Zesty Simple Meat And Potato Cupcakes 5fix Recipes

CHEESY MASHED POTATO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Potatoes -- Cook the potatoes in a medium boiling water until tender. Remove to a large bowl and that let slightly cool. Cover while you prepare everything else.
• Mash the potatoes -- If you have a potato ricer it is great -- if not -- a potato masher is fine too. You can even use a fork. Just mash them up.
• No lumps for this dish.
• Eggs -- Now make the egg mixture. Beat the eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper until fluffy with a mixture until well combined. I use medium speed for 3-4 minutes.
• Batter -- Add the scallions and parsley and any additional salt and pepper to the potatoes and lightly fold the egg mixture inches.
• Spray muffin tins with Pam -- Now fill the muffin cups. Fill almost to the top. Now bake for 10 minutes on the middle rack at 450F, then reduce to 425F and cook 15 minutes more. The last minute I sprinkle the cheese on top and return to the oven to melt. Let cool a few minutes before removing from the tin.

MEAT LOAF AND POTATO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1.) Heat oven to 375°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• 2). In 2-quart saucepan, make 1 pouch potatoes as directed on box. Stir in cheese. Set aside.
• 3.) In large bowl, mix meat loaf mixture ingredients. Press about 3 tablespoons meat mixture in each muffin cup.
• 4.) In small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients except parsley. Spread about 2 teaspoons sauce over meat loaf mixture in each muffin cup. Place potato mixture in decorating bag fitted with #847 or desired tip. Pipe potatoes on cupcakes.
• 5.) Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of cupcake reads 160°F. Sprinkle with parsley; serve immediately.
• * Skip the homemade sauce and just use, ketchup or barbecue sauce.
• * Skip the potato piping. Just spoon the potatoes over the sauce.
• * Make sure to use extra-lean ground beef so there is less fat in foil baking cups after baking.

IRRESISTIBLE POTATO CAKES #5FIX

Steps:

• Fry bacon until golden.
• Mix bacon, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes and stuffing mix together.
• Form patties.
• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook potato cakes about 5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

SHREDDED POTATO BASKETS WITH CHEESE AND BACON #5FIX

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Generously coat 2 6-compartment non-stick muffin tins with cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, egg and flour, adding just enough flour so mixture "sticks together". Divide evenly among the prepared muffin compartments. Using the back of a spoon, firmly press potato mixture into bottom and up sides of each compartment, making a "well" in each.
• Place in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until just starting to brown. Remove from oven and divide shredded cheese evenly among cups and top each with crumbled bacon. Return to oven and bake another 5-10 minutes or until "baskets" are golden brown and cheese and bacon is hot, melted and bubbly.
• Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes. To serve: gently run the tip of a sharp knife blade around rim of each cup to loosen. Release each basket and place on serving platter.

QUICK & EASY MINI MEAT PIES #5FIX

Steps:

• Divide the mashed potatoes in half, returning one half to the bag to refreeze, thaw the remaining half and set aside.
• Thaw and drain 1/2 bag (about 8 oz.) of the peas and carrots, and place in a medium bowl.
• Over medium heat cook the sausage (the meat having been removed from the casing) and the onion in a nonstick skillet, stirring, until the sausage is browned and the onions are translucent, about 8 minutes. Drain off the grease and pour the meat-onion mix into a large bowl, set aside.
• In the same pan, with any residual grease left in the pan, cook the peas and carrots for another 2 minutes.
• Pour the peas and carrots into the meat mixture, then fold in the thawed (10 ounces portion) of the mashed potatoes.
• With a rolling pin, roll out the biscuit dough and cut into 12 (3-inch) rounds.
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Put a generous tablespoonful of the filling in the center of each round, brush the edges with water, and fold in half. Seal the edges with a fork. Cut 2 small slits in the top of each meat pie.
• Put the mini-pies on an un-greased baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes until they are golden brown. Remove, let cool slightly, and serve.

POTATO AND BEEF TAQUITOS #5FIX

Steps:

• 1) Brown ground beef and taco seasoning, add potatoes and heat through until potatoes brown slightly.
• 2) Heat oil in large fry pan over medium heat until oil is warm, but not hot. Dip each tortilla in the warm oil for a few seconds to soften. Place a tablespoon of the potato and meat mixture in each tortilla and roll tightly.
• 3) Place filled taquitos in a 425 degree oven while reheating the oil to high.
• 3) After the oil is hot enough to crisp the taquitos, remove them from the oven and heat in small batches in the oil until crispy.