Parmesan Hash Brown Cups Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 12 muffin tins with cooking spray; set aside. In large bowl, combine potatoes, onions, cheese, salt, and pepper. Toss lightly with a fork. Drizzle on olive oil. Toss with fork again until mixture is well combined. Spoon mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups. With the back of the spoon, apply gentle pressure to pack mixture into each cup. Bake for 60-75 minutes in lower third of oven. Let rest for 5 minutes, run a small knife or spatula around the edge of each cup, making sure the edges are loosened. Gently lift each potato cup out, invert it, place on serving plate bottom side up. Good served warm or room temperature. 1 hash brown ~ 2 points

Steps:

• Heat a small non stick pan on the stove top over med. heat.
• Place 1 tbs. cheese on a small pile, about the size of a quarter, cook until cheese melts and flip over (this is where you could add a small crack of ground pepper to the cheese if you like), continue cooking until they are light golden brown.
• Place a mini muffin tin upside down on a flat surface.
• Drape cheese over the "molds" of the pan and press down with a second inverted mini muffin tin.
• Let cool and remove from molds.
• You can trim off any excess cheese for a more uniform cup.

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion with salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Peel potatoes and coarsely grate in food processor. Squeeze potatoes in a kitchen towel (not terry cloth) to remove excess liquid, then transfer to a bowl. Add onion mixture (reserve skillet), stirring to coat potatoes, and stir in cheese.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in reserved skillet (not cleaned) over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Add potato mixture, then press firmly into a cake and round edges with a heatproof spatula. Cover skillet and cook potato cake until underside is crusty, 10 to 12 minutes. Slide out onto a plate. Invert skillet over potato cake and, using pot holders to hold plate and skillet firmly together, flip cake into skillet. Drizzle remaining tablespoon oil around edge of cake, then cover and cook until potatoes are tender and underside is crusty, about 10 minutes. Slide cake onto a platter and cut into wedges.