Skinny Healthy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe
These creamy, cheesy twice-baked potatoes were an instant hit with the whole family when I made them for the first time a couple weeks back. So much tastier than a regular baked potato, dare I say this may be my new favorite way to enjoy them?
Microwaving the potatoes for the first “bake” saves time. Once stuffed they are finished in a hot oven in just 10 minutes.
Creamed cottage cheese provides a lusciously creamy texture while cheddar cheese and green onions and garlic pile on the flavor. A great side dish to simple meat entrees, these healthy stuffed potatoes would also make a tasty main dish with a salad for a light lunch.
Finding healthy recipes for traditionally high calorie comfort food makes losing weight and keeping it off so much easier. It’s all about finding simple swaps and substitutes that work for you.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe?
According to my calculations, each serving has 150 calories.
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Traditional twice-baked potato recipes with their liberal use of butter, sour cream and/or cream cheese, and bacon usually have around 600 calories and over 30 grams of fat.
How to Make Skinny Twice Baked Potatoes
Step 1: Gather and prepare your ingredients:
2 (10-ounce) baking potatoes
2 green onions, green and white parts, sliced
¾ cup low fat cottage cheese
½ cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese, divided use
½ cup low-fat milk
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Microwave potatoes until fork tender.
Step 3: Place the green onions in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30-seconds then set aside.
Step 4: Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out the potato flesh leaving ¼ inch of potato in the potato skins. Place the scooped out potato in a medium bowl.
Step 5: Blend the cottage cheese with a food processor or with an immersion blender until smooth.
Step 6: Make the fluffy potato stuffing: Add creamy cottage cheese to the mixing bowl, along with ¼ cup of the Cheddar cheese, milk, pepper and garlic powder and green onions. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
Step 7: Pile potato mixture into the potato shells. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the remaining cheese on top of each potato. Place potatoes in a baking dish or on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the potatoes are heated through.
Recipe Notes, Variations & Substitutions
Russet potatoes are what I use when baking potatoes. While delicious, Yukon gold or red potatoes are not recommended for this recipe.
Light sour cream or nonfat plain Greek yogurt can be substituted for the cottage cheese.
Possible additions: Crumbled bacon, Cooked chopped broccoli, Cooked mushrooms
Different cheeses: grated Parmesan, crumbled feta cheese, shredded reduced fat Swiss cheese, blue cheese
Different seasonings: onion powder, dill weed, paprika
Serving Suggestions
Twice baked potatoes are a favorite food of mine served alongside:
Skinny Salsa Meatloaf
Outback Alice Spring Chicken Made Lighter
Pickle Juice Crispy Chicken Tenders
Slow Cooker Honey Sriracha Chicken
WW Marinated Grilled Flank Steak
They would also be a great lunch served with…
Wedge Salad
Grilled Ratatouille Skewers
Fresh Corn & Tomato Salad
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Skinny Healthy Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Light sour cream or nonfat plain Greek yogurt can be substituted for the cottage cheese.
Possible additions: Crumbled bacon, Cooked chopped broccoli, Cooked mushrooms
Different cheeses: grated Parmesan, crumbled feta cheese, shredded reduced fat Swiss cheese, blue cheese
Different seasonings: onion powder, dill weed, paprika,
serving size: 1 stuffed potato half
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Recipe source: Eat What You Love Everyday by Marlene Koch
*PersonalPoints® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan’s ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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