Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Baked Potatoes [Bulkbites.com]
- Servings: 4
- Time: 15 minutes
Eating broccoli on a regular basis has many health benefits. Among many benefits, broccoli helps prevent various medical conditions like arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, anti-ageing conditions, cancer, etc. Broccoli also promotes kidney health; improve immunity, heart health, etc. Other benefits of eating broccoli include improving detoxification process in the body, have anti-inflammatory properties and benefit your skin. Potatoes are included in this recipe because they help reduce risks associated with cardiovascular diseases, improve brain function considerably and reduce inflammation. Potatoes also can reduce the instances of kidney stones and provides the body with essential minerals like phosphorous, zinc, magnesium, potassium, etc.
Nutrition
- calories: 227
- protein: 15
- carbs: 37
- fat: 2
- saturated fat: 1.25
- polyunsaturated fat: 0.09
- monounsaturated fat: 0.59
- cholesterol: 6
- sodium: 486
- potassium: 247
- dietary fiber: 1.91
- sugars: 1.36
- vitamin a: 39
- vitamin c: 63
- calcium: 151
- iron: 1
- magnesium: 0
- complex carbs: 33.73
- other fats: 0.07
Ingredients
- 4 piece Idaho Potatoes
- 0.24 tsp Spices, pepper, black
- 0.52 tsp Salt, table
- 1 tbsp Plain Flour
- 0.76 Cup Skim Milk
- 285 gram Broccoli, raw
- 0.2 tsp Spices, pepper, red or cayenne
- 4 oz Cheese, low fat, cheddar or colby
Instructions
- Set the oven temperature to 400 degree Celsius. After piercing potatoes with a fork, wrap them using a foil and bake them in an oven for at least an hour.
- Whilst the potatoes are cooking, you may prepare sauce required for this dish.
- Take a saucepan. Add flour and milk in it. Cook the ingredients under simmer condition. Keep whisking the ingredients until the mixture has sufficiently thickened and smooth.
- Then microwave the broccoli for at least 5 minutes.
- Now use a knife to split the potatoes. Then spoon out little cooked broccoli into the potatoes and top them using cheddar sauce.