Egg and bacon potato cakes recipe

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Try our delicious egg and bacon potato cakes recipe

  • healthy
Serves2
SkillEasy
Cooking Time25 mins
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories400 Kcal20%
Fat27 g39%

Use up your leftovers with these quick-to-prepare but oh-so-satisfying potato cakes

Ingredients

  • 300g (10½ oz) leftover mashed potato
  • 2tbsp chopped chives
  • Knob of butter
  • 4 rindless rashers back bacon
  • 2 medium eggs

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6). Place the cold mashed potato in a bowl and stir in the chives. Season, then shape into two round cakes.
  2. Heat a non-stick frying pan, add the butter, and cook the potato cakes for a few mins on each side until golden.
  3. Place on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 10-15 mins or until piping hot. Meanwhile, grill the bacon on both sides until crisp.
  4. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, crack in the eggs and poach to taste.
  5. To serve, place a hot potato cake on each plate, followed by a couple of bacon rashers and top with a poached egg.
Top Tip for making Egg and bacon potato cakes

Don't add any extra butter or milk to the mashed potato, just seasoning - otherwise it will be too soft to shape into cakes.

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