Cottage Cheese Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Twice baked potatoes with crispy skins and creamy, savory filling. Rich in vitamin C, protein, and potassium, and balanced with healthy fats
Servings: 4
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
- 300 gram gold potato
- 75 gram low fat cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 green onion
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅙ teaspoon pepper white or black
- ¼ teaspoon nutritional yeast optional
Instructions
Preheat Oven
- Preheat oven to 450℉.
- Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
- Place rack on pan.
Prepare Potatoes
- Dissolve 1 tablespoons salt in a bowl with 1/2 cup warm water.
- Clean 300 gram gold potato.
- Dip potatoes in salt water and place on the rack. Prick holes in potatoes with fork.
Bake Potatoes
- Bake potatoes until they are soft (205℉ internal temp).
Stuff potatoes
- Chop 1 green onion.
- In a bowl, combine 75 gram low fat cottage cheese, 2 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon nutritional yeast, ⅙ teaspoon pepper and green onions.
- Remove potatoes from oven.
- Carefully cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
- Brush the potato skins with olive oil.Place the skins back on the rack.
- Scoop potatoes into bowl, leaving about ¼ inch inside the skin.
- Mash the potatoes into the stuffing.
- Stuff the potatoes with the stuffing.
Finish baking
- Return to the potatoes to the oven for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve.
