Baltic Stuffed Potatoes Recipes

DOUBLE STUFFED POTATOES WITH THE WORKS

Steps:

• Preheat a small nonstick pan over medium high heat. Rub potatoes with a drizzle of oil. Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 12 minutes, rotating once. While potatoes cook, add chopped bacon to hot skillet and brown until bits are crisp. Add scallions and cook scallions together with bacon 1 minute more. Transfer bacon bits and green onions to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Allow potatoes to cool enough to be handled, 5 minutes. Preheat broiler to high. Cut potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh into a small bowl. Smash potato flesh together with sour cream until combined using a potato masher. Stir in cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions and season with salt and pepper, to your taste. Scoop filling back into potato skins and place on a cookie sheet. Place potatoes in oven and brown under broiler, 6 inches from heat 5 minutes.

MARBLED STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the russet and sweet potatoes directly on the oven rack and bake 30 minutes. Pierce each potato a few times with a fork and continue to bake until tender, 15 to 20 more minutes for the sweet potato and 20 to 25 more minutes for the russet potatoes. Let cool slightly.
• Peel the sweet potato. Transfer to a bowl and mash lightly with a fork until almost smooth. Trim a thin slice off the top of each russet potato, cutting lengthwise. Scoop most of the flesh into another bowl, leaving the shells intact. Add the sour cream and butter to the bowl and mash with a fork. Stir in the scallions, 1/2 cup cheese, the nutmeg, 1 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Gently fold in the sweet potato.
• Brush the potato skins with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Generously fill with the marbled potato mixture and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Place the stuffed potatoes on a baking sheet and bake until the cheese melts, 25 to 30 minutes.

CREAMY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes. Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells. , In a large bowl, beat the pulp with butter. Stir in 1 cup of cheese, sour cream, salad dressing mix, chives and garlic. Spoon into potato shells. Sprinkle with remaining cheese., Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 ° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Top with bacon and green onion.

STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Slice tops off of potatoes and scoop the flesh into a large bowl, leaving skins intact.
• To the potato flesh add the cheese and dip. Mix well and spoon mixture into potato skins.
• Bake for another 30 minutes, or until heated through.

BACON 'N' CHEESE STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Cool slightly. Reduce heat to 350°. , Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. In a large bowl, mash the pulp with butter. Stir in the sour cream, cheese, bacon and onions. Spoon or pipe into potato shells. , Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.

BALTIC STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Pierce the potatoes and bake them for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked.
• Remove from the oven.
• When cool enough to handle, halve them and coop the potato flesh out into a bowl, leaving 3/4 inch shells.
• Season the shells with salt and pepper and keep to one side.
• In a small saute pan, melt the butter and fry the shallots, garlic and mushrooms until slightly colored, about 10 minutes.
• Mash the potato pulp well, adding the sauteed mushrooms, sour cream and tarragon.
• Season to taste and mix thoroughly.
• Stuff the mixture back into the potato shells, piling it high.
• Bake in the same hot oven until the potatoes are golden in color, about 15 to 20 minutes.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash potatoes and poke 2 or 3 vent holes in each with a fork. Bake potatoes in oven until done, about 1 hour. (Poke with a fork and if fork goes in easily they are done). Remove potatoes from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in 1/2 lengthwise and scoop pulp into mixing bowl being careful not to break skin. Mash potatoes with butter, cheese, milk, and chives. Taste-test and adjust seasoning if necessary with salt and pepper. Spoon mashed potatoes back into skins and place in a 9 by 13-inch dish. Return to oven and heat thoroughly.

NAME THIS DISH! STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Bake the potatoes directly on the middle rack until easily pierced with a knife, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, shallots, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the onions and shallots are soft and golden, about 15 minutes.
• Add the red wine to the skillet and cook until reduced, about 1 minute. Increase the heat to high and add the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce; cook until the liquid is reduced and the onions are glazed, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Halve the potatoes lengthwise. Holding each potato with a kitchen towel, scoop the flesh into a large bowl, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and the half-and-half to the bowl and mash until smooth. Stir in half of the onion mixture, 1 cup gruyere and ¼ cup parmesan; thin with more half-and-half if needed. Season with salt and pepper.
• Brush the potato skins with melted butter; season the insides with salt and pepper. Set on a baking sheet. Mound the potato filling into the potato skins and top with the remaining onion mixture, 1/2 cup gruyere and 2 tablespoons parmesan. Bake until the filling starts browning and the skins are crisp, 18 to 20 minutes. Top with chopped chives.

PAN-FRIED STUFFED POTATOES (CUBAN PAPAS RELLENAS)

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with onions and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Turn heat down to medium-low. Add tomato sauce and wine and let simmer. Stir in olives. Season with salt and pepper; adjust the seasonings per taste.
• 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 20 minutes. Drain and mash potatoes, then set aside to cool.
• Separate the egg yolks from the whites into two bowls. Mix the egg yolks into the cooled mashed potato mixture. Whisk the egg whites for 1 minute.
• Take 1/4 cup of the mashed potatoes and form into a ball. Make a dent in the ball, to give it more of a bowl shape. Fill the indentation with 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture, and then reseal it.
• Reshape the potato as a ball again. Dip the ball in the egg whites, then roll the ball around in bread crumbs until coated. Repeat with remaining potato and meat mixture. For a better coating, or for a crunchier texture, you may dip the ball into the egg whites again and coat it with another layer of bread crumbs. Refrigerate the potato balls for at least 4 hours before frying.
• Pour enough oil into a skillet or frying pan to cover half of the potato balls. Heat oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Working in batches, place several balls into the frying pan and cook on each side until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes, taking care not to overcook. Drain the stuffed potatoes in a single layer on paper towels.

GARLIC AND HERB STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Prick potatoes and bake about an hour or until tender.
• Let cool until they can be handled.
• Cut 1/3 off the top of the potato, horizontally.
• Scoop put cooked potato leaving 1/4 inch thick shell.
• Mash scooped potatoes with milk, butter, salt and pepper.
• Stir in garlic and herb cheese.
• Spoon mashed potatoes back into the shells.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F for about 30 minutes or until hot and lightly browned.

IRISH STUFFED BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scrub potatoes, pierce several times with a fork, and place on microwave-safe plate. Cook potatoes on High in microwave 5 minutes; turn over and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Scoop potato flesh into a bowl; reserve potato skins.
• Cook and stir cabbage, onion, and bacon in a skillet over medium heat until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir milk, butter, pepper, and salt into cabbage mixture; stir in potato flesh and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese. Cook and stir cabbage mixture, breaking up potato and mashing lightly, until milk is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat; pile potato mixture into potato skins and place stuffed potatoes in a baking dish. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and potatoes are heated through, about 25 minutes.

UKRAINIAN KOVBASA (KIELBASA) POTATOES AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Melt butter and sauté onion until golden brown. Add sauerkraut, wine, stock, vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then simmer about 20 minutes. Add potatoes and kovbasa. Stir in mustard, and simmer until potatoes are tender. Serves 4-6.
• Simmering Suppers.

BAKED STUFFED POTATOES WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place garlic on parchment-lined foil. Season with salt and pepper, generously drizzle with oil, and wrap. Roast until fragrant and soft, about 1 hour. Leave oven on.
• Cover potatoes with salted water by 2 inches in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, and return to hot pan. Let stand for 5 minutes to dry.
• Halve potatoes crosswise. Trim (and reserve) rounded ends of each half slightly, so potatoes sit flat with cut sides up. Scoop out flesh using a melon baller, leaving a thin layer on bottom and sides, and transfer to a bowl. Peel reserved ends; add to bowl. Stir in oil, sour cream, and thyme. Squeeze garlic cloves from skins into potato mixture. Mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lightly brush a baking sheet with oil. Fill each potato half with about 1 1/4 teaspoons potato mixture, mounding slightly. Place potatoes 1 inch apart on sheet, and lightly drizzle with oil. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Bring to room temperature, and bake just before serving.

PARMESAN AND BROCCOLI STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash potatoes and pierce with a fork. Microwave on high for 15 minutes, or until done.
• Place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice the tops off of the potatoes, and scoop the flesh into a large bowl with the broccoli. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cheese sauce and mash mixture until desired consistency is reached, adding more sauce if desired. Spoon mixture back into the skins, and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.