Baked Potato Skins - Healthy Recipe
Potatoes are packed with vitamins and minerals and believe it or not start out with zero fat! Potato Skins don't have to be the high calorie, high fat appetizer that we all love. Forget those greasy fried potato skins; once you try this delectable baked potato skin recipe direct from our farm kitchen, you'll never go back. These are a favorite at our farm with friends and neighbors alike, especially when served with a great local beer from your local brew pub! To make these delicious potato skins the freshest and healthiest, use only organic garlic, certified organic potatoes and fresh herbs. You can substitute low-fat seasoned chicken sausage for the bacon if you wish.
6 small to medium sized Yukon Gold potatoes (total 3 pounds)
Organic Virgin Olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
6 strips of thick bacon
3 cloves of organic garlic chopped fine
2 tablespoons of fresh rosemary chopped fine
1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 red bell pepper chopped fine
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
2 green onions, thinly sliced, including the greens of the onions
1 Avocado, peeled and sliced thin
Wash and scrub the potatoes clean. Poke the potatoes with a fork then rub generously with olive oil. Bake the potatoes in an oven at 400°F oven for about an hour or until the potatoes are cooked through and give a little when pressed.
While the potatoes are cooking, cook the bacon strips in a frying pan on medium low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Let cool. Crumble.
Remove the potatoes from the oven and let cool several minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Slice the potatoes in half length wise and scoop out the flesh of the potato leaving 1/4 inch of potato in the skin. Mix garlic and rosemary in a small bowl with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and rub over both sides of the potato skins. Place potatoes on a broiler rack in the pre-heated oven skin side down. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until skins are crunchy.
Remove from oven and sprinkle each baked skin with sea salt and ground pepper, bacon, red bell pepper and Monterey Jack cheese. Top with grated Parmesan cheese and return to oven and bake until cheese is melted. Serve immediately with sour cream, chopped chives and avocado slices.
About the ingredients in this fresh organic recipe:
Organic new baby potatoes: The easiest and least expensive way to have a nice crop of fresh, organically grown baby potatoes is to grow them yourself. Potatoes are very easy to grow and can be grown in a raised bed, whiskey barrel or vegetable garden depending on the amount of room that you have. Browse over 25 varieties of certified organic seed potatoes available at Farm Fresh Living.
Cheese: Monterey Jack cheese has 2.o grams of fat and 50 calories per 1 ounce serving. Parmesan cheese has 1.9 grams of fat and 29 calories per 1 ounce serving.
