Cottage Cheese Baked Potatoes

Name: Cottage Cheese Baked Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 small russet potatoes; 2 cups cottage cheese; 1/2 cup shredded Colby jack cheese; 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper; 2 green onions; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 4 strips bacon

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
359 kcal
Course
Side Dish, Dinner
Cuisine
American

Cottage Cheese Baked Potatoes

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Skip the butter and sour cream and top your potato with this high protein cottage cheese and vegetable topping!

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Ingredients

Servings

4 small russet potatoes, skin scrubbed clean
2 cups cottage cheese, low fat or full fat
1/2 cup shredded Colby jack cheese
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 strips bacon, cooked and diced

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 425° F.
Scrub the potatoes clean and dry them off. Pierce holes in the potatoes with a fork, then rub them with olive oil and generously sprinkle with kosher salt. Place them on the baking sheet and put them on the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until they're fork-tender.
While the potatoes are baking, add all of the ingredients for the cottage cheese topping to a bowl and stir them together.
When the potatoes are done baking, split them open lengthwise with a knife, fluff the insides and spoon the cottage cheese mixture on top of each one. I put approximately 1/2 cup on top of each potato.

Notes

The bacon can be mixed in with the cottage cheese, or keep it separate so that it stays crispy.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 359kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 44g (15%) Protein 26g (52%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 28mg (9%) Sodium 851mg (35%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 5g (10%) Calcium 217mg (22%)