Blue Zone Loaded Potato Skins: Easy Meatless Dinner
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Blue Zone Loaded Potato Skins are an easy meatless dinner idea for your family! They’re also delicious enough to save as a treat for the weekend, potluck, or game day party!
We love this recipe because it feels like a “cheat,” but it’s actually loaded with foods included on the Blue Zone Diet.
These loaded potato skins are better than a restaurant’s! We love that this easy lunch or dinner recipe packs a ton of Blue Zone Foods, and it’s absolutely delicious!
What You’ll Need:
- 3-4 large Yukon gold potatoes (Russet potatoes also work!)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup cashew sour cream, regular sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- homemade guacamole (recipe below)
- homemade refried beans (grab the recipe)
- salt and pepper
- Additional Blue Zone Topping Ideas include tomatoes, onions, corn, green onions, cilantro, and scallions.
Our Super Easy Guacamole Recipe
- 1 diced avocado, slightly mashed
- 5 quartered cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp chopped red onion
- 1 tbsp chopped jalapeño
- 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
Combine everything together to make your guacamole.
How to Make the Loaded Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and start slicing your potatoes into thin slides (up to 1/4″).
- Toss the potato slices into a bowl with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Then place on baking sheets in a single layer.
- Bake the potato slices for 35 minutes, flipping them half way through.
- When the potatoes have cooled enough to touch, place in a large serving dish or in 7-8 individual bowls.
- Top with beans, guacamole, sour cream or Greek yogurt, and any additional toppings.
- You can also top with scallions or cilantro at this point.
Customizing This Recipe
This recipe is easy to customize!
You could do cut up avocado versus guacamole, and add in additional toppings on the Blue Zone Diet.
Some topping ideas include tomatoes, onions, corn, bell peppers, and green onions. You could also use cilantro and scallions.
Blue Zone Loaded Potato Skins
These loaded potato skins are better than a restaurant's! We love that this easy lunch or dinner recipe packs a ton of Blue Zone Foods, and it's absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
- 3-4 large Yukon gold or Russettpotatoes
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup cashew sour cream, regular sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- Guacamole*
- Refried beans
- salt and pepper
- Optional Blue Zone Toppings**
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and start slicing your potatoes into thin slides (up to 1/4").
- Toss the potato slices into a bowl with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Then place on baking sheets in a single layer.
- Bake the potato slices for 35 minutes, flipping them half way through.
- When the potatoes have cooled enough to touch, place in a large serving dish or in 7-8 individual bowls.
- Top with beans, guacamole, sour cream or Greek yogurt, and any additional toppings.
- You can also top with scallions or cilantro at this point.
Notes
OUR SUPER EASY GUACAMOLE RECIPE
- 1 diced avocado, slightly mashed
- 5 quartered cherry tomatoe
- 1 tbsp chopped red onion
- 1 tbsp chopped jalapeño
- 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
Combine everything together to make your guacamole.
**Some topping ideas include tomatoes, onions, corn, bell peppers, and green onions. You could also use cilantro and scallions.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
7Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 370Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 307mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 6gSugar: 4gProtein: 11g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
