I reheated my daughter's leftover baked potato from Montgomery Inn on Friday. As she was eating it, I was thinking about a way that I could make potato skins as a whole vegetarian meal and thought - add chili! So, early this morning I scrubbed 5 red skinned potatoes, wrapped them in foil, and baked them at 350 for 1 hour. While the potatoes were baking, I made the chili. I sauteed 1 chopped onion. I added 1 clove chopped garlic and sauteed for another minute. Then I added 1 can chili beans and 1 can rinsed and drained black beans. I mixed in about 3/4tsp cumin and chili powder and about 1/2tsp oregano. I added a can of diced tomatoes and let it simmer until it was nice and thick. When the potatoes were done, I turned the burner off on the chili and let it stand about 1 hour before I assembled the skins. This helped it get even thicker. After the potatoes had cooled, I cut them in half and scooped out about 1/2 of the potato. I wanted some potato in there for the nutrients, but also so my skins didn't fall apart! I topped with a couple spoonfuls of chili and a mound of cheddar cheese. I baked them for about 15 minutes on 350 until the cheese was melted and everything was warm.
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