Make It Mini: Goat Cheese and Pancetta Potato Nests
Channel: Le Creuset
Date: 2023-03-27

Welcome to part 13 of Make It Mini with @Bon__Abbetit! This series reimagines your favorite recipes with Mini Cocottes. Next up: Goat Cheese and Pancetta Potato Nests, baked in our Flower Mini Cocottes for a delicious spring brunch. 🌼

Flower Mini Cocotte in Nectar: https://bit.ly/3OZKrWQ
Multi Bowl: https://bit.ly/3ZFLhge
Spatula Spoon in Marseille: https://bit.ly/3T8LIx3
Sheet Pan: https://bit.ly/3lcE19b

Ingredients (4 servings):
For the nests:
1 ½ cup frozen shredded hashbrowns, thawed 
About a ½ cup of pancetta, or however much you'd like to add
A big pinch of salt and pepper
Cooking spray

For the rest:
4 oz fresh goat cheese
4 oz cream cheese
A bunch of chives, chopped
About 5 sprigs of thyme, removing the stems
Squeeze of half a lemon 
A dash of milk (this is as needed if your spread is a little too thick)

Toppings:
Peas
Prosciutto 
Sea salt and pepper 

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400F and spray mini with cooking spray.
2. Remove hashbrowns from freezer. As they thaw, cook pancetta in a small pan until crispy. Transfer to a plate with a paper towel to remove some of the excess fat.
3. In a medium bowl, combine thawed hashbrowns, pancetta, salt and pepper. Once combined, scoop about a ¼ cup into your mini. Using your fingers, start pressing the potato mixture into the bottom and sides of the mini. Let the top edges be uneven and hang over the cocotte to form a nest shape. Bake for about 12 min and then rotate pan. Bake for another 10 min or so, checking every so often. Depending on how thick your nest is, you might need to bake a few more or less minutes. You can tell it is done when the nest is hardened together and the tops are golden brown. Remove from mini (it should come out very easily).
4. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, goat cheese, lemon juice, herbs, sea salt and pepper into a food processor. Mix until creamy. If a little thick, add a little milk as needed.
5. Add about a tbsp of the spread to each nest and smooth out until even. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake again for about 5 min. 
6. If you are making the crispy prosciutto: add parchment paper to a baking sheet and add a few slices of prosciutto to the pan. When nests are done, remove from oven and add prosciutto to oven. Bake for about 5-7 min. 
7. The nests should be warm but not hot and you can add your prosciutto to the top, along with spring peas. Feel free to add any other fixings you want. Serve back in the mini for a cute presentation. Enjoy!