Howdy, Hello friends!
Today’s Challenge: Make potatoes taste good without pounds of butter and sour cream.
Easier said than done…but I think I did it!!!
To allow food to speak for itself, and let its natural flavor shine is a beautiful thing. By utilizing fresh herbs and spices, you really can eat delicious, flavorful food without dairy or gluten!
Introducing my Confetti Twice Baked Red Potatoes! SO delicious. And filing too! Simply…SPUD-tacular! 🙂 hehe (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!)
Your typical Twice Baked Spud has butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon and green onions. My Confetti Twice Baked Red Potatoes are bursting with fresh veggies and spices! Plus, they are whimsical as can be!
Plus! They’re Gluten Free and Vegan! (Although, sadly not Specific Carb Diet friendly…)
Here’s What You Need: (Serves 3)
6 Organic Red Skinned Potatoes
2 Carrots, fine dice
1 Red Pepper, fine dice
1 stalk of Celery, fine dice
1/4 Red Onion, fine dice
3 Green Onions, fine dice
3 Shiitake Mushrooms, fine dice
3 Garlic Cloves, minced
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Paprika
Tools:
Good Chef’s Knife (This is the one I use and love)
Melon Baller
Mixing bowl
Baking sheet
Nonstick frying pan
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prick your scrubbed and dry potatoes all over with a fork. Then, place in the oven for 50-60 minutes. Meanwhile, prep your veggies.
Quickly sauté your veggies in 1 Tbsp EVOO, salt, pepper, chili power and paprika for about 3 minutes. Transfer the cooked veggies to a plate when they are still firm, crisp and bright. (They will continue to cook in the oven).
When your potatoes finish baking, take them out and let them cool for a few minutes – until you can handle them. Then, cut off the top 1/3 of the potatoes. Put the “lids” into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Then, using a small spoon or melon baller, scoop out a hole in the center of the potato that you can fill with the “stuffing.” Put the scooped out potato flesh into the bowl with the “lids” and mash with salt, pepper, and 1 Tbsp EVOO. Then, stir in your veggies.
Fill each potato cavity with about 2 Tbsp of the veggie mixture – or as much as you can mound on top! Spray with olive oil, and put back into the oven for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
With these colorful potatoes, I served a beautiful fillet of flounder! I broiled it for about 10 minutes in 1 Tbsp EVOO, salt, pepper, paprika, and chili powder! YUM!
This meal was delicious! Full disclosure: this is an “archive recipe” – so it is from before I adopted the Specific Carb Diet. But it was absolutely fabulous.
The potatoes were bursting with flavor! The veggies took on a sweetness from the red peppers, carrots and celery – which was complimented by a spicy heat from the chili powder and paprika!
And the textures were phenomenal! The skin of the potato *snapped* while the inside was nice and creamy. And then the veggies were crunch and fabulous!
Finally, the colors made this meal so appealing! Red, Orange, Green, and Purple! They looked like confetti! Party on a plate!
Not your typical twice baked spud, but a dang delicious and whimsical alternative!
What’s your favorite way to eat potatoes?
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73 responses to “Confetti Twice-Baked Red Potatoes”
Mmmmm, a carbohydrate craving delight! Looks delicious Caralyn. 😍
hahha thank you John! Yes — that it definitely is!! 🙂 hope you’re having a great night! thanks for stopping by! hugs xox
And you too. 😎☺️
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Looks gooooood! I’d have to eliminate the red peppers. Can’t digest those suckers! Great idea Caralyn!
Thank you Lisa!! Oh shoot – you can alway substitute zucchini or even corn! Hugs and love xox
I like that idea. Asparagus would be amazing too! 😍
Oooh YES!! I love asparagus!!
Me too. Especially the skinny ones. Mmmm!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 I love them grilled with olive oil and salt! 🙂
Yes & Parmesan & lemon juice after its on the plate. Dang! I’m hungry now. 😊
yummmm hahah me too! i know what I’m serving with dinner tomorrow 🙂 hehe hugs xo
Yummy! I make a baked potato just about every day. I am Irish after all.😂 God bless!
Thanks so much Ryan! Haha nice! Yay for spuds! And I’m Irish too! Hugs and love xox
These look absolutely amazing!! I’m going to try these. Now I’m starving! 🤣
Thank you so much Michelle!! They were absolutely wonderful! A whimsical too! hehe hugs xo
Think I will have to try this one.
Thanks! I hope you do! It’s delicious! Hugs and love xox
Mmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much Shell!! Hugs and love xox
Best looking twice-baked potatoes I have seen!
Aw thank you so much!! I love to eat colorful foods! Haha Hugs and love xox
Nice to meet you!
i am japaneas.
Nice to meet you as well! That’s awesome! Thanks for stopping by!!
I read this happily.
Thank you ！！
oh good, i’m so glad! big hugs to you xox
Love all the veggies with the baked potato! Tasty delight to the eyes and taste buds. Thanks for sharing, Caralyn. Love and hugs!
Thank you so much! You’re right about that! They were a delightful treat indeed! And haha you know I can’t resist eating the rainbow! Hehe Hugs and love xox
I love red potatoes baked or boiled as long as they are juicy moist and then covered with butter. What you got here is over the top and out of sight! Way better than Idaho or even my big runner up sweet ones!
thanks so much Lawrence! Out of sight! Yes, that definitely sums up this dish! hugs x
Thank you my Sister in Christ for bringing this delectable dish to my attention! Now I just need a flame under my butt to get me going and make it! Ya have any ideas on that, outside of getting one of my blow torches in the garage? Then again; if that’s all she wrote, then I guess beggars can’t be choosy! Ouch!!!
LA
haha
You think I’m kidding? 😮
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Thanks Tonya for the link up! big hugs xo
These look amazing 😍 We also love these Whole 30 Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes at our house: https://40aprons.com/whole30-instant-pot-mexican-stuffed-sweet-potatoes/ We just microwave or oven bake the potatoes since we don’t have an instant pot, but they are delish!
thank you so much Jenny! Oooh those sound just delicious!! I’ll have to check out the recipe! big hugs xo
These are beautiful works of art that also sound tasty!
thank you so much Robin! They were definitely colorful and whimsical! 🙂 have a great night! hugs xox
Oh no, you’ve done it to me again! Please stop tempting my taste buds as they yield easily. 🙂
hhahahahah you’re too funny! thanks Ian! 🙂 hope you’re having a great morning! hugs x
yam, yam, my dear friend 🙂
Looks very inviting and if my stomach would have hands, it would stretch out for it and eat it at once LOL
I am back from my holiday trip to middle Europe – it was great.
your future husband must be very happy to be with you as a fantastic cook – Great, my friend 🙂
Have a nice time and regards to your family
Didi
Thank you Didi!! hahaha you’re too funny! Oh that’s awesome!! I’m glad you had a great trip! vacations are the best 🙂 big hugs to you xox
Beautiful pictures and a wonderful new meal I can make as a vegetarian!
Thank you so much! yes! I hope you get a chance to give it a try! hugs xo
Ok, that looks delicious.
hahah thank you so much 🙂 it definitely was! hugs xo
Mmmm sounds good. I’m going to try leaving off the chili powder and using smart balance for that butter flavor without the cholesterol. Blessings.
thank you so much! ooh that sounds like a great swap 🙂 hope you enjoy, Pete! hugs xo
It looks so good! Yummy! And you know I love the colors as always lol 😀 I love to eat potatoes, baked, boiled & fried! <3 keep up the great job! Blessings!
Thank you so much Tammy! haha yes — ALL the colors! and potatoes really are such a gift to this earth! hahahah hugs xox
Lol no problem at all! <3 yes, yes! Lolol Yesss they are!!! 😀 hey I left a reply instead of a comment under the one out of the 4 posts I read from this batch! Can't remember the title. Ah, you'll find it one day lol
hah oh gosh — i’ll look for it!! thank you!!
You’re most welcome! That’s okay, you’ll find it in the right time.
xoxo 🙂
Wow, such a beautiful presentation! Looks and sounds delicious. I think I will this. As always thanks for sharing my friend! ❤🦋🌻
thank you so much Lane! it was super yummy! glad you stopped by! hugs xox
You’re welcome! Have a wonderful blessed day 🌻💕🦋
You too!!
That looks delicious mmmm
Thanks so much Bill! Hugs and love xox
If I’m feeling unmotivated and only baked them once would they only taste half as good? Do you ever post your Youtube videos to your blog?
I think they’d be just as good! i do sometimes 🙂 thanks for stopping by! hugs xo
Those look so good!
They were lovely!! Hugs and love xox
Yes, convinced!
Haha thanks! They were fabulous! 🥰Hugs and love xox
This looks so delicious and the fact it is dairy and gluten free is major. Your pictures are always on point. Thank you for breaking down your recipes. We should all do a recipe exchange this fall.
oh thank you so much! it was quite delicious!! 🙂 yes! great idea! hugs xo
This looks amazing ! Gonna try this one out for sure !
Thank you! They were super delicious and whimsical too! Haha hope you love them!
Yummmmmm!!!!
Thanks Jen!! Hugs and love xox