Cheesy Potato Skins

"Love potato skins but don't need all the fat and calories that go along with them? This version from EatingWell Magazine reduces the fat but keeps the great taste and you still receive all that great potassium."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • Scrub the potatoes. With a paring knife, remove skin and about 1/8 inch of the flesh in long 1- to 2-inch-wide strips (Reserve peeled potatoes for another use.)
  • Toss potato skins with oil, paprika, salt and cayenne.
  • Place in a single layer on a lightly oiled baking sheet; sprinkle with Parmesan.
  • Bake until tender and golden, about 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Serves 4.

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Reviews

  1. These are awesome! Very easy to prepare. They came out nice and crispy. Served them like fries with ketchup. Thanks for posting. :)
     
  2. Great low fat alternative! Made them for the entire family and everyone raved. I was unsure if 1 tsp of oil was going to be enough, but added the spices to the oil, then dumped all ingredients into a zippy bag so they could be mixed thoroughly. Worked out great! I dolloped some low fat sour cream on each skin before serving and yummo!! Thanks for posting this great recipe Bev.
     
  3. So good and so easy. Made to accompany a hotdog lunch in place of the usual (and more caloric) french-fries. At first, my straying from the norm was not well-received by the family, but when they tasted these lovely potato skins, all issues were quickly resolved. Delicious with ketchup (we're real plebes).
     
  4. I made some potato salad for Easter dinner, a perfect excuse for making these yummy goodies! I did leave out the cayenne(personal preference). I ran out of Parmesan, so added a little shredded Cheddar cheese to finish them off. So good and have enough to heat up for another snack. Thank you Bev!
     
  5. Very tasty! Bev these were great. I made mashed potatoes for dinner tonight so I peeled them like you said. Then put the skins in fresh water to keep them from browned and I fixed them later that night. Then I towel dried them and added 2 teaspoons of olive oil but the other ingredients I left the same. I found that if you mixed WELL after each ingredient the stripes were coated evenly. Mixing well is the key to success on a batch of these cheesy potato skins. I'll never peel potatoes the same 'old way' again. From now on you'll find a container of water with skins in it on my counter top, waiting to be used as a late night snack. Thank you for posting this delicious recipe. Made for Zaar Tag game 2007
     
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