The Perfect Baked Potato

Name: The Perfect Baked Potato
Ingredients: 4 medium baking potatoes; 1 tsp (5 mL) extra virgin olive oil; 6 Tbsp (90 mL) water; 3 Tbsp (45 mL) red quinoa; 1 cup (250 mL) milk; ¼ cup (60 mL) butter, melted; Salt to taste; 2½ cups (625 mL) broccoli florets, steamed for 8 minutes and finely chopped; 1½ cups (375 mL) shredded aged cheddar cheese; ¾ cup (185 mL) chopped cooked bacon (optional); ¼ cup (60 mL) thinly sliced green onion; light sour cream (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

About

Long consigned to side-dish status, the baked potato now has a chance to be the main attraction. Broccoli, bacon, red quinoa and aged cheddar cheese take a simple potato to a new level. Leave out the bacon to make a vegetarian or gluten-free version.

Ingredients

4 medium baking potatoes
1 tsp (5 mL) extra virgin olive oil

Main course
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Wash and dry the potatoes, and then lightly brush them with olive oil. Bake on the center oven rack for 50 to 60 minutes