September is recognized as National Potato Month, and given potatoes are delicious in so many ways, here are some ways to incorporate potatoes into your day every day this month.
Breakfast potatoes
We’ve all enjoyed our share of potatoes for breakfast, whether they be in the form of hashbrowns, home fries or in our omelets. Here’s how you can enjoy some hashbrowns from the comfort of your own home.
Hash browns
Ingredients:
- 3 medium potatoes
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Directions
- Wash and do not peel the potatoes.
- Microwave on high for 2 ½ minutes.
- Fill a bowl with iced water. When potatoes are done microwaving, drop them into the ice water and cut them lengthwise in half to quicken cooling.
- When cool enough to handle, shred each half without peeling.
- Place shredded potatoes in a skillet sprayed with vegetable spray and cook over medium heat until well browned.
- Flip and repeat.
- Add salt and pepper to liking.
Lunch potatoes
Potatoes are good at any point in the day. While some people think potato-centric dishes are on the heavier side, here’s a recipe for a potato soup that will leave you satisfied and with room for dinner.
Potato soup
Ingredients:
- 3 ½ cups medium potatoes
- ⅓ cup celery
- ⅓ cup onion
- 1 cup carrots
- 3 ¼ cup chicken broth
- 5 tbsp butter
- 5 tbsp flour
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Directions
- Dice all vegetable ingredients.
- Combine potatoes, celery, carrots, onion and broth in a pot and bring to boil.
- Cook over medium heat until the potatoes are tender.
- Stir in salt and pepper, to taste.
- In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
- Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly until thick.
- Slowly stir in milk, avoiding lumps to form.
- Turn up to medium heat and continue to stir for 4-5 minutes until thick.
- Add in cheese and stir until melted.
Dinner potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a staple comfort food we can enjoy any day. Having potatoes for dinner not only fills you up, but also offers many health benefits, like improved brain health, digestion and even sleep, as stated by NDTV Food.
Mashed potatoes
Ingredients:
- 6 medium potatoes
- ¼ cup butter
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Directions:
- In a saucepan, cook potatoes in salted boiling water for about 15 minutes or until tender. Then, drain.
- Mash the potatoes with the butter.
- With an electric mixer, reduce the mixture to a puree with the buttermilk.
- Add salt and pepper to liking.
