Healthy Side Dish Recipe
Ingredients:
4 medium potatoes
1/4 cup low fat (1%) milk (or skim)
1 teaspoon dill weed
4-6 drops hot pepper sauce
3/4 cup low fat (1%) cottage cheese
2 tablespoons margarine
3/4 teaspoon herb seasoning
2 teaspoons grated parmesan cheese
Prick potatoes with fork. Bake at 425 degrees for 60 minutes or until fork is easily inserted. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out potato leaving about 1/2-inch of pulp inside shell. Mash pulp in large bowl.
Mix in by hand remaining ingredients except parmesan cheese. Spoon mixture into potato shells. Sprinkle top with 1/4 teaspoon parmesan cheese.
Place stuffed potatoes on baking sheet and return to oven. Bake 15-20 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
Recipe makes four servings.
This is an official 5 A Day recipe, and provides four people with one serving of vegetable each.
Recipe provided by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Nutritional Analysis:
Calories: 225,
Fat: 7g,
Cholesterol: 3mg,
Fiber: 2g,
Sodium: 273mg
