Simple Baked Potato Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Potato Side Dish Recipes. (Simple Baked Potato Recipe). This recipe for baked potatoes is delicious with steak, meatloaf, or by itself. I never was fan of the potato's skin until I began making this recipe! These potatoes taste amazing loaded with cheese, sour cream, and/or chives! If you want to get fancy, use this recipe as a base recipe for one of the many potato skin, whipped baked potato, or other more-to-it recipes on here.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 potatoes

Simple Baked Potato Recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder

salt and ground black pepper to taste

6 medium potatoes

scrubbed

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high until melted 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in olive oil garlic powder salt and pepper.

Step 3

Use a fork to poke about 5 holes into each potato. Place each potato on a sheet of aluminum foil about 6 inches wide. Brush butter mixture over potatoes making sure to evenly coat each one. Wrap up completely in foil. Poke 5 more holes into the wrapped potatoes.

Step 4

Bake potatoes in the center of the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork about 1 hour. Spread leftover butter mixture over potatoes after cutting them open.

Nutritional Information

Simple Baked Potato Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 248.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.5g 9%

Carbohydrates: 37.7g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 4.8g 19%

Sugars: 1.8g

Fat: 9.5g 15%

Saturated Fat: 5.1g 26%

Cholesterol: 20.4mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 240.8IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.4mg 26%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 41%

Vitamin C: 42.1mg 70%

Folate: 34.4mcg 9%

Calcium: 28.4mg 3%

Iron: 1.7mg 9%

Magnesium: 49.6mg 18%

Potassium: 906.7mg 25%

Sodium: 93.4mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 85.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.