Baked Stuffed Potatoes

Serve these potatoes as the main dish or as yummy starter. They can be loaded with number of tasty toppings & kids just love them :)

Ingredients
6 med. potatoes
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup milk
1 - 2 green chillies chopped
Salt & pepper, to taste
Fresh or dried parsley
Chilli flakes
1 cup cut salad (tomato, cucumber, shredded cabbage & carrot)
1/2 tsp vinegar
1/2 cup fresh coriander & mint leaves

Method
Preheat oven at 200 C.
Boil & peel potatoes. (Alternately you can bake potatoes instead of boiling).
Cut in half and scoop out pulp with a spoon, carefully reserving shells.
In food processor; combine potato pulp with low fat cottage cheese, milk, green chillies, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
Spoon mixture into shells.
Sprinkle with chilli flakes & parsley.
Now rub little olive oil around potatoes & place them in a baking dish.
Bake for 10 minutes & then turn them over & bake again for 10 minutes.
Cool slightly & add cut salad, vinegar, pinch of salt & little chilli flakes.
Toss & garnish with fresh coriander & mint leaves.
Serve immediately.

Tips
The stuffing can be used as spread on sandwiches or frankie.
You can use different stuffing, like -

* Creamed Spinach- Cook 2 chopped onion in butter. Add 2 tablespoons flour; cook 2 minutes. Add 2 cup spinach (squeezed dry), 1 cup cream + milk and some nutmeg; cook 5 minutes. Season with salt. Spoon onto baked potatoes and top with Parmesan.

* Chilli Cheese Top-baked potatoes with warm chilli, shredded cheddar and sour cream.

* Paprika Butter-Mash 1 tbsp soft butter with salt and 2 tsp each paprika and ground caraway. Spoon onto baked potatoes and mash into the flesh.