A long time ago, in a far away place and land, there was a young woman who dated a young man. They loved to frequent a restaurant in their local village of Bothell. This restaurant served a fantastic baked potato, stuffed with vegetables and beef, and topped with creamy cheddar cheese.
I was that young woman, and it was 25 years ago. The restaurant is long gone, but in those days they served hearty, down home food, and the potatoes were to die for.
I decided to make my own version of our favorite restaurant’s hearty stuffed potatoes. Of course, I had to lighten it up a bit. Creamy Yukon gold potatoes add such a beautiful color, and the meat is replaced with mushrooms.
Topped with a lighter Parmesan cheese, my potatoes were darn close, but I would be kidding you if I said they were as good. It’s pretty hard to top memories like those!
Happy cooking!
Knock Your Socks Off Stuffed Potatoes with Broccoli and Mushrooms
Knock Your Socks Off Stuffed Potatoes with Broccoli and Mushrooms
Serves 4
4 large Yukon gold potatoes
2 cups broccoli florets, rough chopped
2 cups Crimini mushrooms, sliced
½ small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tsp thyme
¼ cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons parsley, minced
½ cup fat free plain yogurt
4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded
4 tablespoons light sour cream
1. Prick potatoes with a fork and microwave on high for 10 minutes until tender. Allow to cool enough to handle then, cut in halve and scoop out the middle into a medium bowl.
2. While potatoes are cooking, heat oil over medium heat and saute onion, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic and thyme for 10 minutes until tender.
3. Mash potato pulp with yogurt and parsley with salt and pepper to your taste.
4. Stuff potato halves with potato pulp. Top with broccoli mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
5. Broil until cheese bubbles.
6. Top with sour cream.
What’s good for me in this dish?
Potatoes with skin contains vitamins C, B6, copper, potassium, manganese, tryptophan, and fiber. Potatoes contain phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity, as well as flavonoids to protect against cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems and some cancers. B6 is helpful for cardiovascular and brain health, as well as sports endurance.
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, and a powerhouse of nutrition. Vitamins C, K, A, folate, fiber, manganese, tryptophan and potassium help the body fight bladder, ovarian and prostate cancer. Broccoli is good for detoxification and stomach health; as well as cardiac and vision health. Wow!
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 131
Total Fat: 6.28g
Cholesterol: 8mg
Sodium: 166mg
Total Carbs: 12.31g
Dietary Fiber: 2.33g
Sugars: 3.89g
Protein: 7.38g
Weight Watchers Points 3
Nutrition details obtained from whfoods.org, nutritiondata.com, about.com, and abouthomecooking.com.
It does look pretty darn good! Over at our home, we love potatoes and add them in all kinds of dishes
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Baked fries are still my favorite, but theses make a nice meatless meal for the night.
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Yum! Love this recipe. I’ve been wanting to make twice baked or stuffed potatoes now for a month. Will have to give these a try. Thanks for the recipe.
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Thanks! We stuff them with all kinds of veggies and meat. I liked these for a meatless meal.
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totally knock your socks off! what a nice treat, and nice memories for you:)
Cheryl´s last blog ..Night 8 of Olympics meals – Norway!
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They are good memories. I’m a lucky wife.
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What a great re-creation! They look incredibly delicious!
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They were, but I have to admit my hubby was looking for some bacon bits.
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Your stuffed potatoes look really good indeed. Very healthy and delicious!
Christine@Christine’s Recipes´s last blog ..Steamed Chicken Rice (冬菇蒸雞飯)
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Thanks! They brought back happy memories.
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those potatoes look like buns … love all the vegetable esp the mushrooms. i could imagine it warm and just fresh from the oven! yum!
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They do, don’t they? Mushrooms are big in my house. They are great for meatless meal night.
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What a lovely and light recipe, I can eat jacket potatoes any time of the day
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Me too! I’m a big potato fan. Lately I’ve really been into sweet potatoes. Yum!
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These look so savory! Mushrooms,potatoes,Parmesan cheese,sour cream…what isn’t to like about that? I’m not a huge broccoli fan but maybe if it were served like this I could be.
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We stuff them with almost anything. You could easily replace the broccoli with something you like better.
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Now, that’s a loaded potato and filled with goodness. What a grand dinner – don’t need anything more!
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I can certainly make a meal of them. Especially since I’m a potato fanatic!
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I love this and I must make it. Do you think you could post this on my Meatless Mondays http://sweetsav.blogspot.com/2010/02/meatless-mondays-please-share-recipe-by.html. This is just the perfect recipe and I am looking for really gone ones that people will want to use.
Chaya
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Sure! Love to!
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Hi, I came by, a few days ago to thank you for linking this recipe but my computer was acting up or maybe, it was the Internet. It kept knocking me out of here. So, here I am and I do thank you.
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You’re welcome!
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