Potato Canoes

These Little Potato Canoes are so much fun to make! Everyone gets to hollow out their own little "canoe" with a melon baller and then stuff it with whatever they like.

To begin, really scrub your potatoes well, dry them, and then put a coat of butter or shortening on the outside. Place each potato on a sheet of aluminum foil. If your potato doesn't set flat, cut a little slice off the bottom. Then cut a slice off the top. With the melon baller, scoop out the pulp, leaving enough pulp to hold a good shape on the potato. I like to leave the potato balls around the outside of the potato and then add onions, peppers, salt, pepper, and butter to them.

Once everything is scooped out, add some cream of chicken soup (or any other cream soup you like) to the cavity and then add things like cheese, ham, onions, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, squash, anything your family likes. You could also use taco flavored cooked ground beef and vegetables you would use on a taco. Roast beef and gravy would also be good. Use your imagination!

When each "canoe" is hollowed out and stuffed, replace the piece you cut off at the beginning for a top, wrap it in aluminum foil, write each owners name on the outside with a marker, and bake in the oven on a cookie sheet at 350 for about an hour. These can also be cooked on the coals of a campfire. Everyone will have fun making their own canoe and family memories will be made. Have Fun!

Contributor: Debbie