"Sweet" Bird's Nests- Week 3

Bird's Nests

3 cups mini marshmallows
3 TBSP unsalted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
4 cups dry chow mein noodles
small candies, jelly beans, m & m's, etc.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

Over low heat, melt the marshmallows and butter in a large saucepan.

Once melted, stir in the vanilla, then add the chow mein noodles.

Coat your hands liberally with shortening, or spray your hands with cooking spray (butter doesn't work as well) and have some nearby for re-coating.

Grab a clump of noodles smaller than a tennis ball but larger than a golf ball. Form into a ball while pressed your thumbs into the middle, forming a nest. Allow the nests to cool, then fill with with the candy of your choice. Perfect, simple kid friendly Easter dessert.

Chicks-in-a-NEST 

Ingredients:

1 20 ounce package of pre-shredded hash brown-style potatoes

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

4TBS flour

1 small sweet onion, coarsely grated 

1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Salt to taste

freshly ground black pepper to taste

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1 dozen eggs, scrambled or egg beaters

1 package of Soy-Chorizo or your choice of breakfast sausage, bacon, or ham

*Garnish~Greek sour cream, salsa or cheese for garnish. You could also add, basil or spinach to your scrambled eggs.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and lightly spray a 12-cup tin with non-stick cooking spray.

Staring with the first 8 ingredients, this includes 2 eggs, flour etc. to help make the potato crust firm. Mix all 8 ingredients together in a bowl. 

Spoon potato mixture into each prepared muffin cup until about 1/3 full. Gently press the potato mixture down in the middle and up the sides of each cup.

Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes. If the nests have puffed up to much in the center, scoop out a little with a teaspoon. 

Meanwhile, cook the Soyrizo in a pan and add your dozen scrambled eggs to the meat mixture. Cook and stir the meat/Soyrizo and eggs until curds form and eggs are firm.

Spoon a few tablespoons of scramble eggs into each nest and top with sour cream, salsa, chives or cheese.