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Carmelized Onion and Beef Sausage Loaded Potato

Jan 152012

stuffed potato

In the past when we have done loaded potatoes it has been the typical butter, sour cream, bacon, chives and BBQ meat. So when I was getting ready for dinner the other night I thought “Hmmm, how can I change this up a little?”

As I was browsing to see what sounded good I found a package of Hillshire Farms Beef Smoked Sausage and thought “What the heck!”

Makes for a easy, delicious and filling meal in itself. AND, it is BUDGET Friendly!! I can often find the Hillshire Farm products on a good sale and paired with coupons can get it at a really good price. Total cost for this meal for 4, less than $4. That is under $1 per person!!

Ingredients:

Potatoes, baked

butter

sour cream

2 onions

Hillshire Farms Beef Smoked Sausage

shredded cheese

Directions:

Bake your potatoes (I bake mine on 450 for one hour). While your potatoes are baking slice 2 onions into thin slivers. Chop the sausage into small cubes. In a skillet on medium heat saute the onions and sausage until the onions are caramelized.

Cut a potato in half, add sour cream and butter as desired, top with caramelized onions and beef smoked sausage mix then add some shredded cheese to the top.

caramelized onion and beef smoked sausage loaded potato

I think you will really like this. It was a huge hit around here and will definitely be a regularly scheduled meal.

Let me know what you think if you try it!

Zesty Herb Potatoes

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Jan 102012

OhMyStinkingHeck, we love these potatoes. Ok, I really just love potatoes, but these are over-the-top fabulous! AND, they fit right in with my budget cooking. And they are easy.

zesty herb potatoes

What do you need?

Yukon Gold Potatoes

Package of Grill Mates Zesty Herb Marinade mix

Green Onions, chopped

sliced potatoes

Slice your potatoes and place in a greased cast iron skillet. If you want to use something other than a cast iron skillet just drizzle with olive oil. I make these both ways but prefer the cast iron skillet method.

potaotes with zesty herb marinade

Sprinkle the grill Mates seasoning over the potatoes and give them a stir.

sliced potatoes, zesty herbs and onions

Sprinkle chopped green onions over the top and bake on 400 degrees for an hour.

They really are that simple!

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The BEST Potato Soup E-V-E-R

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Nov 282011

slow cooker potato soup

OhMyStinkinHeck, you are going to love this recipe. It is absolutely the best potato soup E-V-E-R! Seriously, it is the best I have ever made at least. And, it is made in the slow cooker. Easy Peasy. This is my families favorite fall food. We look forward to the cooler weather just to gather around the table, bowls in hand, puppy dog eyes abound. Why puppy dog eyes? Because they always want extra bacon. Bacon, Bacon, Bacon. Everything goes with bacon.

So, let’s get to it:

diced potatoes

First you need to dice about 4 pounds of potatoes and a large onion. Once you have those diced place them in your slow cooker. My slow cooker is a 6 quart and this makes enough to fill it up. If yours is smaller you will need to adjust this recipe accordingly.

garlic cloves

Peel 6-8 cloves of garlic and add them whole to the slow cooker.

chicken broth

Add 3 cans of chicken broth to the slow cooker along with 2 cans of water.

Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker 6-quart

Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10

Add cream cheese

Now, take out the whole garlic cloves and put them in a food processor or blender along with one and a half packages of cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons of seasoning salt and half of the soup in the slow cooker. I have to do this in two batches because of the size of my food processor. I also didn’t show pictures of it because it is from the time of dinosaurs and is ugly enough in person, much less pictures. After you have pureed it add it all back into the slow cooker. Stirring occasionally. After about 20-30 minutes it is ready to garnish and serve.

Best Ever Potato Soup

Ingredients:
4 pounds of Potatoes, washed and diced, not peeled
1 large yellow onion, diced
6 cloves of garlic, whole
3 cans of chicken broth, then fill 2 cans with water
12 oz cream cheese
2 TBS seasoned salt
Optional Garnishes:
Crumbled bacon
Shredded cheddar cheese
Green onions

Directions:
Add potatoes, onion, garlic and chicken broth to slow cooker.
Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours.
Remove and puree the garlic cloves along with 1/2 of the soup, seasoning salt and cream cheese and then put back into the slow cooker. Stir occasionally until soup is well blended.
Top with your choice of garnishes & serve!

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Loaded Potato Casserole

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Nov 142011

Sweet Roll Sliders, Loaded Potato Casserole and Roasted Asparagus

OhMyStinkinHeck! I can’t seem to get enough of these potatoes, it’s like a really bad habit that you want to break but when no one is looking you go back for more. And more. And more. And more. It has gotten to where when people are coming for dinner they ask “are you making those really good potatoes?” Ohhh, I most certainly can! (shhh, don’t tell, because in my book any excuse to make them is a GREAT excuse!)

They are easy to make and you will be so glad you did. Life just wouldn’t be complete without having these at least once, or a thousand times!

Mix together the cheese, bacon, sour cream and ranch. I just mix mine all in the pan I am going to cook it in…and I use a lot of aluminum pans. I have a friend that works for the company that makes them and can get a really good deal which makes for easy clean up and they can be recycled!

It’s going to look like a gloppy mess, but I assure you, they are divine!

Add in the hashbrowns and mix well.

Bake on 400 degrees for about an hour.

YUMMY!

Let’s go eat.

Ingredients:

2 (16oz) containers sour cream

2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

2 (3oz) bags real bacon bits

2 packages Ranch Dip mix

1 large (28 – 30oz) bag frozen hash brown potatoes – shredded kind

Directions:

Combine first 4 ingredients, then mix in hash browns. Spread into a 9×13 pan. Bake at 400 for about 60 minutes. If you want to make several, these freeze great, then just take out of the freezer and bake when you are ready.

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