Cheesy Hash Brown Appetizer Bites
on Dec 13, 2017, Updated Feb 02, 2025
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These cheesy hash brown appetizer bites will be the hit of your next party! Made with Simply Potatoesยฎ shredded hash browns and cheese, and topped with more cheese, sour cream, bacon, and green onions, these cheesy hash brown bites are like eating a loaded bite sized baked potato but with your fingers! Try this easy recipe for your next dinner party!
Cheesy Hash Brown Appetizer Bites
This cheesy hash brown appetizer recipe is a snap to make, in large part because of Simply Potatoes. Located in the refrigerator (NOT freezer) section at your grocery store, Simply Potatoes are made from real, fresh, and NEVER FROZEN potatoes. They’re convenient and easy to use, because you don’t have to wash, peel, or shred the potatoes yourself. They help make this recipe a breeze!
Let’s make these cheesy hash brown appetizer bites!
First, preheat oven to 425ยฐF oven. Then, combine shredded potatoes, cheese, egg, salt and pepper in medium sized bowl and mix well. Coat mini muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray and then spoon potato mixture into each muffin cup.
Use your fingers or the back of spoon to press mixture firmly on the bottom and sides of muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven about 22 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown. Sprinkle additional cheese into each potato nest. Bake 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Let cool in pan for 5-10 minutes, then carefully remove the potato nests with a fork.
Now comes the best part. Top your cheesy hash brown appetizer bites with your favorite toppings. You can go wild here! Use more cheese, sour cream, bacon, and green onions, if desired. Or, use go for a more Mediterranean flavor with feta cheese, peppercini peppers, and oregano! These appetizer bites are best served warm, so eat up shortly after making them.
Here’s your printable recipe for yummy cheesy hash brown appetizer bites!
Loaded Baked Potato Bites Appetizer
Ingredients
- 20 ounces Simply Potatoesยฎ Shredded Hashbrowns
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1-1/2 cups 6 oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 8 slices crisply cooked bacon, crumbled
- 3 green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450ยฐF.
- Combine Simply Potatoesยฎ Shredded Hashbrowns, egg, salt and pepper in a medium bowl and mix well.
- Spray mini muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray.
- Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons potato mixture into each muffin cup and press mixture firmly on bottom and sides of muffin cups.
- Bake 20-22 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown.
- Sprinkle cheese into each potato nest and bake 2 minutes until cheese melts.
- Top with sour cream, bacon, more cheese, green onions, jalapenos as desired.
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It seems great for breakfast meals.
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I’d make the Cheddar & Bacon Potato Salad.
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Quick mashed potatoes!
Gosh, all the Simply Potatoes Recipes are excellent. I think the first one I would like to try is the Cheesy Hash Browns.
I would also like to try the Cheesy Bacon and Potatoes Casserole Recipe. It looks delicious.
Great for a breakfast casserole
I’d love to make the Crunchy Topped Cheese Hash Browns recipe!
I’d like to make the Mexican Potato Sausage Casserole.
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My husbands favorite are the Southwest Style Hash Browns. They have just the right amount of kick.
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I recently tried a sheet pan hashbrown bake recipe from Pinterest and the simply potatoes would be perfect for that recipe!
I want to try the Cheddar & Bacon Potato Salad. It sounds delicious.
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I use them to make cheesy hash browns or with bacon and eggs.
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Thank You!
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Hash brown casserole.
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Oh my goodness, totally pinning those! They look so good! I would also love to try their Diced Potatoes with Onion!