Make and share this Potato Boats recipe from SmallRecipe.com.
Total time: 1 hours 15 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hours
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients:
| 8 large potatoes |
| 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter |
| 1/2 cup milk |
| 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| 2 tablespoons melted butter |
| 1/3 cup chives, diced |
| cheddar cheese, for topping |
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.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 381.7, Fat 10.4, Saturated Fat 4.7, Cholesterol 17.2, Sodium 401.6, Carbohydrate 65.8, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 3.4, Protein 8.4
Meet the Cook: Back when I was teaching elementary school (I’m now a busy stay-at-home mom to our two youngsters, 7 and 2), my class would put together a Mother’s Day cookbook. Many of the dishes are still my favorites – this one included.
-Linda Wheeler, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Categories: Side Dishes
Total time: 01 hours 40 minutes
Prep time: 01 hours 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients:
| 4 large baking potatoes (8 to 10 ounces each) |
| 2 tablespoons butter |
| 1-1/4 teaspoons salt, divided |
| Dash pepper |
| 1/4 to 1/3 cup milk |
| 1 pound ground beef |
| 1 small onion, chopped |
| 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled |
| 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese |
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.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 428 calories, Fat 28g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 109mg cholesterol, Sodium 1091mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.