Stuffed Potato Appetizer Recipes

STUFFED BABY RED POTATOES

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.

MAKEOVER STUFFED POTATO APPETIZERS

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.

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.

MINI STUFFED BAKED POTATO APPETIZERS

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!

STUFFED POTATO APPETIZER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°. Using a small sharp knife shave a very thin slice off the bottom half of the potato pieces so they will sit flat. Brush the potatoes all over with oil and place cut side up on a baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with salt and bake in preheated oven under tender, about 25 minutes. 2. Remove from the oven and, when cool enough to handle, scoop out the centers with a melon ball scoop to form a cup. Chop the centers very finely and set aside. 3. Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a medium skillet and cook the onion over medium heat until it starts to brown, about 4 minutes. Stir in the reserved chopped potato. Cool. Mix in the cheese. 4. Fill the potato cups equally with the cheese mixture and put on a baking sheet. Shortly before serving, preheat an oven broiler and broil the stuffed potatoes until the cheese melts. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired. Serve warm. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

STUFFED BABY POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place potatoes in a large saucepan; fill with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to simmer and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, 20 to 22 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate; let cool and break into small pieces. In same skillet, add turkey, salsa, chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring to break meat into small crumbles, until turkey is browned, 6 to 7 minutes. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut off and discard 1/4 inch from the top of each. Scoop out flesh and place in a bowl; add milk to bowl and mash. Stir in turkey mixture, bacon and 1/3 cup cheddar; spoon evenly into potato skins. Top with remaining 1/3 cup cheddar. Coat a baking pan with cooking spray. Place stuffed potatoes on pan and bake until heated through, 15 to 17 minutes.

STUFFED SMALL RED POTATO APPETIZER

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.

MINI STUFFED POTATOES

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.

MINI STUFFED POTATO APPETIZERS

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.