Palitos de queijo e espinafre

Makes 15-20

Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup cooked spinach, drained
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups flour
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs
Canola oil, for frying
Marinara sauce for dipping

Preparation
In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, spinach, mozzarella, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, stirring until thoroughly mixed. Transfer the mixture to a square baking pan lined with parchment paper and spread the mixture evenly in the dish. Freeze for 30 minutes.
Invert the frozen spinach dip onto a cutting board and remove the parchment paper. Slice the block into 1-centimeter strips, then slice the strips in half into sticks.
Place the flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs into three separate bowls. Dip the spinach dip sticks into the flour, then the eggs, then the breadcrumbs, then back into the eggs, and finally back into the breadcrumbs. Set the breaded sticks aside on a plate.
Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Fry the breaded sticks for about 30 seconds to a minute, until golden brown.
Cool, then serve with marinara sauce!

Ninhos de queijo e ovo

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

Total time: 40 mins

 

Serves: 8 nests

Ingredients

• 15 oz. frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
• 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 medium eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese, shredded
• ½ tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 2 avocados, sliced and chilled

Instructions

1. Mix hash browns, salt, pepper, olive oil and 1 cup Cheddar cheese in a mixing bowl
2. Grease the muffin pan and divide hash brown mixture. Use your fingers to pack them tightly and shape them into nests
3. Bake at 425 degrees F or until the edges have browned and the cheese has melted, about 15 minutes
4. Crack a medium egg into each nest and season with salt and pepper to taste
5. Top with crumbled bacon, 1 tablespoon cheddar cheese and parsley
6. Bake at 350 degrees F until the egg whites set, about 13 to 16 minutes
7. Let it cool, gently slide a knife along the edges and use a fork to lift it out of the pan
8. Dish and serve with chilled avocado slices

Notes

If you don't have frozen shredded hash browns, bake 4-6 russet potatoes. Let them cool off, then peel and grate them to form shreds.

Spray them down with nonstick spray so it doesn’t stick. You don’t wanna mangle these beauties before they even have a chance to leave the pan! You’ll want to fill each one up and then using your fingers, press down in the middle to push and mold the hash browns to cover the sides. The more it sticks out the better! This is what makes it look like a nest.


Then you bake it so it sets. Once that’s done crack in eggs into each nest and top with bacon bits, cheese and parsley. Then bake again until the egg whites settle. Serve with fresh chilled avocado slices.