Baked potato topping

This low-cost recipe is high in calcium and will tame the tummy rumbles.

Serves: 1

Time to make: 10 mins

Ingredients

1 large potato
2 teaspoons tomato sauce
1 slice ham
¼ cup low-fat cottage cheese
½ cup chopped mixed vegetables (choose 2 or more of the following: onions, capsicums, mushrooms, courgettezucchiniXszucchini, summer squashX, chives, defrosted peas, defrosted corn)
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ cup grated mozzarella cheese

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Instructions

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1 Wash potato and halve it lengthwise. Place in a microwave dish with a lid and microwave on high for 5 minutes or until cooked. Wait until it’s cool enough to handle.

2 Place each potato half flat-side up. Spread tomato sauce on each half then cover with ham. In a separate bowl combine cottage cheese, vegetables and oregano then spoon mixture onto each potato half.

3 Sprinkle with mozzarella and microwave on high for 45 seconds (the mozzarella will bubble). Serve.

Variations

You can use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese.
For a vegetable overload, replace the tomato sauce with Vegetable pasta sauce or Tomato and vegetable sauce.
Make it gluten free: Check tomato sauce, ham and cottage cheese and are all gluten free.

HFG tip

A cooked potato stays hot inside for a while so be careful when you bite into it!

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 310 cal

Kilojoules 1300 kJ

Protein 27 g

Total fat 8 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 35 g

Sugar 8 g

Dietary fibre 4 g

Sodium 750 mg

Calcium 300 mg

Iron 2 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.