Living With Diabetes Diabetic Recipes: Easy Loaded Baked Potatoes, LaVonne

Contributed By: LaVonne

Additional Credits for The Recipe

Diabetic Living

Comments:

A microwave is all you need for this recipe -- the potato is ready in 6 to 8 minutes, and cheesy broccoli is ready in 1 to 2 minutes. A lunchtime meal with 200 calories that's ready in just 15 minutes is hard to pass up!

List of Ingredients:

4 baking potatoes (5 to 6 ounces each) 1 10 ounce package frozen broccoli in cheese sauce 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese

Preparation:

1. Prick potatoes with a fork. Microwave pricked potatoes on 100 percent power (high) for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender, turning over once. Using a knife, cut an "x" in the top of each potato. Press in and up on the ends of each potato. 2. Microwave broccoli according to package directions. Spoon cottage cheese over the potatoes. Spoon the broccoli over the potatoes. Makes 4 servings (1 loaded potato per serving) More Recipes

Cooking Time and Temperature:

Uses Microwave so ready in minutes

Number of Servings: MAKES: 4 servings SERVING SIZE: 1 1 loaded potato per serving

Nutritional Analysis: Nutrition Facts Per Serving: Servings Per Recipe: 4 Calories: 205 Protein(gm): 11 Carbohydrate(gm): 33 Fat, total(gm): 3 Cholesterol(mg): 6 Saturated fat(gm): 1 Monosaturated fat(gm): 1 Dietary Fiber, total(gm): 3 Sugar, total(gm): 3 Vitamin A(IU): 972 Vitamin C(mg): 52 Thiamin(mg): 0 Riboflavin(mg): 0 Niacin(mg): 2 Pyridoxine (Vit. B6)(mg): 0 Folate(µg): 28 Cobalamin (Vit. B12)(µg): 0 Sodium(mg): 535 Potassium(mg): 644 Calcium(DV %): 71 Iron(DV %): 1 Diabetic Exchanges Vegetables(d.e): 1 Starch(d.e): 2 Lean Meat(d.e): 1

Cookbook Category
Herbs
Vegetable

Cooking / Prep Method
Microwave