Mini Stuffed Potatoes Recipes

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes; place in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain., When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. (Cut thin slices from potato bottoms to level if necessary.), In a large bowl, mash the potato tops and pulp with butter. Set aside 2 tablespoons each of cheese and bacon for garnish; add remaining cheese and bacon to potatoes. Stir in the sour cream, egg, salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into potato shells. Top with remaining cheese and bacon; sprinkle with paprika., Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° until a thermometer reads 160°, 12-18 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Scrub and dry the potatoes. Rub them with olive oil. Place on ungreased baking sheet (use parchment paper for fast clean up) and bake 45 minutes until tender. Set aside to cool.
• Cook the bacon (either skillet, oven, or microwave) until crispy - crumble and set aside to cool.
• Cut each potato in half. Cut a small slice from the bottom of each half, if necessary to allow the potato to stand up on the plate.
• Using a small spoon or small melon baller, scoop out the potato pulp - leaving 1/4". Place the potato pulp in a bowl, Add the mayonnaise and remaining four ingredients. Stir well.
• Place potato pulp mixture in a Ziploc bag, snip the corner, and fill each potato shell.
• Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• When ready to serve, broil the potatoes 5 inches from heat - cook 3-5 minutes until warm and lightly browned. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Set oven to 400°F.
• In a bowl mix together the oil with salt and garlic powder.
• Slice the potatoes in half then coat all sides with the oil mixture.
• Place on a greased baking sheet cut-side down.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until just tender; cool completely.
• In a medium bowl combine sour cream with green onions and crumbled cooked bacon, then season with black pepper.
• Slice a small thin piece off of the bottom of the baked potato half so that it will sit upright, then turn potato over.
• Using a melon baller or small spoon scoop out some of the center pulp (reserve the pulp for later use).
• Fill with about 1 tablespoon sour cream mixture, then sprinkle more chopped green onion on top of the sour cream.
• Serve immediately or chill until needed.
• Delicious!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut potatoes in half crosswise. Mix with oil in bowl. Place cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake potatoes until just tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
• Filling: In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, Gorgonzola, walnuts, half of the chives, bacon, salt and pepper and stir well. Cut a thin sliver off rounded end of each potato so that it will sit upright.
• Turn potatoes over and , using melon balller or small spoon, scoop out some of the center of each potato and add it to the filling mixture and stir.
• Stuff potato shells with a heaping amount of he filling and arrange potatoes on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are completely cooked and filling is warmed through through. Garnish potatoes with remaining chives. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt. Bake until a knife inserted into the potatoes goes in with little to no resistance, about 1 hour. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium-low heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain well and place half of the bacon into a bowl. Add the panko, 2 tablespoons chives and 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Mix to combine and set aside.
• In another bowl, combine the sour cream, butter, heavy cream, the remaining bacon, 1/4 cup Parmesan, 2 tablespoons chives and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle but still warm, cut off the top third of each potato. Remove the skin from the tops. Using a 1 teaspoon measure or a melon baller, scoop out some of the insides of the cooked potatoes, leaving 1/4-inch borders around the edges. This creates little boats. Place the scooped insides and the peeled tops of the potatoes in a medium bowl and mash using a potato masher or the back of a fork. Add the reserved bacon and sour cream mixture. Using a rubber spatula, mix together the filling until well combine. Spoon the filling back into the potato boats until slightly overfilled and mounded on top. Top with a sprinkling of the panko mixture and a drizzle of olive oil. Bake until the filling is heated through and the topping is golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut potatoes in half crosswise. Mix with oil in bowl. Place cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake potatoes until just tender, about 25 minutes, and cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, 4 tablespoons scallion or chives, and bacon. Add pepper to taste. Cut a thin slice off rounded end of each potato so that it will sit upright. Turn the potatoes over and, using melon baller or small spoon, scoop out some of the center of each potato (reserve for later use in potato pancakes or gnocchi). Fill with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream mixture, and garnish with the remaining scallion or chives. Serve immediately or cover and chill until needed.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water 15 min. or just until tender; drain. Cut thin slice off of top of each potato; scoop out centers into bowl using melon baller or teaspoon, leaving ¼-inch-thick shells.
• Add sour cream, bacon, onions and potato tops to potatoes in bowl; mash until blended. Spoon into potato shells; top with cheese. Place in shallow baking dish.
• Bake 10 min. or until heated through.

Steps:

• Have potatoes cooked and ready to go- they should be warm, but cool enough to handle.
• Slice potatoes in half crosswise.
• Using a melon baller, scoop out a small portion of cooked potato flesh from each potato half.
• Season to taste with some salt and pepper.
• Fill each hole with a dollop of sour cream.
• Sprinkle with chopped olives, chives, and bacon.
• If you want extra decadence, drizzle a little melted butter into the hollows before adding sour cream.

Steps:

• Cook whole unpeeled potatoes in boiling water until fork-tender but not mushy; Place in cold water to stop cooking; carefully cut each cooked potato in half; With a melon baller or small spoon, scoop out centers, leaving a 1/4-inch shell of pulp in skins(Use centers for soups or salads).
• In a small bowl, combine sour cream, bacon, seasoned salt, pepper and chives. Spoon sour cream mixture evenly into centers of cooked potatoes.; Sprinkle tops with cheese; Arrange on a baking sheet; (May be covered and refrigerated at this point for up to 24 hours and completed later).
• When ready to serve, preheat broiler; Place stuffed potatoes under broiler until cheese melts; Arrange broiled appetizers on a platter or serving plate; Garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water 15 min. or until tender; drain. Cool slightly. Remove pulp from 6 potatoes; place pulp in bowl. Discard skins or reserve for another use. Cut remaining potatoes lengthwise in half. Carefully remove pulp, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells; add to pulp in bowl. Place shells in shallow baking dish.
• Add cream cheese, milk, bacon, butter, chives and pepper to pulp; mix well. Spoon into potato shells; top with cheese.
• Bake 10 min. or until potatoes are heated through and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Add oil, dill, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast 40-50 minutes or until tender., Cut avocado half into 8 slices; halve crosswise. When cool enough to handle, scoop out 1 tablespoon pulp from each potato half (save for another use). Fill each half with avocado, artichoke, olive and cheese.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook just until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain., When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells. Remove 1/3 cup pulp (discard or save for another use)., In a large bowl, mash the remaining pulp with cream cheese. Add sour cream and half of the bacon. Stir in the cheeses, green onions, salt and pepper; spoon into potato shells., Place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining bacon. Bake, uncovered, at 400° until heated through, 15-20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lay bacon strips on the foil in an even layer.
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and allow to cool slightly.
• Place bacon in the preheated oven and bake until browned and crisp, about 15 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and chop into tiny pieces when cool enough to handle. Leave oven on.
• Mix cream cheese, Gouda cheese, milk, butter, chives, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Mix in chopped bacon.
• Cut each potato lengthwise. Use a small spoon or melon baller to carefully scoop out some (but not all) of the flesh from the centers. Add potato flesh to the cream cheese mixture and mix until creamy.
• Fill each potato half with 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake until filling is hot and looks melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet; drizzle with the oil, and toss to coat. Season with salt. Place potatoes in preheated oven and bake until very tender when pierced with a fork, 45 to 50 minutes.
• With a small knife, cut a cross in the top of each potato; press firmly on sides to open. Combine sour cream and Gorgonzola in a small bowl. Top each potato with a generous spoonful of the cheese mixture; garnish with chives. Serve hot or at room temperature.