Healthy Potato Skins

Submitted by Mommy Diva

"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!)."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 4 potato halves
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (5 ounce) bag Baby Spinach
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 slices turkey bacon
• 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet then onto an oven rack baking at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until fork-tender.
3. 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.
4. Add the entire bag of spinach and the scallions, cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes, until the spinach has wilted.
5. In another pan cook the turkey bacon until crisp and then drain; When cooled, chop the bacon into small pieces and reserve.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Top with bits of turkey bacon and serve.

Reviews

[Flaca]

Overall these are pretty good and the recipe is simple enough. Dinged a star because the spinach instructions (where does the spinach go in?) was missing and as was the final oven temp. I took a guess and luckily it all seemed to work out - but some clarity in the recipe instructions would be best. Family enjoyed them, thanks for sharing!

 

[susie cooks]

These were very good! Made them exactly as written. I love the spinach, garlic and sweet potatoes together. I like turkey bacon but it was too hard. The texture is way different than regular bacon. I will definitely make these again. Thanks. Made for New Kids on the Block tag game.