Cheesey Potatoes on the Grill

Ingredients: 

4 slices Bacon 

3 large Baking Potatoes 

1 large Onion, sliced 

1 cup processed Cheese, cubed 

1/2 tsp. Salt 

1/4 tsp. Black Pepper 

1/2 tsp. dried Parsley 

2 Tbs. Butter or Margarine 

1 Tbs. Bacon Drippings 

Fry the bacon in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain the bacon on paper toweling and crumble when cool enough to handle; set aside. 

Meanwhile, peel and slice the potatoes placing them on a 9-inch by 13-inch double-layer of aluminum foil as you go. 

Separate the onion slices into rings and layer them over the potato slices. Add the crumbled bacon bits, cheese, salt, pepper and parsley. Dot the potatoes with butter or margarine and drizzle the bacon fat over the top of the mixture. 

Wrap the foil loosely around the potatoes, making sure the ends are well sealed. Cook about 4-inches from the hot coals on the grill for about 1-hour, or until tender. Turn the package often to keep the spuds from burning. Serve warm from the grill. 

Cream Cheese Potatoes

8-9 potatoes, cooked and then cubed

1 (8 ounce) pkg of cream cheese room temperature
1 cup milk
1 stick of butter
Small Finely chopped onion

Whip potatoes with butter and milk in mixer. Then add cream cheese and beat. Add Onion,(sometimes I use garlic, somedays this is left out) Salt and Pepper to taste. Beat together and put in buttered casserole dish. (Occasionally I put a cup or so of sour cream in it at this point) Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in oven at 350 degrees until cooked throughout.

Easy to make these the day before and  then do the baking an hour before serving.

Zingy Oven Fries

This recipe was designed for use in a Toaster oven. However there is no reason not to multiply the recipe and make a family sized version in the oven. The below recipe makes 2 servings.


Wash 2 baking potatoes. Do not remove the skins.

Cut each potato into 8 wedges

Whisk together 1 ½ tsp. of olive oil, ¼ tsp. chili powder, and a dash cayenne pepper.

Lightly spray the baking sheet with cooking spray.

Place wedges on pan and coat with oil mixture.

Place pan on lower rack and bake at 450 degrees for 35 minutes or so until golden brown.

Dykeman's Tiny Tators

 Take 1 quart tiny potatoes, the smaller the better. Nickel size is good, dime size better. Clean the potates thoroughly, skins and all. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy skillet. Add potatoes, with salt and pepper to taste. cook over medium heat shaking skillet occasionally to brown on all sides. Cooking time varies 10 to 20 minutes depending on the size of potatoes.

Tiny tators are also good with a bit of onion or garlic tossed  in the pan.

And a jazzed up dish: Tiny Tators, fried with Bacon strips (like three of them) instead of butter. If you have extra Zucchini you could always dice up some and throw it in the skillet too.

2 Person Potato Pancake

Ingredients:
2 medium-size Russet potatoes
2 Tbsp. salad oil or olive oil
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. seasoned salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ cup sour cream, optional
Parsley sprigs or sliced green
Onion

To Shred Potatoes: Peel; rinse. Run potatoes lengthwise through the coarse blades of a vegetable shredder. Immerse shredded potato in cold water to prevent darkening until ready to cook. Drain well.
 
l Put 1 tablespoon each of the oil and butter in a 6- to 8-inch frying pan with non-stick finish. Set over medium heat to melt butter.

2 Add shredded potato. With a fork, press potato into a compact, even layer that covers the bottom of pan. Cover. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
3 Uncover. Cook over medium to medium-low heat until bottom is well-browned, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4 Slide pancake out onto lid of pan or a large plate. Put remaining oil and butter into pan. Once butter melts, invert cake back into pan.
5 Cook, pressing down with fork to compact, until bottom is well-browned, about 15 minutes more. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6 Slide pancake out onto a warm plate. Cut into 4 equal wedges.
7 If you like, top each with sour cream. Garnish with parsley sprigs or green onion.