Ham, Cauliflower and Cheese Stuffed Baked Potatoes!!!
The cast of ingredients:
Cauliflower, Two slices smoked Ham, Yellow pepper, Garlic head to roast, Green Onions, Mozzarella Cheese, Dijon Mustard, Cream, Butter, and of course four good sized baking potatoes!!
Salt, Pepper, Dill
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Pierce four large potatoes, smear with olive oil, add salt and pepper and bake in a 400 degree oven till soft, skins will be crisp and hold thier shape when you scoop out the potatoes and ready the shells for stuffing!!
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Also roast the garlic head, the cauliflower and the yellow pepper at the same time as the potatoes are baking.
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Cut up the smoked Ham and saute in skillet till browned and somewhat crispy.
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Finely chop green onions.
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After ham is cooked, remove from pan, add two tbsp. butter to melt.
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To Melted Butter add 2 TBSP of flour to make a roux. Cook mixture and whisk until smooth.
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Add enough cream to make a good white sauce. I just eye ball this step!!
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Add a good teaspoon of Dijon Mustard, salt and pepper and a teaspoon of dill to the sauce and mix in.
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Add a couple cups of Mozzarella shredded cheese and melt into the sauce. It will be nice and thick and cheesey!!
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Finely chop up roasted peppers and cauliflower. And mash up the roasted garlic cloves to a paste and add to sauce.
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Add ham, peppers, cauliflower, and scooped out potatoes to the cheese sauce and mash the whole mixture together.
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Scoop the potato,ham,cauliflower and cheese mixture back into the potato skins in heaping piles!!
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Cover stuffed potatoes with more Mozzarella cheese, as much as you like and they are ready to go back into a 400 degree oven and bake again.
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Bake potatoes until they are bubbly and the cheese has all melted and browned to a golden colour.
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Now all that is left is to enjoy!! These are comfort food extrordinaire!!
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Ham, Cauliflower and Cheese Stuffed Baked Potatoes.
4 large baked potatoes, split and scooped out.
1/2 cauliflower. in florets.
1 yellow pepper
1 bunch green onions
1 head of garlic, roasted
2 tbsp butter melted
2 or so tbsp flour
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Dill
salt and pepper
2 cups Mozzarella cheese
2 thick slices smoked Ham.
More Mozzarella Cheese for top of potatoes.
I might try and add these to dlyn's Potato Ho-Down, if it is still active otherwise they are here for you to try.
Enjoy!!
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