Delicious and Easy To Make Potato Skin Recipe
Healthy, low in fat, low carb and delicious. That is what every health and fitness conscious person is looking for in any food or dish, especially in a potato skin recipe. In fact, mention that and a picky eater will want to have a taste, just to see for himself. To most people, the taste comes first before quality and nutritional balance. After all, taste is one of the major senses. A healthy, yet great tasting food is very appealing, right?
Mashed, baked, fries, hash brown and salads are widely known potato recipes, and without doubt, they taste great. But what’s even better? Aside from being healthy, potatoes are easy to prepare. This crop is cultivated almost anywhere so it is not expensive. If you prepare your family’s meals, then you want to feed your family nutritious and yet delicious dishes. Healthy nutrients are found in vegetables, and potatoes are more acceptable to kids and picky eaters. Potato dishes, especially a potato skin recipe, are not only healthy and taste great, they are very easy to prepare and inexpensive.
Potato skins have many nutrients and have quite a bit of fiber and these are needed for a nutritious diet. When you leave the potato skin on it helps to preserve the nutrients inside the potato. Some of this nutrition is lost when you peel and then cook the potato. For a 2000 calorie healthy eating plan, a big baked potato, with the skin, has about 280 calories. Only 3 calories are actually from fat. One baked potato has just 1% of the fat permitted for a healthy diet, and that fat is not saturated fat. The following potato skin recipe does contain more fat but everything good in moderation, right?
Try This Delicious Potato Skin Recipe
Ingredients Needed:
4 med. potatoes
1/4 c. bacon bits
>1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese
Wash potatoes and bake; let cool. Cut in half and scoop out, leaving a little meat skin. Deep fry skins until they are just barely brown, drain. Add cheese and bacon bits to potato skins. Bake at 400 degrees until cheese melts. Serve with sour cream dip and enjoy. Now didn’t you find this potato skin recipe simple to make?