Dinner · Recipe #216
The Fully Loaded Baked Potato
Steakhouse potato, dorm price. A russet goes soft and fluffy in seven minutes, then gets loaded with cheddar, bacon, Greek yogurt and chives. The yogurt and an extra scoop of cottage cheese turn a side dish into a 30-gram dinner.
- Protein
- 30 g
- Appliance
- Microwave
- Time
- 10 min
- Serves
- 1
- Keeps
- Eat now
- Cost
- $
- Heat
- Mild
- Diet
- GF
Steps
- 1
Scrub the potato and poke it 6 to 8 times with a fork.
- 2
Microwave on a plate 5 minutes, flip, then 2 to 4 minutes more until a fork slides in easily.
- 3
Split it open, fluff the inside with a fork and mash in the butter, salt and pepper.
- 4
Stir the cottage cheese into the fluffy middle and top with cheddar and bacon. Microwave 30 seconds to melt.
- 5
Finish with Greek yogurt and chives.
Lazy tip
Potato Rule: poke it, microwave 5 minutes, flip, then 1-minute bursts until soft. Let it rest 1 minute. It keeps cooking.
Two Remixes
Broccoli Cheddar
Add ½ cup microwaved broccoli under the cheese.
Chili Loaded
Top with ½ cup canned chili before the cheese.
From the book
This is recipe #216 of 365.
The rest are in Barely Cooking, with four weekly meal plans, the $30 kit and a protein cheat sheet.
What you'll use
The $30 Dorm Kitchen Kit
Can opener
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See options on AmazonBig microwave-safe bowl (2 to 3 quarts)
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