twice baked potato poppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 small round potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 tablespoons green salsa (salsa verde)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons shredded white cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• place potatoes a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until tender but still firm, about 25 minutes. remove potatoes and set aside.
• when potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut them in half. with a melon baller, scoop centers out of each potato, leaving a thick shell. place scooped-out potato centers into a bowl. arrange hollowed-out potato halves a baking sheet.
• mash scooped-out potato centers in a bowl with green salsa and butter; season with salt and black pepper.
• spoon the mixture lightly into the hollowed-out potatoes; do not overfill. top each filled potato half with a pinch of white cheddar cheese.
• turn on the oven's broiler.
• place potatoes under the broiler about 6 inches from the heat source until tops are browned, about 5 minutes.