Thanksgiving Potato Skins
Cost $8.34 recipe / $1.04 servingTurn your holiday leftovers into something new with these easy Thanksgiving Potato Skins. Stuffed with turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce!
Ingredients
- 4 russet potatoes (small, (1 lb. 9 oz. total) $1.00)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil ($0.18)
- ½ tsp salt ($0.01)
- ¼ cup sour cream ($0.25)
- 2 Tbsp salted butter ($0.22)
- ½ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.10)
- ¼ cup frozen peas (thawed, $0.16)
- 1 cup cooked turkey meat (shredded (5.2 oz.) $3.58)
- 1 cup leftover stuffing ($0.62)
- ¼ can cranberry sauce (¼ of a 14 oz. can, $0.67*)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded, $0.64)
- 1 packet turkey gravy mix (a 0.87 oz./24g packet, $0.67)
- 2 green onions (sliced, $0.24)
Instructions
- Gather ingredients. Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Wash potatoes well and pierce each with a fork. Rub each potato with half the olive oil and half the salt. Bake on a lined sheet tray for 40-45 minutes, or until fork-tender.
- Remove potatoes from the oven and allow them to cool so you can safely handle them.
- Carefully scoop out the inside of each potato. I like to leave a little extra potato on the bottom and around the edges so they are a bit more sturdy since the skin is very delicate after baking in the oven.
- Scoop the potato flesh into a medium-sized mixing bowl and add the sour cream, butter, remaining salt, pepper, and oil.
- Mash until creamy, some chunks are ok!
- To the mashed potatoes, add the thawed frozen peas, leftover turkey meat, and leftover stuffing. Fold it all together.
- Then, stuff each potato skin with a heaping portion of the mashed potato mixture. (You may have some leftover, but it makes a great quick snack or can easily be added to a Turkey Pot Pie!)
- Add cranberry sauce on top of each stuffed potato skin. The acid from the cranberry sauce really makes the flavors pop.
- Top each potato with about 2 Tbsp of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Pop them back in the oven until the cheese has melted and the potatoes are warmed through, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whip up some instant gravy (or you can skip this step if you have some homemade turkey gravy leftover from the holiday!) The instant gravy I found at Walmart could not be easier; mix with hot water and simmer until thickened.
- Top your Thanksgiving leftover potato skins served hot, topped with sliced green onions and with gravy on the side for dipping!
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Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Medium Mixing Bowl
Notes
*You can also use homemade cranberry sauce (about 3.5 oz. total)
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSodium: 589mgFiber: 3g
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