Stuffed Mashed Potato Nests Filled With Bacon And Cheese
Pleasantly soft, warm, and encircled by a protective wall – that's exactly how a nest should be. But today we're not building a new home for baby birds, but looking at a new way to enjoy creamy, cheesy potatoes. If you've been eating your potatoes without a filling, you don't know what you've been missing!
Yield: 6
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
You'll Need:
For the mashed potatoes:
- 1 lb potatoes
- 1 egg
- ¼ stick butter
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
For the filling:
- 4 oz Swiss cheese, cubed
- 4 oz thick-cut bacon, cubed
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Here's How:
- Peel the potatoes and boil them in lightly salted water.
- Mash the boiled potatoes until smooth. Add the egg, butter, and parmesan cheese to the mashed potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and mix well. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and pipe a 3-inch-wide spiral on the pan. Continue piping the mashed potato mixture higher on the swirl to create a nest with a well inside. Repeat this 5 more times until you have 6 potato nests.
- Fill the potato nests with the Swiss cheese and bacon cubes and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Transfer the baking tray to a preheated oven and cook at 375°F for 20 minutes.
Of course, you can prepare these hearty cheese nests with a different filling – let your inventiveness know no bounds, and above all, enjoy!