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Twice-baked potatoes topped with melted cheese and pea shoots

Tuna Stuffed Potatoes

These hearty Tuna Stuffed Potatoes are the full meal deal. Each contains a filling of potato, tuna, egg, cheese, and seasonings.
Course Lunch
Cuisine Canadian
Keyword potatoes, stuffed baked potatoes, tuna, tuna stuffed potatoes, twice baked potatoes
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Ingredients

  • 2 large baking potatoes (e.g. Russet variety), each apx. 9oz – 10oz
  • 1 – 85g (3oz) can tuna, drained
  • 1 large hard-boiled egg, mashed or chopped
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 2 tbsp butter, softened at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp onion salt or powder
  • ¼ tsp garlic salt
  • Pinch celery salt
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • Apx. 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • Green onions, pea shoots, microgreens for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Scrub potatoes well. Do not peel. Prick each potato several times with a fork. Place potatoes directly on oven rack positioned in center of oven. Bake until fork easily inserts into center of potato, approximately 1 hour.
  3. With a sharp knife, cut each baked potato in half, lengthwise. Scoop out flesh of potatoes leaving about a ¼“ rim around the edges and bottom of each potato half to allow the potato shell to hold its shape. Place hollowed out potato halves on parchment- or tinfoil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
  4. Mash potato flesh well or press through a potato ricer into a medium-sized bowl. Add tuna, egg, sour cream, butter, Parmesan cheese, mustard, onion salt/powder, garlic salt, celery salt, and pepper. Mix well to ensure all ingredients are incorporated.
  5. Lightly brush inside and rim edges of each potato shell with olive oil. Spoon potato-tuna mixture into shells, generously stuffing each, and mounding tops. Sprinkle tops of potatoes with the cheddar cheese. Bake at 400°F for 10-12 minutes. Garnish with sliced green onions, pea shoots, and/or microgreens at time of serving, if desired. Serve hot.
  6. To make ahead and freeze: Store unbaked stuffed potatoes (minus the cheddar cheese topping) in airtight freezer container. Bake from frozen state, at 400°F, for approximately 30 minutes then add the shredded cheese topping and continue baking potatoes for about 8-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and potatoes are heated through.

Recipe Notes

Yield: 2 – 4 servings

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