Smoked Salmon Cheese Mini Twice Baked Potatoes Food

SMOKED SALMON NEW POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, covered, until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain potatoes; immediately drop in ice water. Drain; pat dry., Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each potato to allow them to lie flat. Using a melon baller, remove a small portion from the top of each potato. , For filling, place all remaining ingredients except dill sprigs in a food processor; process until smooth. To serve, pipe or spoon about 2 teaspoons filling into each potato. Top with dill sprigs. Refrigerate leftovers.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Scrub potatoes, dry them off and pierce several times with a fork; place on a baking sheet. Wrap garlic in foil and place alongside the potatoes. Bake until potatoes are tender and the garlic is browned and softened, 50-60 minutes. Let them stand until they are comfortable to handle, about 15 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in half, lengthwise, remove cooked potato and put in large bowl. Be careful to leave the skin intact. Cut the garlic bulb in half; squeeze out the pulp and add to potato. Add the broth, sour cream, and pepper; stir and mash with a fork to desired texture. Spoon the stuffing back into the skins; sprinkle with paprika and cheese.
• Return potatoes to the baking sheet and bake until heated through and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

DECADENT TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes. Spray pan and potatoes with cooking spray and lightly sprinkle with salt if desired. Bake at 350 degrees until done (approx 40 minutes).
• Let potatoes cool enough to handle. Slice in half lengthwise. Spoon out the inside of the potatoes into a bowl; leaving a shallow amount in the shells. Place shells back into pan.
• Add cream cheese, butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons of the milk and all spices into the bowl with the potato insides. Stir until blended & fluffy, but not overworked. Adjust with additional tablespoons of milk if needed. The result should be creamy, but still scoop able.
• Spoon into the potato shells. Cover and chill at this point if making for a later meal. They can also be frozen at this point.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are hot & lightly browned. If working with chilled potatoes made earlier in the day add 10-15 minutes cooking time. The potatoes can also be baked directly from frozen by adjusting the cooking time.
• Optional garnish: After removing from oven sprinkle lightly with smoked paprika & the green onion tops for color.

BEST TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Microwave (or bake in oven at 400 for 1hr) the potatoes until done.
• Allow to cool a bit.
• Slice about a 1" strip of the skin off the top of each potato.
• Carefully scoop out the pulp, placing in a large bowl, and leaving potato shells intact.
• Mash the potato pulp along with the margarine.
• Add milk, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; combining well.
• Spoon the mixture back into the potato shells, piling high.
• Top with the crumbled bacon or bacon bits.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Wash potatoes.
• Place in shallow pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork, turning once.
• Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
• While still hot, carefully cut potatoes in half, lengthwise.
• Scoop out potato, leave an 1/8 inch wall.
• Place potato centers in mixing bowl, add butter and milk.
• Whip until fluffy.
• Add sour cream, cheeses, onion powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Mix.
• Spoon back into skins.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake in greased shallow baking pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until they begin to brown.

TWICE BAKED HAM AND CHEESE POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour until soft.
• Slice potatoes in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out insides, leaving a firm shell.
• Place potato pulp, cheddar cheese, milk, ham, sour cream, onion salt, pepper, and butter in a mixing bowl.
• Beat at high speed until smooth.
• Fill potato shells with mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Garnish with paprika or parsley.

SMOKED SALMON & CHEESE MINI TWICE-BAKED POTATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rub potatoes with oil; sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. salt. Place potatoes on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes. Cut potatoes in half crosswise; cut off a small portion of the rounded edge so the potato will stand upright. Carefully scoop out about 1 tsp. pulp from each half, leaving the shells intact. Combine potato pulp, milk, butter, pepper, cheese, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt in a bowl. Spoon about 1 heaping tsp. potato mixture into each potato shell. Arrange stuffed potatoes on a jelly-roll pan; top each with 1/2 tsp. chopped salmon. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

SMOKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat smoker to 225.
• Rinse and dry potatoes. Prick on all sides with a fork.
• Combine butter, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Rub onto potatoes.
• Smoke for 1 to 2 hours, depending on how large the potatoes are. Potatoes can be smoked alongside whatever meat you are smoking.
• Potatoes are done when they can be pierced easily to the center.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• Pierce well-scrubbed potatoes twice.
• Place 1 inch apart on paper towel in microwave oven.
• Microwave at HIGH 10-1/2 to 12-1/2 minutes, or until just softened, rearranging and turning over after half the cooking time.
• Let stand, covered with a bowl, for 5 minutes.
• Place bacon on paper towel lined plate. Cover with paper towel.
• Microwave at HIGH 5 to 6 minutes, or until crisp.
• Drain bacon on paper towel; crumble.
• Place butter and green onion in 2 quart casserole; cover.
• Microwave at HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 minutes, or until butter is melted and onion is tender.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out center; place in casserole with onion-butter and bacon.
• Add milk, salt and pepper; mash until fluffy.
• Spoon into potato shells.
• Arrange on paper towel-lined microwaveable baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Microwave at HIGH 3 to 7 minutes, or until heated, rotating 1/2 turn.
• Garnish with additional chopped green onion, if desired.