Italian Potato Boats Food

ITALIAN NEW POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Mix oil, garlic, Italian seasoning and salt with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over potatoes in large bowl. Add grated topping; mix lightly.
• Place in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes, stirring after 20 minutes.

POTATO BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Scrub potatoes.
• rub with a little vegetable oil to make skins softer.
• Pierce skin with fork to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 400 degrees until tender for about 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cool potatoes for 10 minutes.
• Cut potato in half and carefully scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact.
• In a large bowl, mash potatoes using a potato masher to remove lumps.
• Heat margarine and milk until margarine melts and beat into potatoes.
• Beat in sour cream, salt and pepper.
• Spoon into potato shells and brush with melted butter.
• Top each potato with cheddar cheese and chives.
• Place in oven until cheese melts on top.

ITALIAN-STYLE SKILLET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, salt the water, and cook 5 minutes. Drain.
• Heat the EVOO in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Remove to a cutting board with a slotted spoon, then chop and reserve.
• Add the potatoes and rosemary to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook until browned and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with the garlic and cheese.

ITALIAN POTATO BOATS

Steps:

• 1. Wash potatoes and prick with a fork. Microwave until just soft. Time will vary according to your microwave. Let cool.
• 2. Cut potatoes in half and slice off just enough from the bottom so it will sit flat. Gently scoop out the potato center to leave a hollow potato bowl. Place potato pieces in a medium mixing bowl.
• 3. Set aside 1/4 cup of the cheese and olive oil. Add the rest of the ingredients to the mixing bowl and blend together with a fork. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Put filling into hollowed out potato bowl.
• 4. Pour olive oil in a large skillet, with a lid, over medium heat. Put flat side of potato in hot oil. Place lid on skillet and reduce heat. Cook for 15 minutes. Moving the potatoes halfway through cooking time. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese over the top of potatoes. Place lid back on the skillet and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• 5. The bottoms will be brown and crispy and the inside will be soft and creamy!

BEEF AND POTATO BOATS

Steps:

• Wash potato skins and prick with a fork. Bake at 400° for 60-70 minutes or until tender; cool. Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato. Carefully scoop out the pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell. In a large bowl, mash the pulp with butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper and milk; set aside. , In a large saucepan cook the beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Cool 10 minutes. Add bacon, sour cream and remaining salt. , Spoon into potato shells. Top each with a fourth of the mashed potato mixture; sprinkle with cheese. Place potatoes on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

BREAKFAST POTATO BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
• While potatoes bake, place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels. Let cool 10 minutes. Crumble.
• Remove potatoes from the oven and let cool 10 minutes.
• Slice tops off of potatoes and scoop out insides to form a deep bowl. Add 1/2 tablespoon butter, 1 pinch parsley, salt, and pepper to each potato.
• Crack an egg into each potato. Top each with an additional 1/2 tablespoon butter. Divide bacon and Cheddar cheese between the 2 potato bowls.
• Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until eggs are set, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon parsley.

ITALIAN MASHED POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• 01 - Wash the Potatoes. 02 - Place the Potatoes ( with skin on ) in a pot of boiling salted water, and cook them for about 30 minutes, or until very soft. The skin will not let the Potatoes absorb too much water, and it will be easier to peel them. 03 - Once the Potatoes have cooked, drain them and cool their skin under cold runnign water for 1 minute. 04 - Peel the Potatoes simply by removing their skin by hand ( if they are well cooked the skin should come off very easily ). 05 - Using a potato ricer or a food mill, mash the Potatoes in the same pot you have cooked them in. 06 - Add the Milk and stir everything over a low heat. 07 - Add Butter, Salt, Nutmeg and Parmesan Cheese if used and mix until the Mashed is smooth.