Baked eggs resting on a bed of hash browns (fried potatoes) with cheese and surrounded by bacon… is what you call Baked Eggs Napoleon.
But, since I’m a “sauce-y” kind of girl– I need to bring on the Hollandaise Sauce! A smooth and creamy sauce. The flavor is very rich and buttery. Perfect to top off these baked eggs!
Last weekend, was one of our town’s biggest events of the summer… the County Fair!
Of course, there are the food competitions of stuffing your face with huge bags of Cheetos (which my sis won); and the Cowboy Cheeseburger eating contest to see who can eat the most (Justin– my husband, won that one!).
But, I like the food competitions where you actually cook for the judges. I’ve always loved cooking for everyone. I’m just that way. Even when I was 7 years old, I’d make Top Ramen very creatively for my 5 younger siblings.
I thought I’d enter the Family Breakfast Competition. It had to have full family participation. Half of my family was unavailable that day, and I needed more participants. So, I bribed asked my niece and nephew to help Auntie win!
I decided that the Baked Eggs Napoleon With Hollandaise Sauce would be the perfect meal to prepare with the kids. And, it’s fast to put together!
First, start with the Baked Eggs Napoleon.
Tip: you may use leftover bacon and potatoes from a previous meal. This saves a lot of time. Broken up tater tots (already cooked) are perfect to use in place of hash browns, as well.
The reason for having these ingredients precooked when putting this together, is because the egg is the only thing that really needs time to cook. This whole dish takes less than 30 minutes with the prepared potatoes and bacon.
Butter 4 ramekins. Muffin/cupcake pan will work as well.
1. Line the precooked bacon around the edges. 2. Put the potatoes on the bottom. 3. Add your favorite kind of cheese. (I used colby jack cheddar.) 4. Crack your egg onto the bed of cheese and potatoes. Pepper and salt the top.
Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. (The yolks are medium cooked. If you want it cooked more or less, adjust it by a few minutes.) Take out of ramekin or muffin/cupcake pan by loosening up the sides with a knife. Place on a plate when you have the Hollandaise sauce ready to pour over.
Tip: While you have these cooking in the oven, it is a great time to start the Hollandaise Sauce. Then everything will be hot and ready at the same time!
Yes, this is a Simple Hollandaise Sauce.
Start with a small sauce pan with about 1″ of hot water over medium high heat.
Put 5 egg yolks (no whites) into a heat-safe bowl that will fit over the pan of water– without touching the water. This is called double boiling. (The steam of the hot water is gently cooking the yolks.)
Add 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.
Whisk the yolks over the steamy pot for about 2 minutes until the yolks look like they have almost doubled in volume. Tip: If you think the bowl is getting too hot, take off the pot for a minute while you’re still whisking. You don’t want scrambled yolks.
Keep whisking! Take off the heated pot of water to slowly drizzle in the melted butter. It will start looking like the pic on the above right. After you’ve added the butter, put back on the heated pot.
Add a pinch (or more) of Cayenne pepper. It balances with the lemon juice. (Trust me, it’s amazing!)
You will see it start to thicken up within a few minutes. If it seems to be getting a little thick; add a few drops of water or lemon juice. Sprinkle some salt and pepper to taste. (I used lemon pepper.) Also, stir in fresh chopped parsley.
Voila!
Pour the delicious, creamy sauce over this baked egg concoction wrapped in bacon! Top it with some fresh parsley and you have an amazing breakfast!
This would be perfect to make this weekend… don’t you think?!
Well, the judges crowned this the first place winner!
Enjoy, my friends!
- baked eggs:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 large eggs
- 4 sliced bacon, precooked
- ½ cup grated cheese, your favorite
- 1 cup hash browns (fried potatoes, or tater tots), precooked
- salt and pepper
- sauce:
- ½ cup butter, melted and cooled.
- 5 egg yolks
- 2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- pinch of Cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste (I used lemon pepper.)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (more for garnish)
- baked eggs:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spread butter inside ramekins or muffin/cupcake pan to prevent sticking. Line the edges with the precooked bacon. Divide the potatoes and put down in the bottom. Sprinkle cheese on top. Gently crack an egg on top of the cheese.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. (The yolks in the eggs are medium cooked. If you want it cooked more or less, adjust the time by a few minutes.)
- sauce:
- Put 1″-2″ of water in a small sauce pan on medium high heat.
- Combine the yolks and lemon juice in a medium heat safe bowl with a whisk. Set on top of the pan with the heated water. Make sure to not let the bowl touch the water. (The steam under the bowl is gently cooking the yolks.)
- Whisk for about 1-2 minutes or until doubled in volume.
- Remove the bowl away from the pan and drizzle in the melted butter while still whisking. (Make sure the butter is not hot!)
- Put back onto the pan of water and finish whisking for another few minutes. The sauce will begin to thicken. If it gets too thick, put a few drops of lemon juice in.
- Pour sauce over the baked eggs.
- Enjoy!
These Baked Eggs Napoleon With Hollandaise Sauce was shared and linked up to party with {Tatertots & Jello} & {Lil Luna} & {Todays Creative Blog} & {Somewhat Simple} & {I Heart Naptime} & {A Little Claireification} & {Little Miss Celebration} & {Cooking With Curls}
I love this recipe Gloria! It’s fun to eat and I bet it tastes out of this world, especially with that sauce! Must pin!
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Oh and congratulations! I would’ve have called it the winner too!
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Tanya, you’d love this with the sauce! Thank you…you’re so sweet! (=
Wow those sound fantastic, I love eggs so much especially hollandaise. Definitely want to give this a try!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
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I love eggs, too! (Like, all the time!) Thanks Eric! Let me know what you think when you make the sauce…you’ll love how creamy it is. Especially, the cayenne in it! I know you love spicy!
Congrats on the win Gloria!!! How fun to have your extended family helping you! Of course this dish would win, man I wish I was a judge! I want to lick that hollandaise sauce off my screen! Super scrumptious!
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I have to say, this is a pretty amazing hollandaise sauce…and I am picky when we go out to eat when I order something with this sauce on it. (Because this is better!) Thanks, Tahny! (You always make me smile!)
heaven on a plate! the PERFECT breakfast for me.
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Thank you, Heather! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Gloria recently posted…Baked Eggs Napoleon With Hollandaise Sauce
OMG…Gloria I am trying to eat those yummy eggs right off the screen! Your photos are absolutely gorgeous. It literally looks like it is on a plate waiting for me to devour it! If you could send your niece and nephew over to make it for me, that would be even more awesome 😉 Congratulations, I can see why it won!
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You are so sweet! AND, you crack me up! Hope you’re having a great weekend, Lisa!
Gloria I am DYING over this. Seriously drooling – Oh My YUM!
Thanks so much for linking up at our “Best Of The Weekend” party!! Pinning as always!
xoxo
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Thanks, Claire! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend! (=
Congratulations on the win! This looks so good. I’m drooling too. It deserved first prize!
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Thank you so much, Norma!
Congrats on the win Gloria! So nice of your nephew and niece to help out. 🙂 This must be the crème de la crème of egg dishes. Looks absolutely delectable! I can’t take my eyes off the hollandaise sauce. So creamy and pretty! I love the red specs in there from the Cayenne pepper. Delicious and pinning!
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Anne, you know how some sauces call for white pepper?… I like to SEE the pepper! Even the cayenne! Thank you for coming over to say hello! Always makes my day! (=
You just make the most beautiful things girl!! That’s awesome that you and your family won in the contests!! 😉
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Thank you so much, Jocelyn… you just made my day! (=
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Why have I not had this before? OMG, do want NOW! This looks great, Gloria. And your photos are lovely as always. Definitely pinning this and trying very soon…like maybe this weekend!
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Thanks, Julie! Let me know what you think when you try this! (=
You so deserve to win Gloria. Congratulations! Such a wonderful recipe with a handful of ingredients. Hollandaise is one of my favourite sauces but I don’t make it that often as it needs to be whipped up last minute to be added to a breakfast or fish dish and I find the other components going cold while doing this. Your recipe sounds perfectly achievable so I am going to make it this weekend. Pinning it:-)
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I seriously need some bacon so I can make this TONIGHT. “It’s not breakfast time you say”? SO WHAT!