Mini Meatloaf Stuffed Potato Appetizers Recipes

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook just until tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain., When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells. Remove 1/3 cup pulp (discard or save for another use)., In a large bowl, mash the remaining pulp with cream cheese. Add sour cream and half of the bacon. Stir in the cheeses, green onions, salt and pepper; spoon into potato shells., Place in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining bacon. Bake, uncovered, at 400° until heated through, 15-20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix ground beef, oats, onion, salt, pepper and egg with hands or spoon. Using 1/4-cup measuring cup, scoop beef mixture into each muffin cup; press into cup.
• Make indentation in center of mixture in each cup. Spoon 1 tablespoon cheese into each indentation. Top each with 1 tablespoon desired topping.
• Bake 35 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of loaves reads 160°F. Remove from muffin cups. If desired, top with additional topping before serving.

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes; place in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain., When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. (Cut thin slices from potato bottoms to level if necessary.), In a large bowl, mash the potato tops and pulp with butter. Set aside 2 tablespoons each of cheese and bacon for garnish; add remaining cheese and bacon to potatoes. Stir in the sour cream, egg, salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into potato shells. Top with remaining cheese and bacon; sprinkle with paprika., Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° until a thermometer reads 160°, 12-18 minutes.

Steps:

• Set oven to 400°F.
• In a bowl mix together the oil with salt and garlic powder.
• Slice the potatoes in half then coat all sides with the oil mixture.
• Place on a greased baking sheet cut-side down.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until just tender; cool completely.
• In a medium bowl combine sour cream with green onions and crumbled cooked bacon, then season with black pepper.
• Slice a small thin piece off of the bottom of the baked potato half so that it will sit upright, then turn potato over.
• Using a melon baller or small spoon scoop out some of the center pulp (reserve the pulp for later use).
• Fill with about 1 tablespoon sour cream mixture, then sprinkle more chopped green onion on top of the sour cream.
• Serve immediately or chill until needed.
• Delicious!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt. Bake until a knife inserted into the potatoes goes in with little to no resistance, about 1 hour. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium-low heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon is crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain well and place half of the bacon into a bowl. Add the panko, 2 tablespoons chives and 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Mix to combine and set aside.
• In another bowl, combine the sour cream, butter, heavy cream, the remaining bacon, 1/4 cup Parmesan, 2 tablespoons chives and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle but still warm, cut off the top third of each potato. Remove the skin from the tops. Using a 1 teaspoon measure or a melon baller, scoop out some of the insides of the cooked potatoes, leaving 1/4-inch borders around the edges. This creates little boats. Place the scooped insides and the peeled tops of the potatoes in a medium bowl and mash using a potato masher or the back of a fork. Add the reserved bacon and sour cream mixture. Using a rubber spatula, mix together the filling until well combine. Spoon the filling back into the potato boats until slightly overfilled and mounded on top. Top with a sprinkling of the panko mixture and a drizzle of olive oil. Bake until the filling is heated through and the topping is golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water 15 min. or until tender; drain. Cool slightly. Remove pulp from 6 potatoes; place pulp in bowl. Discard skins or reserve for another use. Cut remaining potatoes lengthwise in half. Carefully remove pulp, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells; add to pulp in bowl. Place shells in shallow baking dish.
• Add cream cheese, milk, bacon, butter, chives and pepper to pulp; mix well. Spoon into potato shells; top with cheese.
• Bake 10 min. or until potatoes are heated through and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• In 2-quart saucepan, make potatoes as directed on pouch. Set aside. In large bowl, mix meatloaf mixture ingredients. Press about 3 tablespoons meat mixture in each muffin cup.
• In small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients except parsley. Spread about 2 teaspoons sauce over meatloaf mixture in each muffin cup. Place potato mixture in decorating bag fitted with #847 or desired tip. Pipe potatoes on cupcakes.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of cupcake reads 160°F. Sprinkle with parsley; serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut potatoes in half crosswise. Mix with oil in bowl. Place cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake potatoes until just tender, about 25 minutes, and cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, 4 tablespoons scallion or chives, and bacon. Add pepper to taste. Cut a thin slice off rounded end of each potato so that it will sit upright. Turn the potatoes over and, using melon baller or small spoon, scoop out some of the center of each potato (reserve for later use in potato pancakes or gnocchi). Fill with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream mixture, and garnish with the remaining scallion or chives. Serve immediately or cover and chill until needed.