100 g of raw potato with the skin on contains 17.5 g of carbohydrates. The fried skin of a medium 140g potato has 22g carbs (8% of recommended daily intake). The carbohydrate content in …
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Potato skins can be keto-friendly if you carefully limit the amount of carbohydrate intake a day and stay within limits. However, as a single skin from a medium-sized potato can give you almost the recommended carb intake for the day, it might be best to lay off potatoes if on a low or no-carb diet.
Potatoes can be boiled, steamed, fried, grilled, baked, or microwaved, with or without the skin. It is recommended to leave the skin on; the skin contains most of the fiber, about half of the entire potato! Potatoes are often cooked with heavy butter, cream, milk, fats, and oil.
We already discussed the best way to bake the potatoes. And be sure to add the oil to the outsides of the skins before baking. Leave about 1/4 inch of potato to support the toppings. Once the potatoes are out of the oven, be sure to wait until you are able to handle them before cutting them.
The sweet-heat combination in these potato skins will be a nice change of pace at any tailgate. In this recipe, Gouda cheese, green onions, and pepperoni sausage sticks are heaped on top of potato skins and baked until bubbly and brown. Reviewer Valerie says, "I was looking for something that reminded me of the restaurants and I found it!