Potato Volcano

A perfect and fun recipe to put your children at lunchtime! If you have trouble getting your kids to eat, this idea will save you from a bad situation. Thanks to its shape, the potato volcano can be eaten at any age. Nutrition and fun at your table, it never fails.

Potato Volcano: Recipe 1

You can take the opportunity to explain to your children a little about the formation of mountains or the eruption of volcanoes. Or even tell them the history of the city of Pompeii in Italy.

Ingredients (for 4 servings)

To puree:

• 4 medium potatoes.
• Water or milk (½ liter).
• Butter (50 g).
• Salt.
• Nutmeg to taste.

For the rehash:

• Green pepper.
• Onion.
• Necessary amount of olive oil.
• 4 eggs
• 4 slices of Serrano ham.
• Salt.

The instructions to prepare this delicious dish are:

1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes.
2. Put them in a saucepan with water and a little salt and cook (you can also cook with milk).
3. Once they are tender, strain and puree with the pureed raisin, seasoning with salt and nutmeg (don’t forget the butter).
4. Cut the onion and green pepper into very small cubes.
5. In a frying pan, heat the oil and fry the onion and pepper.
6. Using the mashed potatoes, form four mountains with several tablespoons on a greased baking sheet.
7. Make a hole in the middle of each volcano and place a bit of sofrito, then place an egg in each one.
8. Bake at 200 ° C for 5 minutes (or 7 minutes if we like the egg more past it).
9. Cut the ham into small pieces and brown in a frying pan with oil.
10. Remove the volcanoes from the oven and garnish with the ham.

Potato Volcano: Recipe 2

On this occasion, the dish is completed with minced meat. A very simple and straightforward recipe that children often love.

What do you need?

• Minced meat (1 kg).
• Tomato sauce (400 grams).
• Flour.
• Milk.
• Mashed potatoes (or the equivalent in potatoes).
• Salt, pepper and spices to taste (thyme, oregano, rosemary, basil, dill).
• Grated cheese to taste

How do you prepare?

1. In a frying pan with a drizzle of oil, sauté the minced meat.
2. Add ¾ parts of the tomato sauce, also the herbs for seasoning.
3. Season and mix well.
4. Add the flour and milk to form a rich Bolognese sauce (a little more compact than normal).
5. Prepare the mashed potatoes as indicated on the package or make it with fresh cooked potatoes, the important thing is that it is thick.
6. In a previously greased baking sheet, make the volcanoes with the puree and then make a hole and fill each one with the Bolognese sauce. Another option to do this is to make a base of minced meat with tomato and then place a kind of puree cone on top.
7. Pour the rest of the tomato sauce over the volcanoes and sprinkle the grated cheese on the top and sides of the puree.
8. Put it in the oven for a few minutes until the cheese has been gratinated.

Potato Volcano: Recipe 3

This recipe will take you very little time to prepare and the result is really wonderful.

Items for 2 servings are:

• 5 potatoes.
• 4 tomatoes.
• 2 cans of tuna.
• Olive oil.
• Salt.

Preparation is very simple, pay attention:

1. Wash the potatoes and cook them whole in water with a little salt, for 10 minutes.
2. Wash the tomatoes and grate them.
3. Remove the potatoes from the saucepan, cool for two minutes, cut in half and make a hole in the center using a spoon.
4. Besides, prepare the tomato and tuna sauce, mixing both ingredients with a little olive oil and salt.
5. Fill the holes in the potatoes with this mixture and serve.
6. If you want, you can place some grated Parmesan cheese and bake on an oiled plate, until the cheese is gratin, so you will give it more of a volcano appearance.

With these variants of the mashed potato you can make fun and original meals to get out of the routine and get more attention. Try them and enjoy.