Vickys Pizza Potatoes

Name: Vickys Pizza Potatoes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, divided; 4 medium baking potatoes, any variety; 1 onion, peeled & chopped; 1 courgette/zucchini, sliced; 1 summer squash, peeled & sliced; 225 grams sliced white mushrooms; 1 salt & pepper to taste; 240 ml marinara sauce, recipe below if required*; 400 grams can chopped tomatoes; 6 tbsp tomato puree/paste; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 1/2 tbsp finely diced onion; 2 tbsp freshly chopped basil; 50 ml white wine; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 clove garlic, finely chopped; 1 pinch pepper

18 ingredients

18 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, divided
4 medium baking potatoes, any variety
1 onion, peeled & chopped
1 courgette/zucchini, sliced
1 summer squash, peeled & sliced
225 grams sliced white mushrooms
1 salt & pepper to taste
240 ml marinara sauce, recipe below if required*
400 grams can chopped tomatoes
6 tbsp tomato puree/paste
3 tbsp olive oil
2 1/2 tbsp finely diced onion
2 tbsp freshly chopped basil
50 ml white wine
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 pinch pepper

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F
2

Prick the potatoes all over with a fork, brush with 1/2 a tablespoon of the oil and arrange on a baking sheet.
3

Bake until tender, around 1 - 1&1/2 hours.
4

You can also bake in the microwave on full power for 7 - 12 minutes depending on the wattage.
5

Mine take 10 mins at 800W
6

When the potatoes are almost tender, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat.
7

Add the courgette, squash, mushrooms, onions & salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender and golden brown, around 6 minutes
8

Preheat the grill/broiler.
9

Halve the potatoes, transfer to a baking dish cut side up and top with the vegetable mixture.
10

Pour some warmed marinara sauce over the potatoes then top with as much cheese as you like.
11

Grill until the cheese is melted and bubbly, 2 or 3 minutes, then transfer to plates and serve
12

*For the marinara, place the tomatoes, tomato paste, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in a blender and blitz until smooth.
13

Saute the finely chopped onion in olive oil for 2 minutes in a large frying pan.
14

Add the blended tomato sauce, basil and white wine.
15

Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
16

This makes twice as much as needed in this recipe but you can freeze the half you don't need for another time
17

Instead of marinara you can try my tomato-free tomato sauce, recipe in my profile
18

My Bean Sprout 'Pasta' recipe uses the same marinara recipe