Breakfast Bites are a Big Hit at 7907

In my attempt to find new recipes, I have been searching Pinterest for new ideas. I came across this simple breakfast recipe, Breakfast Bites, from The Little Birdie Blog. I love breakfast food, but I do not enjoy making it. I often beg Tanner to make me omelets on the weekends or even better, convince him to go out. After looking at this recipe, I thought it was simple enough and even better, you can save them and reheat them throughout the week...perfect! So this morning I woke up and decided I would give the recipe a whirl. I followed the recipe the exact way it was presented on The Little Birdie Blog. Tanner and I sat down to enjoy my hard work and the verdict was...they were good, but were missing something. I added some salsa to mine and more pepper. As we were eating them, I told Tanner I thought they would be better with green peppers and onions, to which he agreed. I had leftover hash browns, so I quickly mixed up another mixture (this time only making 6 bites) and they were amazing. The green pepper and onion gave them the extra kick that they needed. This is definitely a recipe that I will be making again with the added peppers and onion.

This afternoon I met my mom and sister for lunch before my sister took off to fly back to California. I told them about my new recipe and my sister talked about how easy it would be for her to make them for her husband and daughter and change the ingredients to meet their individual taste preferences. This was much more appealing to her than the casserole she currently makes. My mom also thought they would better if lined with cupcake liner. After making two batches I agree because a lot of the hash browns were left on the bottom of the pan, despite spraying it down. I think the next time I make them, I will take my mom's advice and use cupcake liners.

Here's the recipe. Sorry the pictures aren't the best. I had to use my iPad because I can't find the USB cord to my camera.

Breakfast Bites

Ingredients:

• hash browns (I used plain, but the southwestern ones would be good)
• eggs
• cheese (I used cheddar and colby jack)
• 2 tbsp olive oil (or oil of your preference)
• bacon (8-10 slices or bacon bits, which is what I used)
• green pepper (1/2 pepper, chopped)
• onion (1/4 onion, chopped)
• salt 
• pepper

Ingredients from the first round, all that's missing is the pepper and onion

• Preheat oven to 425. Spray pan or place liners in pan.
• Mix the hash browns, oil, salt, pepper, and 1/3 cup of cheese.
• Put mixture into the cupcake pan, filling it to the top. I had leftover hash brown mixture and ended up making 6 more bites with it. If you don't want that much, I would consider only using 20oz bag.

• Bake for 15-18 minutes, until hash browns are golden brown.
• Remove from oven and reset temperature to 350.
• Break an egg into each cup. On some I ended up using one egg for 2 cups, it's up to you though. Break the yolk up a little bit.
• Add your other ingredients: bacon, green pepper, onion. You can also use different meat or vegetables, that's the great thing about this dish.
• Top with cheese.

The half with the cheese is what it should look like before you place it in the oven.

• Place in oven and bake for 14-17 minutes, until eggs are as firm as you would like.
• Remove from oven and let cool. Slide knife around edge to remove.
• You can add salsa or whatever toppings you would like.

Finished project from round 1

Hope you enjoy these bites. I'd love to hear about ingredients you add to these bites and how they turn out for you.