Have you ever thought about how many ways you can cook potatoes? If you try to make a list, it is almost endless. I try to taylor this site for non-cooks, inexperienced cooks, and those who don't cook for a large crowd. Potatoes fit the bill.
If you are alone, you may not want a lot of food. You want it to be easy with little clean-up and no leftovers. A baked potato is perfect. You can add extras or eat it as is.
Baking a potato couldn't be easier. A medium potato will be done in one hour at 400 degrees. Rub the skin with a little oil or butter if you like, but it's not necessary. For a tender peel, wrap it in foil. For a crisp skin, leave it naked. If you have someone to feed that has a bigger appetite, get larger potatoes.
Potato Fixings:
Butter is easy, but high fat. Grated cheese is wonderful and so are crisp bacon bits. If you don't want to grate the cheese or fry the bacon buy them in a jar. They keep without refrigeration.
A lighter add-on is low fat Ranch dressing. A packet you have left from the salad bar lunch is perfect. Lightly grilled onions and bell peppers are good and have less added fat than the butter and cheese choice. Now we are getting back into cooking, but it's still a pretty easy fix. Any small skillet and cooking spray will have your topping done before the potato is done. Cook sliced onion and peppers on low heat until limp and slightly caramelized. Other easy toppings include sour cream, chopped chives, chopped olives, gravy, and salsa. You may find new options.
Leftovers?
If you bake an extra potato, you can have it tomorrow in salad or add it to soup.
If you are alone, you may not want a lot of food. You want it to be easy with little clean-up and no leftovers. A baked potato is perfect. You can add extras or eat it as is.
Baking a potato couldn't be easier. A medium potato will be done in one hour at 400 degrees. Rub the skin with a little oil or butter if you like, but it's not necessary. For a tender peel, wrap it in foil. For a crisp skin, leave it naked. If you have someone to feed that has a bigger appetite, get larger potatoes.
Potato Fixings:
Butter is easy, but high fat. Grated cheese is wonderful and so are crisp bacon bits. If you don't want to grate the cheese or fry the bacon buy them in a jar. They keep without refrigeration.
A lighter add-on is low fat Ranch dressing. A packet you have left from the salad bar lunch is perfect. Lightly grilled onions and bell peppers are good and have less added fat than the butter and cheese choice. Now we are getting back into cooking, but it's still a pretty easy fix. Any small skillet and cooking spray will have your topping done before the potato is done. Cook sliced onion and peppers on low heat until limp and slightly caramelized. Other easy toppings include sour cream, chopped chives, chopped olives, gravy, and salsa. You may find new options.
Leftovers?
If you bake an extra potato, you can have it tomorrow in salad or add it to soup.
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