Hi! Happy Healthy Food Friday!
It’s Alysa here – I’m the official Registered Dietitian for the Mamavation Moms. One of the questions I get from the Mamavation Moms is, “Can I still eat potatoes?”. Somewhere along the way, most of you have been told that potatoes are a “bad” food and that you should stay away from them. I’m here to tell you that’s not true. When you rescue a potato from the deep-fryer, you find one of the best food sources of potassium on the planet. When you save a potato from calorie-bomb toppings such as sour cream and butter, you get a good source of vitamin C and fiber.
The key lies in how you prepare your potato and how big your portion size is. This recipe calls for small yukon gold potatoes and just a spritz of olive oil. Take one and pass them around for a healthy starch that satisfies the craving for fried potatoes.
This recipe calls for small yukon gold potatoes and just a spritz of olive oil. Take one and pass them around for a healthy starch that satisfies the craving for fried potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 small Yukon gold potato per person
- Olive oil in a Misto sprayer
- 2 Tbsp. chives, snipped
Instructions
- Wash potatoes and place in large pot. Fill with enough water to cover potatoes. Bring water to a boil over high heat, then lower to a simmer and cover. Cook for about 20 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender.
- While potatoes are boiling, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- After 20 minutes, remove potatoes from water and set aside to cool.
- Spread parchment paper over a large baking sheet. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, use a dish towel and your hands to smash each potato.
- Spray smashed potatoes with olive oil and cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until crispy.
- Sprinkle with fresh chives before serving.
Now it’s you turn! Please link up your healthy recipes below:
Submitted by: Alysa (@inspiredrd) from InspiredRD.com Dietitian, Personal Trainer, Cook, Crafter, Wife, Mom, proud wearer of onion-goggles. New Celiac. Official dietitian of Mamavation & Baby Boot Camp.
Mmm… looks great Alysa! I love to make a similar recipe with rosemary instead of chives. I am kind of a rosemary fanatic.
Oh, and I have to say I am addicted to my Misto sprayer! Over the holidays they had 2 packs at Costco.
I got a Misto for Christmas! I have to try this. Do you think I could use small red potatoes?
Yes! Any small potato would work.
My mouth is watering, and I don’t have a Misto, but will be looking it up Now!
Those look amazing. I’m going to add that to my meal plan for this week. Yum!!
These look awesome! I have a bag of potatoes from Target–three kinds of small potatoes. Red, yellow, and purple. They’d be perfect for this recipe AND I have a Misto! xo
Those look delicious!
These look great! I saw them in the Costco magazine.
Love this! Linking back to this post in an upcoming FFC post