Creamy Tuna Stuffed Spuds Potatoes Recipes

STUFFED JACKET POTATOES

Steps:

• Equipment you will need: medium mixing bowl, small mixing bowl, dessertspoon, fork, baking tray, grater, oven gloves.
• Get an adult to heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake the potatoes for about 1 hr until cooked and the skins are crispy. Leave to cool completely. This can be done up to 2 days ahead.
• To stuff the jacket potatoes, heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Ask an adult to cut the potatoes in half. Using a spoon, carefully scoop out the middle of the potato, leaving the skin unbroken (like a boat). Place the scooped potato into a mixing bowl.
• Using the fork, mash the potato until there are no lumps. Add the cheese, sweetcorn and peppers and mix well. Gently pick the leaves from the herbs. You can rip the larger leaves into smaller pieces. Stir the herbs into the cheesy potato mixture.
• Using the spoon, carefully scoop the mixture back into the potato boats. Make sure that you use all the mixture up. Sprinkle with a little extra grated cheese and place on a baking tray. Using oven gloves, place the tray in the oven and bake for 10-15 mins until golden.

BACON 'N' CHEESE STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 400° for 1 hour or until tender. Cool slightly. Reduce heat to 350°. , Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. In a large bowl, mash the pulp with butter. Stir in the sour cream, cheese, bacon and onions. Spoon or pipe into potato shells. , Place on a baking sheet. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.

HARD TIMES CREAMED TUNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth and slowly stream milk into the mixture while whisking continually. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir tuna into the milk mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cook until tuna is warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle tuna mixture over toasted bread to serve.

SPUDS STUFFED WITH TUNA & CHIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4/fan oven 160C. Prick the potatoes several times with a fork and put them straight onto a shelf in the hottest part of the oven. Bake for 1-11⁄4 hours, or until they are soft inside.
• Meanwhile, put the cottage cheese in a bowl with the tuna, celery, spring onions and some salt and pepper, and mix together thoroughly.
• To serve, cut a cross in each baked potato and open it out slightly. Spoon the filling on top, sprinkle a couple of drops of Tabasco sauce over each one and serve with a green salad.

TUNA-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes; place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 18-22 minutes or until tender, turning once. Let stand for 5 minutes. Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. , In a large bowl, mash the pulp with salt and pepper. Stir in the tuna, mayonnaise, 1/4 cup cheese and onions. Spoon into potato shells. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3-5 minutes or until heated through.

STUFFED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 190c. Prick your potatoes with a fork and start them off in the microwave. Put all the potatoes in the microwave and microwave on high for 10 minutes (alternatively you can add 20 minutes to the cooking time in the oven).
• Put your potatoes in the oven, directly on the shelf and cook for 35-45 minutes until they're crisp on the outside and soft on the inside (you can check this by stabbing a knife into one of the potatoes to see if it slides in easily).
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small frying pan/skillet over a medium-high heat. Cook the pancetta cubes for 5-6 minutes, until crispy. Remove from the pan.
• When your potatoes are ready, take out of the oven and chop each of the potatoes in half. Pick up a potato half (using a tea towel to protect your hands) and using a spoon, scoop out the insides into a large bowl. Repeat with the rest of the potatoes.
• Add the cream, butter and salt & pepper to the bowl and mash using a potato masher or a fork until the potato is fluffy.
• Add in the pancetta and cheese (reserving a small handful for sprinkling on top). Mix together.
• Take one of the potato skins and put a spoonful of the potato mix inside. Put the potato in a baking dish and sprinkle with a little of the reserved cheese. Repeat with the remaining potatoes.
• When all of the potatoes are stuffed, put them back in the oven for 10-15 minutes (same temperature).
• Take out of the oven and serve with soured cream and a sprinkling of spring onions (scallions).

CREAMY TUNA STUFFED SPUDS (POTATOES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Wrap each potato in aluminium foil and put on a shallow tray and put in the oven and cook for 1 hour or until tender.
• Heat carbonara sauce in a small saucepan until simmering.
• Drain the tuna and flake and add to the carbonara sauce and then add the spring onions.
• Make a cross in the cooked potatoes and carefully push open.
• Spoon in the tuna sauce and then sprinkle with cheese.
• Put potatoes on a tray and bake for a further 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
• If you have sauce left over serve in a jug for people to pour over as they make their way through the potato.