Loaded Potato Skins
We love these slimming friendly Loaded Potato Skins – soooo tasty and great if you’re calories counting or following a plan like Weight Watchers.
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories294
- Carbs58g
- Protein10g
- Fat0.5g
- Saturates0.4g
- Sugars5.4g
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We love these slimming friendly Loaded Potato Skins – they’re really tasty and great if you’re calories counting or following a plan like Weight Watchers.
We’ve gone for heaping some delicious cottage cheese and spring onion on top of our skins, but you can load them with whatever you like. We’ve enjoyed variants such as bacon and cheese, cheese and onion, chilli and cheese, chicken and bacon – but the choice is yours!
These Loaded Potato Skins are totally adaptable to taste too – if you like spicy food, add some chilli powder and flakes. You can keep them meat free or not, it’s up to you. They go rather nicely with our Pulled Pork!
What diets are these Loaded Potato Skins suitable for?
This Loaded Potato Skins recipe is suitable for gluten free and vegetarian diets.
It can be made vegan and dairy free as long as you swap out the following ingredients for vegan and dairy free versions:
- Fat free cottage cheese
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Loaded Potato Skins?
You don’t need any special ingredients to enjoy this recipe.
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How many Calories are in these Loaded Potato Skins?
There are 294 Calories per portion in these Loaded Potato Skins, which means it falls into our Everyday Light category.
These Loaded Potato Skins are perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Prick potatoes and place them into the microwave on high for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Carefully cut the potatoes in half – they will be very hot. Gently scoop out the fluffy middle into a bowl. Place the skins aside onto an oven tray.
Step 3
In the bowl mix in the cottage cheese, salt and pepper and mash well. Place back into the skins and spray the top of them with the Low calorie cooking spray.
Step 4
Cook for 30 minutes at 200°C – enjoy!
What could I serve alongside this Loaded Potato Skins?
The following recipes would go great with our Loaded Potato Skins recipe:
How do you know when Loaded Potato Skins are cooked?
The potatoes should be placed into the microwave on high for 10 minutes once pricked.
Cook the mix for 30 minutes at 200°C.
Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.
How long can you keep Loaded Potato Skins in the fridge?
Once you’ve put it out, ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.
If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Loaded Potato Skins in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.
Can I freeze Loaded Potato Skins?
Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following:
- Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.
- Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.
Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!
How do I reheat Loaded Potato Skins?
From chilled: Place on a baking tray and loosely cover in foil. Place in the middle of a preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
From frozen: Allow to defrost fully. Place on a baking tray and loosely cover in foil. Place in the middle of a preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
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Loaded Potato Skins
We love these slimming friendly Loaded Potato Skins – soooo tasty and great if you’re calories counting or following a plan like Weight Watchers.
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
40 MINS
- KCals 294
- Carbs 58G
Instructions
- Prick potatoes and place them into the microwave on high for 10 minutes.
- Carefully cut the potatoes in half - they will be very hot. Gently scoop out the fluffy middle into a bowl. Place the skins aside onto an oven tray.
- In the bowl mix in the cottage cheese, salt and pepper and mash well. Place back into the skins and spray the top of them with the low calorie cooking spray
- Cook for 30 minutes at 200°C - enjoy!
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Stacey Ó BrienMonday 1st May 2023
I love this recipe, instead of the oven I put them in the air fryer at 200 degrees for 6 mins, a bit longer if you want them crisper.
SharonFriday 12th May 2023
Hi Stacey, we’re so pleased to hear you love our Loaded Potato Skins and thanks for sharing your experience of cooking them in an air-fryer.
JordanneWednesday 5th January 2022
Hi. Could you microwave these to reheat rather than in the oven? I want to catch cook and freeze them and the just microwave them at dinner once defrosted.
HollyThursday 6th January 2022
Hey Jordanne, yes you can reheat in the microwave cover loosly and heat until piping hot. Hope that helps!
KayleighFriday 3rd January 2020
Can I substitute the cottage cheese for light cream cheese?
Sharon FitzpatrickThursday 14th May 2020
Hi Kayleigh, yes, you could use light cream cheese instead, it would work well.Thanks for your question.
HeatherWednesday 29th May 2019
Does it need to be Butter Frylight?
CateFriday 31st May 2019
No, any low calorie cooking spray will do!:)
GailSaturday 21st July 2018
These sound amazing! I might try adding some chopped bacon too! Is there a recipe for the slaw that’s in the picture at the top please? I’ve had a look but can’t find it. TIA 🙂
LindaSaturday 7th May 2016
A few grams of parmasan cheese is good mixed with the cottage cheese
KaySunday 8th May 2016
Ooooo will give that a try – thanks!
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