Supper Tonight: Loaded Baked Potatoes
This recipe idea came from the Tightwad Gazette. Amy Dacyczyn included it as part of an article on ideas for cooking with potatoes, a cheap and nutritious food. Did you know that potatoes are a great source of vitamin C and potassium, and they even have a little bit of iron? I didn't know that until I read this article. So, here ya go:
Loaded Baked Potatoes
Russet or other baking potatoes
Broccoli
Cheese sauce (see recipe below)
Any of your other favorite baked potato toppings (sour cream, bacon, etc.)
Coat the potatoes in a tablespoon of oil or butter and wrap in foil. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Steam the broccoli and make the cheese sauce. Top your potato to your liking, and enjoy!
Cheese Sauce
2 T butter or oil
2 T flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Melt the butter or heat the oil in a small saucepan. Stir in the flour, and then whisk in the milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened. Add cheese and stir until melted. (Yes, this is a basic white sauce with cheese added.)
This meal wins points in the categories of "quick", "nutritious", and "kids like it". I can get this meal ready in ten minutes if I remember to throw the potatoes in the oven ahead of time. If I forget, I just boil them instead of baking. N is a big fan of this meal. She was a member of the "clean plate club"! For some reason, she doesn't dig the cheese sauce, but she loves the broccoli (we call them "trees") and eats her potato with a little salt and pepper. L will eat her weight in "trees", but is not a big fan of potato just yet. We're working on it!
P.S. Congratulations to Simply Hope and Grace, who is the winner of my Friday guessing game! The top picture was C, and the bottom (in the pink hat) was N. Hope you had fun seeing how similar they look as babies! Let's see how things change as C grows...
Loaded Baked Potatoes
Russet or other baking potatoes
Broccoli
Cheese sauce (see recipe below)
Any of your other favorite baked potato toppings (sour cream, bacon, etc.)
Coat the potatoes in a tablespoon of oil or butter and wrap in foil. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Steam the broccoli and make the cheese sauce. Top your potato to your liking, and enjoy!
Cheese Sauce
2 T butter or oil
2 T flour
2 cups milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Melt the butter or heat the oil in a small saucepan. Stir in the flour, and then whisk in the milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened. Add cheese and stir until melted. (Yes, this is a basic white sauce with cheese added.)
This meal wins points in the categories of "quick", "nutritious", and "kids like it". I can get this meal ready in ten minutes if I remember to throw the potatoes in the oven ahead of time. If I forget, I just boil them instead of baking. N is a big fan of this meal. She was a member of the "clean plate club"! For some reason, she doesn't dig the cheese sauce, but she loves the broccoli (we call them "trees") and eats her potato with a little salt and pepper. L will eat her weight in "trees", but is not a big fan of potato just yet. We're working on it!
P.S. Congratulations to Simply Hope and Grace, who is the winner of my Friday guessing game! The top picture was C, and the bottom (in the pink hat) was N. Hope you had fun seeing how similar they look as babies! Let's see how things change as C grows...
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