I love potatoes, probably every kind imaginable. I do like to cook with real potatoes and I have a number of recipes on my blog but sometimes I like to use “convenient” foods to make my life easier, especially when I am entertaining a crowd. Serve these potatoes for brunch or with a nice turkey burger like I did below.
I also like to make individual servings, or finger food, especially when I have a group to feed. Using shredded potatoes you can buy in the dairy section or hash browns in the frozen section is a quick and easy way to get a quick side to any meal. You could make 24 of these (just double the recipe) and feed quite a few people.
Parmesan Hash Brown Muffins
- 20 oz. bag of “Simply Potatoes” or a bag of Ore-Ida frozen potatoes
- green onions and chives to taste
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup Parmesan, grated
- salt and pepper to taste (remember the cheese is salty and I usually add 3/4 cup)
- olive oil to drizzle over the potatoes before baking
If you are using the frozen variety, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. You also need to get rid of any water in the potatoes by pressing them dry. The “Simply Potatoes” are dry so you don’t have to worry about any moisture.
Combine all of the ingredients except the oil. Spray or grease (I used butter) a 12-well muffin tin. Gently press the mixture in each well. Prior to baking top with a little oil and a few chopped chives.
How you bake these muffins will be up to you as I like my hash browns “crisp” and “crunchy” so I wanted to be sure they had that texture.
I started out with a 400°F oven and baked them in the center of the oven for 45 minutes. They were not done enough for me so I placed the muffin tin in the bottom third of the oven for another 15 minutes. Perfect and just the way I like them!
Cook these potatoes to your taste – I like them crispy! I also recommend using “Simply Potatoes” as they save you a couple of steps. Do what works for you…
http://cookingwithauntjuju.com/2018/07/08/parmesan-hash-brown-muffins/
You had me at “cheese”. lol 🍃🧀
I know exactly what you mean – I love cheese too 🙂
These look so yummy!
Thanks – they were cheesy and crispy 🙂
Lovely recipe
Thank you!
Oh my gosh, these look delicious!
Delicious and easy to make too!
Crunchy potatoes and cheese – a combination made in heaven! 🙂
Always Ronit 🙂
I love recipes like this – easy and quick to prepare! And you know I love savory muffin recipes. These would be a hit in this week’s FF party. Thanks for sharing, Aunt Juju.😘
Me too Jhuls – I can’t make every recipe from scratch and shredding potatoes is not a favorite thing to do 🙂
Oh wow! So good!! What are simply potatoes?
As the pictures show they are just shredded potatoes you can buy in a package.. Like my stores sell cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, etc. An ingredient that saves you a few steps 🙂
Okay, new to me!
The stores near me are making some recipes a little easier to make by providing ready-made ingredients like these shredded potatoes. You can always make these with real potatoes.
There’s similar things here too, I just never think to buy them!
These definitely look like a fun (and quick) finger food for appetizers! Thank you for sharing with the Fiesta Friday crew!
Thanks Diann – they are very good and perfect for a brunch table.
I use simply potatoes all the time, probably too many times 😄 I actually think my hasbrown turns our more crispy when I use simply potatoes than freshly shredded, even after microwaving/precooking the fresh potatoes before frying or baking. Go figure! 😄
I don’t make hash browns very often but I liked this idea of the muffins. As you can tell I like mine “crisp” and sometimes have to work at it to get them that way. These potatoes are so convenient, shredding potatoes is not a favorite thing to do 🙂
Well, those are certainly adorable! I love the flavor combination.
Thanks – great to serve a crowd!
You cooked them just the way I like them, crispy and crunchy.