Potatoes!
Potatoes!
Potatoes are so versatile. Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew, and more yet. We buy a 50lb bag of potatoes from the Costco Business Center and have fun learning new ways to eat them.
It's definitely possible to make potatoes unhealthy, but you can fix them up with your own ingredients and techniques to keep an eye on nutrition.
My current favorite thing to do: Bake 3 or 4 russets, ideally until just before they're baked-potato-mushy. Dice them up in to nickel-sized pieces. Gently toss with a little oil and seasoning. Air-fry them at 400 F until crispy.
Then you can add them to burritos, have them with eggs, or just with some roasted veggies.
What are your favorite cheap ways to eat potatoes?
Air Fryer. Clean them, toss them in the fryer whole for 30 min @ 350. Let them cool, then straight into my face.
If I'm feeling fancy, I add salt.
Ooh that's pretty fancy with the salt! :D I love our air fryer so much. It saves so much time and it somehow cooks potatoes so perfectly. One time I meant to bake ~3 big russet potatoes for an hour at about 400 F, but I accidently set it to air fry. Quite a ways into that hour, I noticed the skins were really crispy and kind of thick. My husband loved this, thankfully! After eating them liked baked potatoes, we just picked up the skins and ate them like slices of pizza!
(don't mind me, potatesting commenting here)
My favorite potato recipe is cutting 2kg down into small pieces, baking them with oil and spices at around 200°C, cutting up veggies and 600g of Feta cheese while it's baking and adding them towards the end. Easiest way to make a large amount of food, all on a single tray. Only problem is the high amount of salt from the cheese.