50# of Potatoes

Jyster
Jyster Posts: 74 Member
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Well, my father just gave me an early christmas present of 50 lbs of amish grown russet potatoes. I'm not much of a add butter, sour cream, cheese person for potatoes so i'm pretending this is a healthier "present" But...I need ideas because mashed potatoes, and baked potatoes are only going to be good for so long.

What do you use potatoes in?

~drowning in potatoes
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  • Luvs_Pink
    Luvs_Pink Posts: 24
    Mmmm! What an awesome gift!

    Potato soup...loads and loads of potato soup!!!!!!
  • cordianet
    cordianet Posts: 534 Member
    Had this just the other day and it was amazingly quick and tasted pretty good too:
    http://www.cookinglight.com/food/quick-healthy/20-20-superfast-soups-00400000039394/page27.html
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    They will go well with a whole tray of hamburgers.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    Creamy Mac and cheese from a clean eating magazine. The mashed potatoes make the sauce creamy with less flour butter and cheese. I like cottage cheese green onions and soy bacon bits on a baked potato. There is a recipe for microwave potato chips on mfp forums. Thinly sliced blanched potatoes lining a pie plate makes a terrific quiche pie crust. Potato bread and homemade potato perogies are good. Potato soup, yum! That is a lot of potatoes!
  • zaithyr
    zaithyr Posts: 482 Member
    You could make and freeze some gnocchi to use at different times.
  • lbaileyjohannsen
    lbaileyjohannsen Posts: 133 Member
    Mmmm homemade potato bread, homemade gnocchi, potato soup, roasted and smashed potatoes, french fries, home fries, hashbrowns, scalloped, etc. So much to do with potatoes. Almost none of them especially 'healthy'. I would enjoy this very special gift.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    http://www.ehow.com/how_4900350_make-potato-vodka.html
  • Chinadorian
    Chinadorian Posts: 200 Member
    potatoes gratin. potato and leek soup. potato latkes.....seasoned roasted fries. there are so many things to do. i love potatoes!
  • Yolanda_85
    Yolanda_85 Posts: 143 Member
    Cut them up into Beef (or any meat) stew, fish chowder, homemade hashbrowns, home cut frenchfries, scalloped or au gratin potatoes, twice baked potatoes....I'm making myself drool here, so here's a website with more ideas!! Hope this helps! http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/healthy-potato-recipes-00412000074324/page18.html
  • needles85365
    needles85365 Posts: 491 Member
    baked with cottage cheese...way better than butter and sour cream. Protein, protein
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    http://www.ehow.com/how_4900350_make-potato-vodka.html

    The gift that keeps on giving. Win.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    Potatoes store well, so they can last indefinitely. People have offered a lot of good ideas, and I have one more. Divide your gift. Keep a share, and donate a share to a local food bank. People are hungry.
  • Aleph13
    Aleph13 Posts: 83 Member
    leek and potato soup yum.... erm.... dauphinoise potatoes (loads of calories in those though).... patatas bravas (spanish dish.... cubed oven roasted potatoes in spicy tomato sauce)..... spanish tortilla? basically potato and onion omelette... i like spanish food ha ha . ok im outa ideas
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    Oven roasted with other vegetables like zucchini/green beans/onions, homemade fries, with egg and sausage in a skillet breakfast, with egg and chorizo inside a flour tortilla, *homemade potato chips, potato fritatta, and sliced thick/brushed with olive oi/seasoned/grilled.



    Slice thin on a mandola
    soak in cold water for 20 minutes
    dry well
    spray with pam on both sides -sprinkle with sea salt if wanted
    Nuke for 5 minutes on a microwave safe ceramic/glass plate
  • bbgughj
    bbgughj Posts: 219 Member
    Make some Baked potato, Pour melted cheese on them and add some bacon :bigsmile:
  • phyllio77
    phyllio77 Posts: 192 Member
    potatoe donuts, scalloped potatoes, potatoe soup and freeze it, hash browns? hard as potatoes are high in carbs and calories:) Best of luck with ya on the potatoes:S

    OR...have friends over and do a bunch of potatoe skins with bacon, cheese, chives and sour cream to off load some high calorie snacks:)
  • TXtstorm
    TXtstorm Posts: 163 Member
    I know this recipe is targeting more use of new potatoes or small fingerling potatoes, but you could "bake" up a smaller russet or two in the microwave and cut it into chunks to use with this for similar results. This is a hearty salad that makes a good meal. Just take it easy on the dressing and limit the olive quantity to control potential for excess calories.

    http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/nicoise_salad/

    As others have said, whole fresh potatoes keep well in a cool, dry location. If you have a basement, storing them there on racks or even separated by layers of cardboard will keep air circulating and prevent one that might go bad from affecting surrounding spuds. Pick through carefully and use the softer ones soon/first. Cutting or shredding a few for future hash brown type uses is a good thought too.

    I like the idea someone offered of separating out some portion of the potatoes to share with a food bank or soup kitchen. The worst thing that could happen is waste just because you can't use that many potatoes in your diet before some start to spoil. Nice gift!
  • MyPaperBleedsInk
    MyPaperBleedsInk Posts: 240 Member
    Soup, hashbrowns, sliced thin and baked, home cut fries, various hot dishes or as people not from minnesota call them- "casseroles".... mashed then use leftovers by frying them in a pancake shape....
  • JSheehy1965
    JSheehy1965 Posts: 404
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/06/grilled-potatoes.html Check out skinnytaste.com and type in potatoes...loads of things to make!
  • ericadawn92
    ericadawn92 Posts: 346 Member
    Easiest "fries" ever that aren't even bad for you:

    Cut up as many potatoes as you want into small wedges, lightly coat with olive oil, and mix with chili powder, salt, and garlic powder. Bake in the oven at 425ish for about 25 min or until they're the right amount of firm that you like!

    Soooo good. I make them all the time and my roommates love them too.
  • CrystalZ2012
    CrystalZ2012 Posts: 20 Member
    Well, my father just gave me an early christmas present of 50 lbs of amish grown russet potatoes. I'm not much of a add butter, sour cream, cheese person for potatoes so i'm pretending this is a healthier "present" But...I need ideas because mashed potatoes, and baked potatoes are only going to be good for so long.

    What do you use potatoes in?

    ~drowning in potatoes
    Bake them and than make healthy skin on homefries for breakfast. Also you can use them for soup. Cook and freeze what you can't eat right now, and you'll have potatoes for a long time!
  • Crisitunity
    Crisitunity Posts: 98 Member
    Make pyrohy with potato filling. Potato with cottage cheese, potato with cheddar, potato with onion, potato with fried mushroom. So good.

    Also called perogies. I'm sure you can find a good recipe. The dough is really simple, just flour and water and oil, basically. They can be frozen before the are cooked, so you can do up a whole batch with your mashed potatoes and store them for when you are ready for them.

    If you can't find a good recipe then just hit me up and I will type it out for you.
  • blueeylb
    blueeylb Posts: 297 Member
    soup, hash browns and pancakes. Yes they can be made in a healthy way check allreceipes.com or just google ideas. my husband finds ideas like crazy that he tries all the time when i'm not home!
  • NuggetLovesEdie
    NuggetLovesEdie Posts: 477 Member
    Latkes and perogis!!!

    Also, you can store them in a cool, dark place about 35-40F (not the fridge) for quite a long time.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    *bump* for future reference
  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Throw some potatoes in a hot beef stew :D
  • Jyster
    Jyster Posts: 74 Member
    Awesome ideas everyone. Thank you. It looks like I will be trying a lot of new dishes this winter.

    I was talking with an Amish woman yesterday and she told me that after i make mashed potatoes and I"m tired of them I should cut up some onion and a little egg and make potato pancakes too.
  • firemanfive0
    firemanfive0 Posts: 228 Member
    microwave potato chips...mmmmmmm Super great snack
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    You can cube them toss in spices and olive oil ank bake them, you can add them to a crock pot for a roast, you can shred them and make hashbrowns with breakfast for dinner, you can make potato salad, you can slice them wrap them in foil with butter and spices put on grill or just bake.... You can put them in foil with chicken on top and salsa and cheese, then bake..
  • skiboat1us
    skiboat1us Posts: 16 Member
    I would be giving some to a food pantry. :)

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