Cottage Cheese Baked Potatoes
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4.6
Cottage Cheese Baked Potatoes
Description
Cottage Cheese Baked Potatoes start with small russets scrubbed clean, pierced, oiled, and generously salted on the skin before baking at 425°F until tender. The topping combines cottage cheese with shredded Colby jack cheese, fresh diced red bell pepper, thinly sliced green onions, smoked paprika, kosher salt, black pepper, and cooked diced bacon. The potatoes are split open, fluffed, and topped generously with this mixture. The balance of creamy cottage cheese and melty cheese, combined with crunchy bacon and pepper, creates a varied texture topping that enriches the smooth baked potato flesh.
This recipe produces a warm, comforting dish where the potato's soft inside contrasts with the crisp skin and textured topping. The smoked paprika and seasoning help add subtle complexity to the creamy mixture. The bacon can be stirred into the topping to blend flavors or kept separate to retain crispness.
The baked potatoes can serve as a simple side dish or a light meal. The smoked paprika and green onion add mild spice and freshness, brightening the topping. The amount of topping used is roughly half a cup per potato, ensuring a well-balanced mouthful.
If you want a vegetarian version, omit the bacon, or for extra crispiness, sprinkle reserved bacon pieces on top just before serving.
Ingredients
- 4 russet potato skin scrubbed clean, small
- 2 cups cottage cheese low fat or full fat
- 1/2 cup Colby jack cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
- 2 green onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 4 trips Bacon cooked and diced
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 topping or kept separate to maintain crispiness.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 359 kcal
% Daily Value*
| 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
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