I love a stuffed baked potato. I love them at a steak house and I love them made at home. But… my love of such things has the scale groaning and inspired by Tammie’s incredible weight loss in 2012 I am determined to eat at least a little bit better this year!
So… it’s make-over time. I really wasn’t sure if this was going to be satisfying but I was pleasantly surprised.
Give it a try! You might be surprised too!
2 large baking potatoes, washed
cooking oil spray
4 tablespoons low-fat ranch dressing
4 teaspoons real bacon bits
4 tablespoons low-fat shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- Trim the ends off of each potato.
- Cut each potato in half. (Cut them in half in the direction that will allow the potato half to stand on the trimmed end.)
- Lay out 4 small sheets of foil and lightly spray with oil.
- Wrap each potato in the foil with the oily side to the potato skin.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes or until the potatoes are soft enough inside to scoop out.
- Remove from the oven and open the foil.
- Scoop out most of each potato leaving a little “bowl”.
- Mix the scooped out potato with the ranch dressing and bacon bits.
- Stuff this mixture back into the potatoes.
- Top each potato with 1 tablespoon of the cheese.
- Cut off the oven heat but return the potatoes to the oven for 5-6 minutes or until the cheese has melted nicely.
For a healthy potato dish with a German flare check out this recipe our friend Helen of Helz-Design shared with us last year: Carrot Hotpot.
Yum…..adding this to my list of ‘to makes’!
I love that this is a lighter version! I want to loose 15lbs before the Blog Her Conference in June! This just made the recipe list! Thanks for linking at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
That sounds like a realistic time frame and a motivating event!
Ooo that looks delicious! I love baked potatoes but have never thought of trimming the ends so they stand up better – doh! Love the recipe
Thanks! And the added bonus is the flat, cut end is nice and crispy!
Another great recipe, Alessa! I love this idea–the mini potatoes–since it’s not always easy to eat an entire potato at a meal. Last night for supper, we had baked potatoes and they were the biggest potatoes I’d ever seen. This would have been a nice way to prepare them!
Thanks Amy. You bring up a point I missed…. portion control! Smaller yet still satisfying. Thanks for your comment!
Hmm. Since I NEVER touch a potato… this kind of went by my plate (or palate…)
But, it does look interesting for those who would consider adding a potato or two to their diet.
Well you had best not move to Idaho!