Simple Ways To Turn A Potato Into A Meal Little Ones Love

Simple Ways To Turn A Potato Into A Meal Little Ones Love

Potatoes are a standard of the American diet. This is because they are such a versatile food. Potatoes can be boiled, fried, mashed, baked, or turned into chips. We won be frying any potatoes today, but by using the other ways a potato can be prepared, you can turn it into a meal your kids will love.

Let prepare a baked potato deluxe. To make the skin of the potato peel back simpler coat them with olive oil prior to baking them. I personally prefer that better than utilizing the aluminum foil wrap. I seen people cut the potato prior to removing the aluminum and I wonder how many small particles of that aluminum are in that potato. While the potatoes are baking, enlist the aid of your little ones to help you make ready the potato bar. Let them add some of their favorites to your list. I would recommend that a good list start with: shredded cheese, bacon crumbles they taste better than bacon bits, chopped green onions, salsa, butter spray or low calorie margarine, and sour cream. While the potatoes are still hot, split them open and add the butter spray and the cheese to give it a chance to melt. Then, add the other items if desired. This loaded baked potato won require anything else unless you would like a salad. Kids will like that fact that they get to fix their own dinner.

For a lighter lunch, scoop the potato out of the baked skins. Smash the potato and mix it with shredded cheese, bacon crumbles, green onions, and reducedfat margarine. Refill the potato skins and bake again until the cheese is melted. Slice the potato into four sections to make it more manageable for your little ones to handle. These twice baked potatoes are delicious.

Soup On! Potato soup is tasty. It is best in the fall or winter to warm you up on a chilly afternoon, but on a spring evening, it can be a treat. But, potato soup can be bland with only the potatoes. Here another way to make a meal for your little ones using a potato. Add a few tasty items to your soup. You can just about add the same things to the soup that you can add to top a baked potato. My favorite toppings for potato soup are shredded cheese, broccoli florets, bits of ham or bacon, chives, and green onions. The meat gives it more protein to sustain your kids until the next meal. Potato soup can be consumed as a lunch meal or a light dinner. All of the additions give it great taste for the little ones.

The potato even works in a salad. Everyone makes their potato salad a little differently, but however they prepare it, it is great to eat on a warm summer day for lunch. Potato salad is generally a side dish item at picnics or housewarming parties. Here we will turn it into a light meal for the little ones and you. To give it a little crunch, add chopped celery and onion to the salad. For the meat, use sliced shrimp for a seafood twist or ham cubes. The potato chunks should still be the biggest thing in the bowl since it is the main character of the dish. Mayonnaise and mustard round out the list of ingredients with salt and pepper added to taste.

Potatoes are yummy and wallet friendly. There are so numerous ways that they can be cooked which adds to their appeal. If you are searching for a way to prepare them that will be yummy and satisfy your kids, try the tips previously mentioned in addition to some of your own. Read our full Terms of Service.