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Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potatoes. Show all posts

Monday, July 8, 2013

Epicure’s Potato Baskets with Cheese

Epicure’s Potato Baskets with Cheese

Cheesy and irresistible – an appy that is sure to wow!
Cost Per Serving: 0.94
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 15–20 small new potatoes
  • 1 cup (250 ml) low-fat ricotta cheese, or cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) grated low-fat cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 - 2 Tbsp (15 - 30 ml) Epicure's 3 Onion Dip Mix, or Epicure's Seasoning for Cheese, Chives & Bacon Dip
  • Epicure's Black Pepper, to taste
  • Oil, for spraying or brushing
  • dried chives, for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F (205° C).
2. Boil or steam potatoes for 10 minutes, or until just tender. Test with a skewer, being careful not to overcook. Drain well and cool completely.
3. Meanwhile, combine ricotta, cheddar, Parmesan, and 3 Onion Dip Mix in a small bowl. Season with Black Pepper and set aside.
4. Cut potatoes in half. Use a melon baller or large tablespoon to scoop out insides, leaving a 1/4 ” (6 mm) border. Mash insides and combine with cheese. Set aside.
5. Lightly brush or spray potato shells with oil and bake on Epicure's Baking Sheet lined with parchment paper for 30-45 minutes, or until crisp and golden.
6. Fill each potato shell with 1 tsp (5 ml) of cheese and potato mixture and broil for 5-8 minutes, or until tops are lightly golden and cheese has melted.
7. Arrange on a serving dish and garnish each potato with a sprinkling of Chives. Serve immediately.
Per Serving (2 pieces) : Calories 220, Fat 1.5 g (Saturated 0.5 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 125 mg, Carbohydrate 43 g (Fibre 4 g, Sugars 4 g), Protein 9 g.
Tips: Make Ahead: Prepare the day before, then grill in Epicure’s Rectangular Mesh Grilling Pan.

Chef Tip: After potatoes are cooked and filled, place under the broiler to warm just before serving.
To order products for this recipe or another feast you may be whipping up ~ please visit our website at www.tammywilson.myepicure.com.  If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail feedmeepicure@gmail.com

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Re-defining Fast Food




Oh Epicure, how I love THEE..

Tonight's item on the "Try something new" was the square steamer and the italian seasoning.   I have both steamers now but sadly hadn't tried either of them.  That is - until tonight -  I am so SO impressed!!

So much so that you're getting a second posting today,  and I hardly *EVER* do that..   I just didn't want to wait til tomorrow to share.. 

We had decided on chicken so I pulled out the instruction cards to consult.  

The rectangular one showed instructions for 2 chicken breasts.  The square for 4.   Both said that chicken should be cooked for 6-8 minutes.   Potatoes for 8 minutes. 

I only needed to do 2 chicken breasts, but wanted potatoes as well.   We had some of the mini potatoes that I picked up a while ago.

I thought I'd put the 2 chicken breasts in with some of the potatoes, and a little Italian salad dressing and see what became of it.

The first 8 minutes seemed to go by in an instant.   I have to say that not only did the kitchen smell like the oven had been running for half an hour already,  but everything looked finished. 

A quick check however, showed that the chicken had only reached an internal temperature of 120 degrees and chicken should be around 180 degrees according to the poultry setting on the thermometer.   It looked cooked, but a quick flip over showed the bottom wasn't quite cooked (still pink).  So I figured I'd put it in for another 8 minutes and see where that got us..

Well..   end result was that the potatoes were tender, and the chicken is fabulous..    I'm as much a skeptic as anyone and I cannot believe that we were gifted a quality gourmet meal that would normally take 45 minutes in the oven to cook for just 16 minutes.  That just BLOWS ME AWAY!  

 I wish I'd thought to add a vegetable to the steamer but I didn't.  I quickly heated up a can of sweet corn to have with supper..  

Thank you Epicure, you have now redefined "Fast Food"  in my kitchen!! 

Sorry guys.. No pictures this time..   ;) 





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