Today I am sharing one of our favorite family recipes, Potato Boats. Everyone loves these little bits of goodness, plus they are easy to make ahead and throw in the oven to heat up on those busy nights.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make these delicious Potato Boats (serving 4):
- 4 Large Russet Potatoes
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp pepper
- 3-5 Tbsp milk for desired consistency
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1/2 lb lean ground beef crumbles browned
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
To start you’ll want to prepare russet potatoes for baking. Bake them as usual and when they are fully cooked remove from oven, cut in half, and scoop out the interior potato.
Try and be gentle with the outer potato skin shells so they do not break. You’ll add butter, salt & pepper, and a little milk and mix them up into a mashed potato flavor and consistency.
Now, you’ll start layering your potato boats.
Start filling the bottom of the potato skins with the cooked ground beef crumbles. Next layer a generous scoop of mashed potatoes. Finish off with grated cheese and chopped bacon. Place them on baking sheet and gently cover with tinfoil. Keep them in the fridge until your ready to eat. Bake for 30 minutes or until they are heated thoroughly and the cheese is melted. Then enjoy!
That’s my kind of dinner. Easy and delicious. 
I’ve joined with 50 other fabulous bloggers to share a collection of easy weeknight meals that will help you on those busy nights. Who doesn’t love more great ideas for dinner? Thanks to Sarah over at Becoming Martha for putting this together.
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I love baked potatoes but i’ve never thought to make them at home and make them into a meal like you did. I’m pinning this for future!
They are delicious, you should give them a try!
WOW these look amazing!!
Yummy! These look delicious! I can’t wait to try them for my family! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Oh my! This looks so good. Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
Thank you for linking these amazing looking potato boats. As amazing as they look it our link party is geared towards home/craft projects and diy. We love seeing your projects and thank you for taking the time to link up to our party.
We love baked potatoes but I’ve never thought to make them into a meal:) I will definitely be trying this recipe for my family! Thanks so much for linking up to Teach Me Tuesday last week. You are very much appreciated. Starting this week, we will no longer be visiting you, instead we will be pinning each and every link. We want to give you more exposure! Hope to see you again this week!!