Skinny Baked Potato Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Scrub the potato, and pierce the skin several times with a knife or fork. Rub the skin with olive oil, then with salt.
• Place the potato in the preheated oven, and bake for 90 minutes, or until slightly soft and golden brown. Slice the potato down the center, and serve with butter and black pepper. Sprinkle shredded Cheddar cheese over the top, if desired.

Steps:

• Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and bake at 400 degrees for approximately 45 minutes, or until tender.Let potatoes cool. When cool, cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out most of the soft center and place in bowl. Set aside.
• Brush the potato skin halves lightly with olive oil or spray with canola oil and place them flat side down on a baking sheet. Put the skins in the oven at 400 degrees and cook until hot and crunchy, approximately 10-15 minutes. Add cucumber, celery, tomato, mushrooms and 3/4 of the chives to the potatoes. Add olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss well.
• Pull the potato skins out of the oven. Fill each potato skin with the potato salad mixture. Top each with a dollop of sour cream, blue cheese crumbles, turkey bacon (if using), remaining chives and a grind of black pepper. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wrap potato tightly in tin foil and poke a few holes. Place on baking tray in oven and bake for 60 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Cut open and top with cottage cheese, lemon zest and chopped parsley. Season with pepper and salt to taste.

Steps:

• ----ToMake Garlic Dip----.
• In a small bowl, combine the garlic, mustard, and egg yolks and stir until well blended.
• Combine the vegetable and olive oils and slowly add the oils, a drop at a time at first, beating constantly.
• As the mixture begins to thicken, add oil a little faster and beat until the mixture is smooth.
• Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• ----ToMake Potato Skins----.
• Scrub potatoes and pat dry.
• Pierce in several places with fork.
• Bake potatoes at 375F to 400F for about 45 to 60 minutes or until tender.
• Cool slightly and then cut in half.
• Scoop out flesh leaving in 1/8” to ¼“ inch thick shell.
• (Keep the potato flesh for recipes calling for mashed potatoes).
• Turn oven up to 500F.
• Using a kitchen shears or very sharp vegetable knife, cut the shells in half and then in half again giving you 8 sections for each potato.
• Brush both sides of skins with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse salt.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake about 10 to 12 minutes or until crisp.
• Serve with garlic dip.