I have been super into brunch recipes lately, but brunch at my house is limited because our stove-top is down to only two burners. (I would get them fixed, but we’re going to renovate, so why bother?) Two burners = bacon and eggs. Or bacon and pancakes. Definitely not bacon, eggs, hash browns, sausage, AND pancakes. So I have to prep something in the oven. So I decided to try baking an Egg in a Twice Baked Potato which is also known as an Idaho Sunrise.

I had absolutely no idea they were called Idaho Sunrise Potatoes! But I love when breakfast foods have silly names!

Ready to make them? You’ll need a few ingredients and the full printable recipe is below:

Russet potatoes
Olive oil
Sea salt
Butter
Milk
Chicken sausage
Eggs
Bacon
Green onions
Cheddar cheese

These Idaho Sunrise Potatoes are definitely going on my “go-to brunch recipes” list. They were easy to make, very filling, and maybe most importantly, they free up my stove-top. These could also be made using sweet potatoes!

With this potato recipe, I’m looking forward to hosting our next Sunday brunch with friends. We haven’t hosted one in awhile and it’s one of my favorite things to do. I think we just got way too busy with work and weekends became time to do chores and run errands, work on our new house, and just get out of town. But hopefully we can host another Sunday brunch soon.

Idaho Sunrise: Egg in a Twice Baked Potato

Name: Idaho Sunrise: Egg in a Twice Baked Potato
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 Russet potatoes; 2 Tbsp Olive oil; 1 Tbsp Sea salt; 3-4 Tbsp Butter; 2-3 Tbsp Milk; 4 Chicken sausages, cooked and sliced; 8 Eggs; 4 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled; 2 Green onions, Diced; 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 Russet potatoes
2 Tbsp Olive oil
1 Tbsp Sea salt
3-4 Tbsp Butter
2-3 Tbsp Milk
4 Chicken sausages, cooked and sliced
8 Eggs
4 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 Green onions, Diced
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Scrub wash and dry your potatoes, coat them with olive oil and sprinkle them with sea salt.
Arrange potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour.
As the potatoes bake, cook your chicken sausage and bacon, and slice your cheddar cheese and green onions.
When the potatoes are done baking, slice each potato in half and scoop out the middle.
Prep the middle potato as mashed potatoes by adding butter and milk and mashing until creamy.
Slice your cooked chicken sausages and add them to the mashed potatoes.
Refill each potato with your mashed potatoes and sliced sausage, making sure to leave a shallow hole in the middle of each.
Crack an egg onto the top of each potato.
Sprinkle with pepper and green onions.
Bake for 15 minutes at 375.
Remove from oven, add a handful of shredded cheddar cheese to the sides of each potato.
Bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the eggs have set.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with crispy bacon bits.
Enjoy!

Do you often host brunch on the weekends for friends and family? What’s your go-to brunch recipe? Let me know in the comment section below.