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If you can find some small new potatoes, this recipe is a delicious way to eat them. The chef has made them a few times, and they always turn out very well. The recipe is adapted from The Lighthearted Cookbook, by Anne Lindsay.
The cookbook was published with the Canadian Heart Foundation, so you can benefit from the recipes which are heart-healthy. They’re also easy to follow, and very tasty. The cookbook was published in 1988, so we’ve been using it for about 20 years, and several of our family favourites have come from it.
Herbed New Potatoes
1 lb tiny new potatoes
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1/2 tbsp chopped dill
1/2 tbsp chopped chives
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
In a saucepan, boil the unpeeled potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes.
Drain the potatoes.
Add basil, dill, chives, lemon juice, oil and pepper to taste.
Mix lightly and serve.
Makes 4 servings.
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This recipe is a quick and easy way to get potatoes and vegetables ready for supper. If you don’t have zucchini, you could substitute whatever vegetables you have on hand. Just slice them thinly so they cook quickly.
Here’s a recipe that we often enjoy on a cool fall day. With a salad or vegetable on the side, it’s a hearty and tasty meal. It’s perfect for those days when you’re really hungry, but don’t have the energy to cook anything complicated.
Run the potatoes through the food processor slicer, or use a mandolin to slice then thinly. That will help them cook evenly.
The recipe is adapted from 4 Ingredient Recipes, a Company’s Coming cookbook. The original recipe calls for cream of mushroom soup, so our recipe uses a few more ingredients, to replace that with gluten free substitutes.
Ground Beef and Potato Scallop
1 lb lean ground beef
4 tbsp potato starch
10 oz can sliced mushrooms
1-1/2 cups gluten free beef broth
1/2 tsp garlic powder
4 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced onion
Stir fry ground beef in a large greased frying pan over medium heat, for about 10 minutes, or until no longer pink.
Drain meat, sprinkle with potato starch, salt and pepper, and stir.
Spread meat mixture in ungreased 2 quart casserole.
In a large bowl, mix mushrooms, broth, and garlic powder.
Add potato, onion and a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and stir.
Spoon potato mixture over meat.
Bake, covered, in 350°F over, for 1 hour.
Bake, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes, until top is starting to brown and potato is tender.
The recipe is from Dad’s Own Cookbook by Bob Sloan. I haven’t used this book much, but it’s full of simple recipes, cooking tips and food basics. We served these potatoes at a family dinner, and got lots of compliments. They were easy to make, and delicious.
There’s only a little butter in them, and you don’t have to add butter or gravy at the table, so that keeps them relatively low fat and low calorie.
Next time we’ll make them in the cast iron pan, to make them a bit crispier.
Pan Roasted New Potatoes
2 lbs (about 12-14) small new potatoes
1½ cups chicken broth
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp dried thyme
½ tsp dried rosemary (optional)
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper
Cut the potatoes in half and fit as many as possible in one layer in a large frying pan.
Pour the broth over the potatoes.
Bring the liquid to a boil over medium heat.
Cover the pan, and cook until the broth is almost gone, about 20 minutes.
Just before the liquid is boiled away, reduce the heat to medium low.
Add the butter, thyme and rosemary.
Continue cooking, covered, shaking the pan often, for another 10 minutes. The potatoes should be soft but not mushy, with a deep golden brown crust. Add a bit of water to the pan if the potatoes start to burn.
Sprinkle on the parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately, or leave covered and keep warm in a 250°F oven for up to 15 minutes.
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