Twice Baked Potatoes With Sun Dried Tomatoes Food

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through.
• Slice the butter into pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
• With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet.
• Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well. (IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT add the green onions.)
• Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Scrub the potatoes. Pat dry with paper towels. Bake potatoes for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a cutting board. Let cool for 30 minutes. Slice each potato lengthwise, cutting off the top quarter. Scoop out the pulp to form the boat. Put the pulp into a large bowl and add sour cream, scallions, basil, tomatoes and rosemary. Mix together until you have a smooth texture. Stuff each potato with stuffing. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and parsley. Place in covered barbecue and cook for another 15 minutes. Remove with barbecue tongs to serving tray and serve hot.

SHRIMP AND DICED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Put the sun dried tomatoes in a bowl with 1 cup of hot water. Let them sit for 30 minutes to plump and soften.
• Zest and juice the lemons and finely chop the cilantro.
• Cut the frozen shrimp into ½ inch pieces. Combine in a bowl with lemon juice, zest and cilantro. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a bowl of hot water to thaw while marinating. Stir occasionally.
• Over a hot stove burner roast the red bell peppers until the skins are blackened. Wrap in plastic wrap and let cool.
• To make the cream sauce, melt the butter or ghee in a heavy bottomed sauce pan. Add the flour and stir until flour is cooked, but not brown, about 2 minutes. Add the hot milk, stirring constantly.Bring the cream sauce to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste and grate nutmeg into sauce. Simmer for 2 -3 minutes until sauce thickens.
• Thoroughly drain the shrimp and reserve the marinade. Combine the Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes with Onions, the marinated shrimp, salt, cayenne pepper, and cream sauce. Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Peel the peppers and remove the seeds and ribs. Roughly chop the peppers and the tomatoes and put in a food processor. Process until smooth. Add the liquid the tomatoes were soaked in along with ¼ cup of the reserved marinade and season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Let boil to thicken the sauce. Remove from heat and add the butter. Swirl to melt and incorporate. Adjust seasoning to taste. Keep warm until needed for service.
• Oil an 8" X 12" casserole and fill with the shrimp and potato mixture. Coat with Panko bread crumbs.
• Bake on the middle rack at 350°F for 45 minutes. Broil for 3 minutes to toast bread crumbs. Serve on a warm platter in a ring of Roasted Red Pepper/Sundried Tomato Sauce. Garnish with a few leaves of cilantro.

BLT TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high 12-15 minutes or until tender, turning once., When cool enough to handle, cut each potato lengthwise in half. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in.-thick shells. In a small bowl, mash pulp with mayonnaise, adding cheese, bacon, tomatoes, green onion, salt and pepper., Spoon into potato shells. Place on a baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with lettuce.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Bake the potatoes in the oven for about an hour, until the skins are firm and the centres are soft.
• Meanwhile, finely dice the sundried tomatoes and set aside.
• When the potatoes are cooked, remove from the oven. Halve them lengthways and scoop out the majority of the flesh with a spoon. Be very careful not to tear the skin- leave a quarter inch of flesh still in the skin to provide a firm shell.
• Lightly mash with a fork the flesh that has been removed from the skins. Mix in the mascarpone cheese and sundried tomato pesto and season with salt and pepper if desired. Stir well to mix.
• Add the grated mozzarella and diced sundried tomatoes and stir to mix.
• Scoop the filling back into the potatoes, smoothing the tops.
• Place on a foil-covered baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, until the filling is hot and beginning to turn golden.
• Serve hot!

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES FOR ONE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Pierce potato in several places with fork. Bake 45 min. or until tender. Cool slightly.
• Cut potato lengthwise in half; scoop out centers into medium bowl, leaving 1/8-inch-thick shells. Mash potatoes lightly. Add next 6 ingredients; mix well. Spoon into potato shells.
• Bake 20 min. Meanwhile, toss watercress with tomatoes and dressing.
• Serve potatoes with watercress salad.