Name: Kumara bacon & egg bake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large kumara (500g), sliced thinly; 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 5 rindless bacon rashers (325g), chopped finely; 1 medium brown onion (150g), chopped finely; 8 eggs; 1 cup (60ml) cream; 1 cup (120g) coarsely grated cheddar cheese

Kumara bacon & egg bake

This cheesy kumara bacon and egg bake is one of those easy one-dish recipes that you really need to have to hand for mid-week dinners and lazy weekends.

Ian Wallace/Lousie Pickford — Kumara bacon & egg bake

Serves 4

Cook

Ingredients

1 large kumara (500g), sliced thinly

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

5 rindless bacon rashers (325g), chopped finely

1 medium brown onion (150g), chopped finely

8 eggs

1 cup (60ml) cream

1 cup (120g) coarsely grated cheddar cheese

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Oil 2.5 litre (10-cup) baking dish.

2.Boil, steam or microwave kumara 5 minutes. Drain; pat dry with absorbent paper. Place in single layer over base of dish; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the cumin.

3.Meanwhile, cook bacon and onion over heat in medium frying pan about 5 minutes or until onion softens. Stir in remaining cumin, spread mixture over kumara.

4.Whisk eggs, cream and cheese in medium bowl; pour over kumara mixture. Bake, uncovered, in oven, 30 minutes.

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