Baked Red Potatoes

I really like potatoes, especially french fried... with lots of katchup. Pity that they're so unhealthy, drenched in oil and loaded with high calorie carbs. While baked potatoes or mashed potatos are a more healthy choice than french fried potatoes, even a baked potato can quickly lose any nutritional value once its smothered in cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, and butter, or mashed potatoes in milk, butter, and gravy.



There are healthy potato servings that taste great without slathering on high calorie, high fat items. Today's recipe is such a dish: Baked Red Potatoes. This dish is cheap, easy to cook, and tasty. I wouldn't go so far to call it health food - after all, the two main ingredients, potatoes and breadcrumbs, are both high calorie items - but as far as potato options go, this dish is one that will require less "make-up" time at the gym than most others.



The ingredients are affordable and easy to find at any major grocery store:

• 3 regular red potatoes
• 2 Tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 teaspoons oregano (or more, if you like)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper (or 1/2 teaspoon regular, table pepper)
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 Tablespoon breadcrumbs

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Wash and chop potatoes into 3/4" cubes
• Mix potatoes with olive oil, coating well
• Mix in remaining dry ingredients
• Place potatoes on an aluminum foil-covered baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, turning potatoes over about half way through

This will make 2 to 3 servings. These tasty baked potatoes work well with any dish where you might normally serve a baked potato. Really, though, this recipe works as a side dish for most any meat-based meal, especially red meats (although it still works well with chicken and pork, in my opinion).



Enjoy!