Potato Volcanos!

I bought a large (64 serving) container of dehydrated potato flakes or pearls as we call them. I divided them into serving portions, and vacuum sealed them. I was thinking of different ways to use them rather than just mashed potatoes. I came up with this and decided to call them volcanos instead of just cups. That way the kids would love to make and eat them! Even the big kids loved them! 

Potato Volcanos!

Potato Cups:

1 cup potato flakes

1 cup milk

1/2 cup water

1 tbsp butter

Sauce:
1 lb hamburger
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced

15 oz tomato sauce

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp basil

Salt and Pepper to taste

Cheeses:

1 cup mozzarella

1 cup Colby Jack

Mix the ingredients for the potato cups and microwave for 2 minutes. Form into balls and place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet or silpat liner. Using a small cup or the end of a wooded spoon, make a well in the center of each potato ball. 

Cook the hamburger in a saucepan with onion and garlic. Drain and return to pan. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Add mozzarella to each potato cup. (I didn't get a picture of that step, but you get it.) Top with sauce filling to the top and a little extra to mound it up. Carefully top each cup with Colby Jack. 

The cheese can ooze over,

that helps with the volcano effect! 

Cut open to show the inside!