So if you have been following the blog you know during 2016 I have started two new segments. First, I am posting 52 weeks of slow cooker recipes. Second, and my favorite, is Cooking with Ella. It is so much fun and fulfilling to be able to teach my daughter to cook and develop her love for cooking. After school last week Ella made these Beefy Volcano Potatoes for dinner. She started making dinner by herself, while I was working out. This recipe has everything you need in a complete healthy meal. Ella baked the potatoes, but if you want to speed up the dinner you can partially cook them in the microwave.
Beefy Volcano Potatoes would also go great on leftover mashed potatoes. Once again Ella did a great job with this recipe and learned some new skills. I think next on her list she will try baking bread. Show this recipe to your kids and see if they would like to learn to cook also.
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- 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
- Preheat the conventional oven to 450° F.
- Place the potatoes in a microwave-safe, oven-proof glass baking dish, such as a pie plate, that fits in the microwave oven.
- Microwave the potatoes at full power for 10 minutes (the amount of time it takes to preheat the oven).
- Transfer the potatoes to the conventional oven and bake until tender, about 20 minutes.
- As potatoes bake, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- 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.
- Add the seasoning to the skillet, followed by the peas, carrots, green beans, tomatoes and gravy to make the stew.
- Stir gently to combine and simmer for 5 minutes. Keep warm.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ladle 1 cup of the stew over each potato to resemble flowing lava
- Serve immediately with sour cream and chives
Recipe adapted from Beefy Potato Volcano by Allrecipes
First published by Quinn and Ella Caudill for dadwhats4dinner.com © 2016
Please join me and bring your recipes and DIY projects to Throwback Thursday’s! with my co-hosts Alli @ Tornadough Alli, Meaghan @ 4 Sons ‘R’ Us and Mollie @ The Frugal Hausfrau
I also will be bringing Beefy Volcano Potatoes to Freedom Fridays, Friday Favorites, Fiesta Friday, Weekend Potluck, What’s Cooking Wednesdays. Checkout my Link Parties Page for other great places to find new recipes.
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Great creations from Ella!
Johanne Lamarche says
My whole family would love to dig into one of these Quinn! YUM
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks Johanne
Carlee says
What a yummy looking dinner! I love this series and Ella seems to be doing a great job so far. Bread will be a fun one. Kneading the dough by hand can be kind of fun!
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks Carlee. She is really enjoying it.
Tornadough Alli says
Yum Quinn these look great! I love playing around with potatoes so I’m gonna have to try these! Tweeting and stumbled
Julie is Hostess At Heart says
I loved the name of this dish, and it looks like a delicious comfort meal. Bread next? Go Ella!
Quinn Caudill says
What do you suggest Ms bread queen. :))
Julie is Hostess At Heart says
She’s a bit young for queen…maybe Ms bread princess 🙂
Ann GrubbsnCritters says
Hello there! I’ve only discovered your blog through #foodiefriDIY. Your beef volcano looks absolutely delish. Love it that you are a dad who cooks! Nice meeting you. 😀
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks Ann for stopping by. Hope you look around and like what you see. The beefy volcano potatoes were great. Have a great week
Liz says
Good for Ella! I love baked potatoes with topping such as chili and this looks delicious.
Quinn Caudill says
Thanks Liz. Supper easy with everything you need for a healthier dinner.
dishofdailylife says
Great job to Ella! Her potatoes look great! I could definitely go for this for dinner! Learning how to cook is so important. I didn’t learn until I got married…I don’t count the cooking I did in college as cooking. The stuff my roommates and I made is almost laughable. I’d never serve it to my family. LOL I
FrugalHausfrau says
All I can say is yum! I am passing this recipe off to my son, the kid who eats everything! He’s always asking me for ideas! Happy Throwback Thursday to you and Ella!