Best Italian Potato Boats Recipes

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.

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.

POTATO BOATS

Steps:

• Bake potatoes until done.
• When cool, cut in half and scoop out middles.
• Place shells on baking tray.
• Mix remaining ingredients with the scooped-out potato and mash.
• Heap the mixture in the shells and put a slice of cheese on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

BOLOGNA CUPS WITH MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook mashed potatoes and set aside.
• Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Fry each piece of bologna by placing into skillet and cooking one side until desired doneness and then flipping and cooking the other side. *Important* Do NOT cut the bologna so that it will lie flat. You want the bologna to create a "bowl" as it cooks.
• Once bologna is cooked, remove from skillet, blot excess grease off with paper towel and place onto a serving plate.
• Spoon a servings worth of mashed potatoes into each bologna bowl and top with a slice of Velveta cheese.
• You may microwave the bologna / mashed potatoe cups just long enough to reheat the potatoes and to melt the 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!