Friday, August 31, 2007

August 29, 2007 Pizza Potatoes

Easy Tastebud Delights
8.29 Edition (August 29, 2007)
Easy Recipes
45 minutes+
Hi Everyone! We are midway through the last week before school starts. Is everyone ready? We're almost there!! Yeah!!
Anyways, today's recipe is an idea that I thought our boys would love!! They enjoy baked potatoes, which I microbake quite often, the little darlings also love pizza, so I think this recipe would be a hit in our household. My suggestions would be to add a side salad and broccoli to turn this into a complete meal but with the right toppings it can be eaten on its own. Enjoy!
Pizza Potatoes

2 washed, unpeeled baking potatoes
8 pepperoni slices, cut in quarters
Pizza toppings: (whatever you like on your pizza): sliced green or black olive, sweet red, green, orange or yellow bell peppers, sliced, drained, canned mushrooms, etc.
1/4 cup pizza sauce
generous sprinkle Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. soft butter
1/3 cup grated Cheddar cheese

Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Prick each potato with fork or make slices with sharp knife.

Place potatoes cut side down on microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high for four to five minutes, or until a fork pierces potato easily. Remove plate of potatoes from microwave and cover with clean tea towel for five minutes to let potatoes continue cooking.

In a bowl, mix pepperoni, pizza toppings, sauce, Parmesan cheese and butter. Set aside.

Scoop out flesh in each potato half, leaving a thin shell of inside potato skins. Stir scooped potato into pepperoni mixture.

Fill potato shells with potato-topping mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in a regular oven at 400 degrees or until cheese is lightly browned.

Makes four Pizza Potatoes.

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