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Cooking Innovations Make Your Favorite Potato Dishes
DENVER, Colo. (September 1, 2009) – Myth or fact: It is possible to create affordable and nutritious meals from scratch in under thirty minutes without ever turning on the oven? Fact! With the United States Potato Board’s (USPB) new “Quick and Healthy” recipe series, potato salads, soups, casseroles, fries, baked and mashed potatoes have never been easier. The series is comprised of the six most popular Internet-searched potato favorites. By using innovative techniques, cook times are minimized, while maximizing flavor and boosting nutritional value. Additionally, the USPB has given each of the six basics several flavor variations for a total of 24 new potato recipes to fit every palate.
Packed with essential vitamins and minerals, one medium potato (5.3 ounces) with the skin boasts more potassium than a banana, has just 110 calories and is fat-, sodium- and cholesterol-free. Better yet, potatoes won’t break the bank! One serving – a medium potato—will only set you back about 25 cents.
The “Quick and Healthy” recipe series also includes six educational videos, including Potatoes 101, Potato Shortcuts, How to Bake a Potato and recipe demonstrations for potato salads, fries and mashed potatoes. Viewers learn valuable tips, like not poking holes in the potatoes before they go into the microwave in order to contain the steam inside the potato when a moist potato is desired. However, when baking a potato in the microwave, the secret is to cut a length-wise slit, which instead allows the steam to escape THE POTATO, resulting in a light and fluffy baked potato pulp.
To view all 24 “Quick and Healthy” potato recipes, six new recipe photos and six new how-to videos starring convenient, nutritious and budget-friendly potatoes, click here or become a fan of “Potatoes, Taters and Spuds” on Facebook to unearth a little potato goodness today.
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