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Beefy Volcano Potatoes is the perfect easy weeknight meal even your kids can make. Cooking with kids recipes

Beefy Volcano Potatoes

Hearty baked potato topped with an easy to make beef stew from ingredients you probably have in the house. As quick as 35 minutes from pantry to table.
Course Main
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Author Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces large baking potatoes 10 to 12 each, washed and dried
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 lb ground turkey or lean ground beef
  • 2 tsp . dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 oz bag frozen peas drained, 10
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • 1 cup frozen green beans or 1 (8 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
  • 1 oz can diced tomatoes drained, 15 .
  • 1 oz can beef or turkey gravy 15 .
  • Sour Cream and Chives Optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the conventional oven to 450° F.
  2. Place the potatoes in a microwave-safe, oven-proof glass baking dish, such as a pie plate, that fits in the microwave oven.
  3. Microwave the potatoes at full power for 10 minutes (the amount of time it takes to preheat the oven).
  4. Transfer the potatoes to the conventional oven and bake until tender, about 20 minutes.
  5. As potatoes bake, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  6. Add the ground turkey and cook until lightly browned, chopping and turning as needed with a spatula so the turkey browns evenly, about 5 minutes.
  7. Add the seasoning to the skillet, followed by the peas, carrots, green beans, tomatoes and gravy to make the stew.
  8. Stir gently to combine and simmer for 5 minutes. Keep warm.

To serve:

  1. Cut each potato in half across its equator and set each half, cut-side down on a plate so that it looks like a small mountain.
  2. Cut a slit in the top of each potato half and squeeze the sides gently forcing some of the potato to 'erupt' from the top.
  3. Ladle 1 cup of the stew over each potato to resemble flowing lava
  4. Serve immediately with sour cream and chives

Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from Beefy Potato Volcano by Allrecipes

First published by Quinn and Ella Caudill for dadwhats4dinner.com © 2016