach and stir to combine.

Step 4 -Evenly spread the mashed potato mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 5 -Use the back of a medium spoon to make 8 indentions in the mashed potato mixture.

Step 6 -In a large skillet over medium heat, add the bacon and cook until crisp.

Step 7 -Add a slice of the bacon to each of the indentions in the mashed potatoes.

Step 8 -Transfer the mashed potato mixture to the oven and bake, about 10 minutes.

Step 9 -Transfer the mashed potato mixture to a wire rack and individually crack the eggs onto the top of each of the bacon slices.

Step 10 -Sprinkle the salt and the black pepper over the eggs.

Step 11 -Transfer the egg mixture back to the oven and bake until the eggs are set to preference, about 10-15 minutes.

Step 12 -Transfer the baked egg mixture to the wire rack and sprinkle with the basil leaves, the dill, the Everything Bagel seasoning, and the red pepper flakes.

Step 13 -Serve.

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