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Party Potatoes recipe

Party Potatoes

If you can boil water, you can make these elegant individual appetizers!

Makes 30 appetizers

15 small new potatoes (1 1/2 pounds)
2/3 cup sour cream
Dill weed sprigs or chopped fresh chives

1. Heat 1 inch water to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Add potatoes. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until tender; drain and cool.

2. Cut potatoes in half; place cut sides up on serving tray. (Cut thin slice from bottom of each potato half, if necessary, to help stand upright.) Top each potato half with 1 teaspoon sour cream and dill weed. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 35 (Calories from Fat 10 ); Total Fat 1 g (Saturated Fat 1 g); Cholesterol 5 mg; Sodium 5 mg; Total Carbohydrate 5 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1 g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 2 %; Calcium 0%; Iron 2 %

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


Did You Know...
You save more than time by not peeling potatoes. You save nutrients, as well! All of the fiber and most of the vitamin C is located in or just under the skin.

Special Touch:
Top potatoes and sour cream with a small amount of red caviar for an elegant party appetizer.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker 2007/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved