Bird Nests Recipe

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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
1623
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Prepare mashed potatoes according to package directions. Remove from the stove and let cool slightly while making the meat mixture as follows:.
  2. In a large frying pan, cook each slice of bacon on both sides until crispy. Remove from the pan, place on a paper towel and let cool, Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat in the pan. Next, brown and crumble the ground turkey or beef in the bacon fat until no longer pink. Drain off the liquid and add the following to the meat: the 1/2 cup water, 1 package taco seasoning mix - minus 1 tablespoon, and 1 cup shredded carrots. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat to a simmer, cover and let cook approximately 5 minutes or until the carrots are tender. Drain all of the liquid from the pan, then add 1/2 of the crumbled bacon, the drained sundried tomotoes and 3/4 cup each of the cheddar and goat cheese. Mix well. Set on the lowest heat to keep mixture warm and proceed to make the nests.
  3. To Make the Bird Nests: On 2 cookie sheets, place 4 six-inch squares of foil on each cookie sheet. Using a paper towel, grease each foil piece lightly with the olive oil drained from the sundried tomotoes. Fill a gallon-sized ZipLoc bag with half of the prepared Simply Potatoes Traditional Mashed Potatoes, close and seal the bag while removing as much air from the bag as possible. Cut off one lower corner of the bag to leave an opening of approximately 1/2 and squeeze the mashed potatoes onto each piece of foil in a spiral - starting in the center - to create a base of potatoes about 4 in diameter. Add one more outer circle of potatoes to create an outer wall for each nest. Repeat with the second batch of mashed potatoes to create a total of 8 nests. Lightly sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of taco mix on top of each potato nest with your fingers. Spoon the meat mixture into the center of each nest and top each nest with some of the reserved cheddar cheese, goat cheese and remaining crumbled bacon. Remove each nest from the baking sheet using a spatula placed under each piece of foil. Serve with a green salad and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1623.08 Kcal (6796 kJ)
Calories from fat 1027.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 114.2g 176%
Cholesterol 444.84mg 148%
Sodium 6288.86mg 262%
Potassium 1866.16mg 40%
Total Carbs 24.23g 8%
Sugars 3.54g 14%
Dietary Fiber 3.25g 13%
Protein 128.44g 257%
Vitamin C 30.4mg 51%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 8.5mg 47%
Calcium 842.3mg 84%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 288.85 Kcal (1209 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.32g 176%
Cholesterol 79.17mg 148%
Sodium 1119.19mg 262%
Potassium 332.11mg 40%
Total Carbs 4.31g 8%
Sugars 0.63g 14%
Dietary Fiber 0.58g 13%
Protein 22.86g 257%
Vitamin C 5.4mg 51%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 11%
Iron 1.5mg 47%
Calcium 149.9mg 84%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 41.3
    Points
  • 43
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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