Killer Stuffed potatoe

[jimmys devoted]

This meal in a potatoe has about 30 grams of carb.. but I dare you to finish it.

1 medium russet Idaho baking 'tater

3 tablespoons sauted mushrooms
1 tabelspoon chopped sauted onions
1/4 cup chooped broccoli cuts
2 ounces melted cheddar cheese
3 ounces sauted beef or chicken strips
3 tablespoons REAL butter or SMART BALANCE margerine
3 tablespoons Sour cream

Zap potatoe
Saute veggies i a little butter.
Split potato and scarrify the insides to hold butter.
PLAce butter, veggies, meat. then top with sour cream, add salt an pepper. A meal worth the wait!

[jimmys devoted]

Of course you can use bacon instead of the meat strips.

Also serve this with a ncie tossed salad with Wishbone Spritz Dressing! That stuff is awesome. You do get better control than from a bottled dressing.

Also for variety I just split the potatoe and pile sauted meat and opj\ions and cheese on it making it a philly potato.

j.

[stish]

That recipe sounds awesome and quick too! Has anyone every tried or subscribed to the magazine diabetic gourmet? I was wondering what the feedback was on that and if it was worth getting for my mom.

[Dusty]

And that would be killer on a nice plate of spagetti squash without all the carbs.:D

[destiny]

Of course you can use bacon instead of the meat strips.


This sounds wonderful. In fact, I wish I'd have all these ingredients on hand so I could serve it for dinner tonight... I could *really* go for a baked potato about now!

[bra]

Okay, this sounds delicious, I've never thought of beef or chicken or even mushrooms on my baked tater. I cannot remember the last time I've heard the term scarrify!

We'll have no problem finishing this, we're hearty appetite types.

I think we can buy a package of those Tyson already prepared meat strips to add to the convenience of this recipe and my partner is off work tomorrow and we will eat this.

Everyone in the house loves taters except the youngest.

[destiny]

I think we can buy a package of those Tyson already prepared meat strips to add to the convenience of this recipe and my partner is off work tomorrow and we will eat this.

I like using that already-cooked chicken lately. It saves on the electric, too, because otherwise I'd have to cook raw chicken. No reason why it wouldn't work in this recipe... I'll have to try that.

[Team Diabetes]

Just thought I'd add that we should use low fat products (sour cream, etc.) and lean meats with this!

If you must use any kind of oil, olive is healthiest, but canola works best for frying. Still have to use small amounts though! Try to grill meats. Turkey bacon is also much healthier than pork bacon and tastes great.

If you have Type 2 diabetes, fat content and total calories can be just as important as carbs. It's not only weight to worry about, it's heart disease too! 80% of Type 2's die from heart disease!

Sounds good though! Yum!

[slc1]

Okay --- I have to ask --- what does "scarrify" mean? I've never heard it before (maybe it's a regional thing?).

We've fixed what we call "potato boats" for years - experimenting with all sorts of "filling". I like bacon; one husband likes bacon and a ton of cheese; the other husband likes tuna or salmon with mushrooms, broccoli and feta (:eek:). (One of my kids named feta "dirty feet cheese" because of the smell! :D)

And you're right --- finishing a whole potato is nearly impossible!

[destiny]

Just thought I'd add that we should use low fat products (sour cream, etc.) and lean meats with this!
If you must use any kind of oil, olive is healthiest, but canola works best for frying. Still have to use small amounts though! Try to grill meats. Turkey bacon is also much healthier than pork bacon and tastes great.


I agree with this... it's very important. I've been using the low fat products and it's difficult to impossible to tell a difference with many products. The calorie counts are amazingly lower on a lot of the low fat choices.