Cheesy Southwest Potato Duo #sp5

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 6 slices pepper bacon
• 2 1/2 cups simply potatoes southwest style hash browns
• 2 cups crystal farms monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded
• 3 cups simply potatoes jalapeno & cream cheese mashed potatoes
• 4 stalks green onions, sliced on the bias

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 cook bacon, cool, and crumble. to a 12-cup muffin pan, add equal amounts of bacon grease to each muffin cup.
• 3 to a medium bowl, add the hash browns and gently blend in 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese. press about 2 tablespoons of the hash brown and cheese mixture into each muffin cup. bake in oven for 18 - 20 minutes or edges are crispy.
• 4 while hash brown cups bake, peel film at corner of mashed potatoes and heat on high for 3 minutes in microwave. remove from microwave and stir.
• 5 remove hash brown cups from the oven. spoon in equal amounts of mashed potatoes. top with equal amounts of remaining cheese and place under broiler for 5 minutes or bake in the oven until cheese is melted.
• 6 top each cup with green onions and bacon and serve. enjoy!