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Baked Idaho Pommes Frites and Simple Dipping Sauces
Serve baked Belgian-style "frites" with an array of flavorful dipping sauces.
Yield: 4 Servings
Estimated Cost per Serving*: 2.00
Ingredients
Baked Idaho® Pommes Frites - 4 large Idaho® potatoes, well scrubbed
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Tex-Mex Ketchup - 1 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon mild chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Bacon-Cheddar-Ranch Topping - 3/4 cup light ranch salad dressing
- 2 scallions, finely chopped (use green part only in this recipe)
- 2 tablespoons 2% sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons packaged 50% reduced-fat real bacon pieces
Easy Microwave Cheese Sauce - 1/2 cup 2% milk
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
Baked Idaho® Pommes Frites - Preheat oven to 450° F.
- Cut each potato into eight lengthwise wedges. Place potatoes in an ungreased baking pan. Spray potatoes evenly with cooking spray.
- Bake 20 minutes. Remove potatoes from the oven, turn them over using a spatula, and return the potatoes to the oven to bake an additional 10 minutes, or until golden.
- Season with salt and serve hot.
Tex-Mex Ketchup - Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
- Stir until evenly blended. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
Bacon-Cheddar-Ranch Topping - Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
- Stir until evenly blended. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
Easy Microwave Cheese Sauce - Combine the milk and cream cheese in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat on HIGH for 1 minute, 30 seconds. Use a whisk and stir until smooth.
- Heat another 30 seconds on high, then whisk again.
- Add grated cheeses and stir constantly until smooth. If necessary, heat at 10-second intervals, stirring in between, until an even consistency is achieved.
- Serve immediately.
Estimated Nutritional Analysis per Serving:
Baked Idaho® Pommes Frites: 278 calories, 1 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 154 mg sodium, 6 g protein, 64 g carbohydrates (does not include optional ingredients)
Tex-Mex Ketchup: 34 calories, 0 mg cholesterol, 366 mg sodium, 0.5 g protein, 0 g fat, 9 g carbohydrates
Bacon-Cheddar-Ranch Topping: 75 calories, 12 mg cholesterol, 285 mg sodium, 1.5 g protein, 6 g fat, 4 g carbohydrates
Easy Microwave Cheese Sauce: 76 calories, 20 mg cholesterol, 95 mg sodium, 4 g protein, 6 g fat, 1 g carbohydrates
* The Estimated Cost per Serving is a calculated estimate based on a national food average and assumes the preparer already has ingredients like salt, pepper, cooking oils, assorted spices/condiments and other traditional staples readily available in the home kitchen.
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