Loaded Potato Ravioli Sp5 Food

HOMEMADE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• To make the pasta, put the flour in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Add the eggs and egg yolks and mix with a fork, bringing more of the flour in from the sides as you mix. Once the mixture comes together into a ball, tip it out onto a work surface and knead for 10-15 mins until firm and smooth. Wrap and leave to rest for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the spinach with a few tablespoons of water, and cook until the spinach has wilted and is dark green and the water has evaporated. Stir in the lemon zest, grate over some nutmeg and season. Tip the mixture into a bowl and leave to cool.
• Cut the pasta dough into four pieces so it's easier to work with. Run one piece through a pasta machine (leaving the remaining pieces covered to prevent them drying out), starting with the widest setting and working down to the thinnest setting. Keep the machine and the pasta well floured to prevent sticking or tearing.
• Mix the ricotta into the spinach mixture and season well. Do this just before you're ready to fill the pasta, or chill until needed.
• To make the ravioli, cut a sheet of pasta in half so you have two equal lengths. Lay out on a well-floured work surface, then spoon heaped teaspoons of the filling, spaced 5cm apart, over one of the pasta sheets. Brush the exposed pasta around the filling with water. Gently lift the second pasta sheet over the fillings, and use the side of your hand to press the pasta sheets together around the fillings to seal, ensuring there are no air bubbles.
• Stamp out the ravioli using a round cutter (position it so the filling is in the centre of the circle), or use a sharp knife to cut out square ravioli. Arrange in a single layer over baking trays dusted with flour, then repeat the process with the remaining pasta dough pieces. Will keep, covered and chilled, for up to two days.
• To cook, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and gently lower in the ravioli using a slotted spoon. Boil for 2-3 mins until the pasta is cooked through, then remove to a bowl using a slotted spoon. (You may need to cook the ravioli in batches to ensure it's evenly cooked.)
• Heat the butter in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat, drop in the sage and fry until the butter turns a nutty brown and the sage leaves are crisp. Remove from the heat and toss in the ravioli. Sprinkle with parmesan and some lemon juice, then season with cracked black pepper and toss gently in the butter to coat. Divide between warm bowls and sprinkle with more parmesan before serving.

ROSEMARY GARLIC LOADED POTATOES #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly steam the broccoli florets until bright green, and set aside. Fry the bacon strips in a large frying pan until crisp, and remove the strips to a plate; when cool, break the bacon strips into 1/2-inch pieces. In the bacon fat remaining in the pan, saute the potatoes until crisp on the outside. Mix together the Cheddar cheese and the sour cream in a small bowl, and stir in the bacon pieces. Arrange the potatoes in a small baking pan or casserole dish. Arrange the broccoli florets over the potatoes. Spoon the cheese/sour cream/bacon mixture over the broccoli and potatoes. Heat in a 350-degree oven for approximately 15 minutes until cheese is melted.

EASY LOADED BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350, use 1tbls. butter to grease a 9x13 in backing dish.
• In a frying pan, brown the bacon on medium high turning until desired color, approximately 10 minutes, when bacon is finished, chop up into small bacon bit size pieces.
• In a bowel mix 1 1/2c cheddar cheese, 2/3 ranch packet and mashed potatoes together and spread into casserole dish, put in oven for 15-20 min or until the casserole is blended.
• Add bacon and remaining cheese, remove when cheese is melted, approximately five more minutes.

LOADED POTATO SOUP #SP5

Steps:

• Put hash browns and chicken broth in a 2 quart saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Add cheese (save a pinch for topping soup if desired) and stir until melted.
• Remove from heat and add sour cream - stir to blend.
• Ladle into individual soup bowls and top with reserved cheese (if desired) and green onions. Enjoy!

SWEET POTATO & GOAT'S CHEESE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• For the filling, bake, steam or microwave the potatoes, then roughly mash. Mix with the pumpkin seeds and goat's cheese.
• For the pasta, place the flour and a pinch of salt in a food processor and crack in the eggs. Pulse until mixture forms sticky-looking crumbs. Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and bring together to form a firm dough. Knead for 5 mins until the dough feels smooth, wrap in cling film and chill for 30 mins. To make by hand, shape flour into a 'ring' on a work surface, crack eggs into the middle, then gradually work the flour into eggs using your fingers.
• Cut the pasta into quarters, then roll out each piece using a pasta machine. Dust with flour as you go and move it down a notch onto a thinner setting every second roll. Continue until you get to the penultimate setting. If you like your pasta very thin and delicate, you can go for the thinnest setting. If you don't have a machine, use a heavy rolling pin to roll the dough as thinly as possible.
• Stamp out rounds using a ravioli cutter or a 6cm biscuit cutter - work quickly so the pasta doesn't dry out. Lay the circles on a semolina-dusted surface and cover with cling film as you cut the rest.
• Place a small tsp of filling in the centre of each round. Dampen the edges with water, then sandwich another round on top. Use your fingertips to seal the edges, trying to expel all the air as you go. Lay the ravioli on a semolina-dusted tea towel to dry for a few mins.
• Cook ravioli in a large pan of gently boiling salted water for 4-5 mins. Do not use a full rolling boil as it is likely to make ravioli split. Drain, and serve with a little chilli oil, Parmesan and pumpkin seeds.

LOADED POTATO SOUP #SP5

Steps:

• In a large saucepan on med-high, add shredded potato, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, grated sharp cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup of Bacon Bits.
• Cook on med-high until soup starts to boil.
• Reduce heat to Low and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Serve into soup bowls and garnish with remaining bacon bits.
• Optional Garnish: Parsley Flakes.

QUICK AND EASY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP #SP5

Steps:

• Start by heating the potato's half way in the microwave.
• Bring 2 cups of milk to a low boil. add chopped onions.
• Add potato's to heated milk/onions, stir until blended well.
• Slowly add rest of milk 1 cup at a time, blending well until reaching desired consistency.
• Add 2 cups of cheese slowly, mixing well to prevent clumping. (use rest for garnish).
• Add half of bacon to soup mix well, (use rest for garnish).
• Served immediately, with crusty Italian or bread of your choice :).

LOADED POTATO RAVIOLI #SP5

Steps:

• Prepare mashed potatoes as instructed in the Simply Potatoes® Traditional Mashed Potatoes package.
• Roll out Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet on a flour dusted surface and spoon tablespoons of mashed potatoes onto the dough sheet, leaving an inch between the mounds.
• With a pastry brush, brush a bit of water around the mounds of filling. Lay a second sheet of pasta on top and press to seal the sheets together.
• Press around the mounds to eliminate air in the pocket that contains the filling.
• Cut the ravioli into rectangles using a sharp knife, and press again to seal completely.
• Place each ravioli ½ inch apart onto a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 350 F, or until golden brown.
• Transfer ravioli to serving plate. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, chopped chives and bacon crumbles.