Healthy Potato Skins
Another tasty recipe I found watching Cook Yourself Thin! YUMMY!!! Recipe calls for 2 servings at 420 calories ( this is for 2 halves stuffed per person....it can feed 4 if used as a side and only 1 served and at half the calories too!).
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READY IN: 1hr 15mins
SERVES: 2-4
YIELD: 4 potato halves
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2medium sweet potatoes
- 1teaspoon olive oil
- 1
- 1
- 1(5 ounce) bag Baby Spinach
- 2
- 2slices turkey bacon
- 4ounces low-fat cream cheese
- 1⁄4
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet then onto an oven rack baking at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Meanwhile, in a deep saute pan heat the olive oil cooking the onion for 2 to 3 minutes until soft then add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Add the entire bag of spinach and the scallions, cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes, until the spinach has wilted.
- In another pan cook the turkey bacon until crisp and then drain; When cooled, chop the bacon into small pieces and reserve.
- When the sweet potatoes are cooked, let them cool for 5 minutes. Carefully slice each one in half and scoop out inside of potato into a bowl adding cream cheese, buttermilk, salt and pepper, and mash together until smooth.
- Using a pastry brush, coat the outside of each potato skin with the vegetable oil then fill each of the shells with the filling and top with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese; Transfer each skin back to the baking sheet and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the skins are crispy.
- Top with bits of turkey bacon and serve.