Potato Dill Muffins and a $50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

I’m so happy to be able to giveaway a $50 Visa Gift Card today sponsored by Betty Crocker as part of Better Homes and Garden’s Dinner Ideas Tonight.

But first dinner and the giveaway for dessert….

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Nothing brings my kids to dinner table faster than hot bread.

It’s like magic.

They can’t seem to hear me when I ask them to pick up their backpacks and coats off the ground… but pull hot bread sticks or rolls out of the oven and say “dinner is ready” and they come running.

This month, I am too busy to make yeast bread or rolls, but a good savory muffin is a different story.

I can have Potato Dill Muffins and my kid’s favorite Spinach Tortellini Soup ready in about 30 minutes.

My sister-in-law brought these muffins to a family dinner party years ago.  They were so delicious I begged her for the recipe.  But I haven’t made them often since I rarely have a cup of mashed potatoes on hand.  (Mashed potatoes disappear faster than hot rolls at our house.)

Then I discovered that boxed potatoes work great in the recipe.  They are easy to keep in my pantry to add to a hurried midweek dinner.  Boxed potatoes work great in any potato bread recipe.

Here’s the how to:

These dinner muffins get their texture and flavor from potatoes, dried dill, green onions, sour cream, butter and a splash of Tabasco.  I could swear I just bought that bottle of Tabasco and look, it’s almost gone.  I think my husband drinks Tabasco sauce.

Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees.

Next make the boxed potatoes – I used Betty Crocker Homestyle Creamy Butter for this batch. There are two packets in the box, and you just need one.  Each packet makes about 2 cups, so there will be one cup left over.  Either double the muffins if you have a big family, or make Potato Soup and throw the remaining potatoes in the soup.  In just a couple of minutes you’ve got hot mashed potatoes.

Next prep the green onions.  I’m using the just the tops for this recipe, since I like the color in the muffin.  You’ll need 2 tablespoons.  Set them aside for now.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients:  2 cups flour, 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, and 1 tsp. salt.

I like to stir in 1/2 tsp. dried dill at this point.

In a separate bowl add 3/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup (1/2 cube) melted butter,

Add 1/2 cup sour cream.

Lightly beat one egg and pour it in…

Add one cup of prepared mashed potatoes.

Last but not least, add 1/8 teaspoon Tabasco.  It’ll brighten things up nicely.

Mix all the wet ingredients together.

Make a basin in the center of your dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients.  Fold gently.

After folding for just a second, toss in the chopped green onions.

Fold together until the flour is just incorporated.  Don’t overwork the dough or your muffins will be tough.

Drop by spoonfuls in to a greased muffin tin.  This recipe makes twelve muffins.

Pop them in a 400 degree oven for 15 – 20 minutes.  Just about the time to you need to make the soup.

They come out golden and delicious.

This dinner was so good, you’d never know how fast it came together.

I love that this muffin recipe can be easily adapted for your favorite flavor combination.  Try different herbs, cheese (Asiago or Parmesan) or even jalapenos.  You just need to keep the amounts roughly the same as the dill and green onions.

Here’s the recipe:

Potato Dill Muffins

2 cups flour
1 – 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried dill

3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup mashed potatoes
1/4 cup melted butter (1/2 cube)
1 egg lightly beaten
1/8 tsp. Tabasco
2 Tbsp. green onions, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Stir to combine. Add dill and stir.  In a separate bowl mix together milk, sour cream, mashed potatoes, butter, egg, and Tabasco until well blended.  Make a well in the dry ingredients and add milk mixture.  Stir until just combined.  Gently fold in the green onions.  Pour into greased muffin tin and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden.  Makes 12 muffins.
Click here for the printable recipe from my Tasty Kitchen Recipe Box.

Click Here if you’d like the recipe for my Spinach Tortellini Soup.

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And now for a sweet treat from Betty Crocker.  Today we’re giving away a $50 Visa Gift Card just in time for the Holidays.

To enter, visit the Spud Hub at Better Homes and Gardens, then come back and leave a comment on this post here sharing which recipe you would like to try.

The Rules:

  • Contest closes on Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:00 MDT
  • Only one comment per person please.
  • Random winners will be announced on Friday, December 16, 2011

And while you visit the Spud Hub, be sure to enter to win the Sweepstakes for a $250 Gift Card for Groceries.

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by Betty Crocker.  All opinions and ideas are my own.

114 Comments

  13. So many yummies…I would jump to the Crockpot Roast first though. Hubby works outdoors 10 hrs. a day and who wouldn’t love to come through the front door to the smells of that?!?! And with four kiddos, my crockpot is my bestfriend :)

  16. I’m hoping to try the tomatillo chicken soup slow cooker recipe! And your recipe to go with it…

  17. Loaded au Gratin Potatoes seems to be right up my alley! I love anything potatoes and the world loaded- LOL

  18. Definitely the cheesy potatoes…I’m sick right now (and due to have a baby on the 23!) and comfort food sounds amazing right now. :)

  20. Growing up in Idaho made me a lover of potatoes. I could eat them for every single meal of the day. The Asiago Pesto mashed potatoes looked delish. Thanks for the potato dill muffin recipe.

  23. The Spinach Turkey Toss looks hearty and delicious! A good way to get in some healthy ingredients even when I want something comforting and filling during this cold weather.

  29. The Chicken Parmesan Potatoes look really good. Cheese, chicken and spuds – what else could a girl want?

  38. I’d really like to try the chicken parm potatoes – YUM! Thanks for the giveaway.
    twelve30(at)gmail(dot)com

  39. The chicken-parmesan potatoes sounded way yummy until I looked under Rebecca’s name and found the cheesy chicken bake (with the potatoes underneath). That looks like a winner with my fam! Thanks for all your yummy ideas and great giveaways! Merry Christmas!

  53. Sweet Potato Hash! As a matter of fact I am going to make it now. Husband is coming back from deployment so I need to make sure we have enough homemade food so we don’t have to worry about it tomorrow :)

    • Oh Lena, I am so glad to hear your husband is coming home safe and sound. It warms my heart to think that our troops are coming home from Iraq just in time for Christmas. Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the sacrifice your husband, you and your family has made for us all.

  57. Your Potatoe Dill Muffins really sound interesting; I usually think of sweet when I consider muffins. I did also think the Asiago-Pesto Mashed Potatoes sounded delicious.

  58. welll….hard choice here…but if I had to pick one I would have to say the loaded au gratin potatoes! they look so good I could eat my computer screen!

  60. Kale, Lentil & Chicken Soup. I have never cooked with lentils or kale before but sounds easy enough!

  61. The eight layer casserole looks so yummy! I’m always looking for a new way to fix ground beef as my husband prefers it over steak or roast.

  76. The Asiago pesto masted potatoes look divine. Maybe I will whip some up for Christmas dinner this year!

  87. The Cheesy Potatoes look so good–everyone would love them—Yum…..I would try this recipe first….

  89. Definitely the Asiago-Pesto Mashed Potatoes! I love pesto!
    Thanks for the chance to win a gift card!

  91. I am going to make the Asiago Pesto mashed potatoes – Those are two of my favorite ingredients! Thanks for the chance to win!

  94. Im going to try the almond crusted chicken….my husband had something like that at a restaurant last date night and i would love to try and make it at home..it was sooo good

  99. I am going to try the Cheesy Potatoes. Because hey it is Potatoes and Cheese. How can I go wrong! Looks yummy!

  101. Big thanks for this yummy sounding recipe! Definitely going to try those muffins AND now I know to keep some boxed potatoes in my cupboard for those potato recipes that I too thought I couldn’t make cuz I never had leftover smashsed taters. Great advice. Merry Christmas to you and yours. btw – went to BHG and found lots of recipes I want to try – even one as simple as “scrambled eggs in potato nests” to be a bit more festive during the holidays.

  104. Chicken-Parmesan Potatoes at my how tonight! I stocked on on BC Spuds a couple weeks ago now it’s time to put them to some yummy use.

    • Oh yeah! and the Chicken-Parmesan Potatoes I think would be a great (side dish of course) for the main course of Potato Dill Muffins. Can’t wait!

  107. The Sausage and Potatoes Italiano are definitely on my to-do list. Can’t go wrong with meat and potatoes!

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