Tiny Potato Appetizers Recipes

TINY POTATO APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender. Or, prick skins with a fork to release steam, and microwave on 100% power about 12 minutes. Slice potatoes in half crosswise. Remove a small scoop from each half with a melon baller or small spoon. Grind pepper onto potatoes. Fill each hollow with a dollop of sour cream and top with ripe olives and chives. Serve on a bed of watercress. Variation: a) Mix sour cream with Dijon mustard or horseradish to taste. b) use caviar instead of black olives.

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.

ROASTED BABY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine potatoes, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, sea salt, and pepper in a bowl. Toss until potatoes are covered and garlic is evenly distributed. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake on the bottom rack of the preheated oven, shaking every 5 minutes to prevent burning, until fork-tender, about 20 minutes.

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.

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!