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Cheesy Potato and Egg Bake

Thin potatoes bake under eggs, milk, and a measured cup of cheddar. It is a tray dinner that feeds four from the cheap end of the cart.

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Baked potatoes and set eggs with melted cheddar, no bacon.

Why you’ll love it

  • Potatoes and eggs make the meal.
  • The cheese is one cup, not a blanket.
  • The oven finishes it while you set the table.
  • It cuts cleanly after a short rest.

Ingredients

Servings4

Ingredient amounts scale. Oven temperature and cook time do not. Salt, spices, and leaveners are a starting point after you scale. Taste and adjust.

Rough grocery estimate for the full recipe: about $7–10 at a typical US supermarket. Prices vary by store, region, and season.

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 375°F. Toss the potatoes and onion with the oil, salt, and pepper.

  2. 2

    Spread them in a greased 9-by-13-inch dish. Bake 20 minutes, until the slices bend.

  3. 3

    Whisk the eggs and milk. Pour them over the potatoes.

  4. 4

    Scatter the cheddar on top. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until the center is set and no liquid egg remains.

  5. 5

    Rest 5 minutes. A knife in the center should come out clean.

  6. 6

    Cut into squares and serve.

Pro tips

  • Slice the potatoes thin. Thick rounds stay raw under set eggs.
  • If the top browns early, lay on a sheet of foil.
  • Resting lets the eggs finish and the squares hold.

Easy substitutions

Cheddar
Monterey Jack
Milk
Unsweetened oat milk
Onion
3 scallions, sliced

Storage and reheating

Storage

Refrigerate up to 3 days.

Reheating

Warm a square covered at 325°F until hot, or microwave it in short bursts.

Nutrition

Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.

Calories
340
Protein
14 g
Carbs
34 g
Fat
16 g
Fiber
3 g

Budget friendly · Oven · Vegetarian

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Ingredients