Healthy Recipe:

Recipe: Crispy potato skins

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  • Low sodium = no more than 140 mg of sodium per serving
  • Low fat = no more than 3 g of fat per serving

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Dietitian's tip: You can use any number of herbs or spices to season the potato skins. Try fresh basil, chives, dill, garlic, cayenne pepper, caraway seed, tarragon or thyme.

By Mayo Clinic staff
Serves 2

Ingredients

    2 medium russet potatoes
    Butter-flavored cooking spray
    1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
    1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Wash the potatoes and pierce with a fork. Place in the oven and bake until the skins are crisp, about 1 hour.

Carefully — potatoes will be very hot — cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the pulp, leaving about 1/8 inch of the potato flesh attached to the skin. Save the pulp for another use.

Spray the inside of each potato skin with butter-flavored cooking spray. Press in the rosemary and pepper. Return the skins to the oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Analysis

(per serving)
Serving size: 2 potato skin halves
Calories114 Cholesterol0 mg
Protein2 g Sodium12 mg
Carbohydrate27 g Fiber4 g
Total fat0 g Potassium332 mg
Saturated fat0 g Calcium20 mg
Monounsaturated fat0 g   
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Nov. 1, 2007

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