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10 Delicious Dishes Using PEI Potatoes
October 3, 2024
When it comes to farm-fresh flavour, PEI potatoes are the real MVP of the kitchen. Grown with love by local farmers and packed with versatility, these little spuds can transform any meal into a culinary masterpiece. To celebrate our island’s favourite veggie, we’ve teamed up with the PEI Potato Growers—proud presenters of Farm Day in the City—to bring you 10 delicious dishes (all take under an hour to make!) that showcase just how magical PEI potatoes can be. Whether you’re cooking for breakfast, lunch, dinner, OR dessert, these recipes are sure to inspire your next meal. Let’s get cooking!
1. Bacon Bundled Potato Bites
Looking for a savoury party snack? This drool-worthy dish will leave you coming back for more and is sure to leave no crumbs behind!
2. Breakfast-Style Baked Potato
That’s right, baked potato can be breakfast food, too. In a pinch for time? This one only takes 10 mins to make!
3. Lobster & Mussel Chowder
Island seafood AND potatoes?! Count us in! You’re in for one heck of a meal with this rich and creamy seafood chowder.
4. Potato Pizza
You read that right, potato pizza! Forget the pineapple on pizza debate – this recipe is sure to please ALL palates.
5. Potato and Leek Soup
Simple, classic, and utterly delicious. The perfect dish to add to your fall soup repertoire and to cozy up with on these chilly days.
6. Potato Chocolate Cake
That’s right. This rich and delicious chocolate cake ticks all the boxes. Don’t knock it ’til ya try it! Pair it with a steamy cup of coffee and you’ve got a match made in heaven.
7. Fish Cakes
What pairs better than potatoes and haddock? We’re on an Island, after all, so combining ingredients from the land and sea just makes sense! After frying up these golden beauties, you’ll wonder where they’ve been all your life.
8. Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
This is not your grandma’s recipe. The perfect blend of sweet, smooth and salty, this one will have you drooling before it’s even complete. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!
9. Potato Cinnamon Rolls
An Island-style twist on the iconic cinnamon roll. Fluffy, flakey, and just the right amount of spice – don’t think twice about diving into this tasty recipe!
10. Potato Nachos
Just when you thought nachos could get any more delicious. Enter: Potato Nachos. A PEI spin on the classic nacho recipe, you’ll find yourself coming back to this one again and again.
Hungry yet? From creamy mashed potatoes to crispy potato nachos, PEI potatoes have endless potential to wow your taste buds. We hope these recipes spark some inspiration for your own culinary adventures!
Be sure to swing by Farm Day in the City this October, where you can celebrate local food, meet the farmers behind your favourite spuds, and indulge in even more tasty eats. Sunday, October 6th from 10am – 4pm on Queen Street in downtown Charlottetown.
Find even more PEI Potato recipes at www.peipotato.org/recipes
