Healthy Potato Skins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (5 ounce) bag baby spinach
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 slices turkey bacon
• 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese
• 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet then onto an oven rack baking at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until fork-tender.
• 3 meanwhile, in a deep saute pan heat the olive oil cooking the onion for 2 to 3 minutes until soft then add the garlic and cook for one more minute.
• 4 add the entire bag of spinach and the scallions, cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes, until the spinach has wilted.
• 5 in another pan cook the turkey bacon until crisp and then drain; when cooled, chop the bacon into small pieces and reserve.
• 6 when the sweet potatoes are cooked, let them cool for 5 minutes. carefully slice each one in half and scoop out inside of potato into a bowl adding cream cheese, buttermilk, salt and pepper, and mash together until smooth.
• 7 using a pastry brush, coat the outside of each potato skin with the vegetable oil then fill each of the shells with the filling and top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese; transfer each skin back to the baking sheet and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the skins are crispy.
• 8 top with bits of turkey bacon and serve.