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Baked potato with mashed broccoli filling, topped with melted Cheddar with fork, salt and pepper in the background

Broccoli Cheese Potato Bake

Jani H. Leuschel
A fast, easy small meal or healthy snack for college students or anyone who wants a quick and tasty bite. Potatoes and broccoli are excellent sources of vitamin C.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, lunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 338.7 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 small bowl or microwavable container
  • 1 fork
  • 1 mashing tool, such as a potato masher (optional)
  • 1 large spoon or spatula
  • 1 microwaveable plate, large

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ounces frozen broccoli florets, ¼ of a 16-ounce package
  • 2 russet potatoes, medium
  • ½ cup sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • olive oil, for rubbing the potato skins
  • salt and pepper, as desired for flavor

Instructions
 

  • Wash hands thoroughly for 20 seconds.
  • Place broccoli florets in a small, microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high power for about 3 minutes with a couple of tablespoons of water, until soft. Drain.
  • Wash potatoes and pierce each in several places with a fork. Rub with olive oil.
  • On a microwave-safe plate, cook potatoes on high power for 12 to 14 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking.
    At the end of the cook time, potatoes should feel very tender. If not, continue to microwave (high power) in intervals of 1 minute and 30 seconds. When done, let the potatoes rest briefly.
  • While potatoes are cooking, cut the butter into four pieces and scatter over the cooked broccoli. Season with a pinch of salt and mash until you get a slightly chunky consistency.
  • When potatoes have finished cooking, split them open in the center and score the inside. Loosen the insides with a fork. Mix half the mashed, buttered broccoli into the flesh of each potato.
  • Top with cheese and microwave at high power briefly, up to two minutes, to melt the cheese on both potatoes.
    If melting cheese on only one potato, microwave for 45 seconds to a minute.
  • Let them sit for a minute or two and then devour. Have salt, pepper, and any of your favorite seasonings (like Everything Bagel) ready on the side.

Notes

These potatoes offer ample nutrition: vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, iron, potassium (eat the skin) and a nice serving of protein. But, they also have a good size serving of saturated fat.
So, if you are watching saturated fat intake for heart-health reasons, keep this in mind. You can lower the amount of saturated fat slightly, by using olive oil in place of butter when mashing the broccoli florets. 🥦🥦🥦
If you are counting servings of carbohydrates, each potato clocks in at three servings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1potatoCalories: 338.7kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 12.8gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.6gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 246.3mgPotassium: 1090.3mgFiber: 4.2gSugar: 2.4gVitamin A: 763.4IUVitamin C: 62.7mgCalcium: 255.3mgIron: 2.3mg
Keyword gluten-free
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