Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Note/Suggestions: Recently at my children’s swim meet I noticed people walking around with baked potatoes from a snack bar. Intrigued, I asked how they were preparing them…the microwave they said.

Ingredients:

  • 2 large baked potatoes, cooked
  • 1 cup of cooked chicken, shredded
  • 1 cup of cheese or your choice, shredded plus more to sprinkle on top
  • 1 cup of broccoli, chopped (it comes in a bag, frozen for your convenience)
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbs of dried onion
  • Salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

  1. Cut the baked potatoes in half and scoop out some of the potato, leaving about ¼ inch all around the skin.
  2. Put the potato in a medium sized bowl and add the chicken, cheese and broccoli. Stir together with the olive oil, garlic powder and dried onion. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Scoop the chicken mixture back into the baked potato shells.
  4. To heat and serve: This mixture can be put into a microwavable resealable bowl and sent to school and heated there; or you can microwave it until it is super hot at home and put it into an insulated bowl so it is ready to eat at lunch time.