Vegetarian Southwestern Stuffed Potato Skins! Spicy potato, beans and spinach stuffed into potato skins and covered with mexican cheese. Vegetarian and Gluten-Free.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 45 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour
Ingredients
1.5poundsThe Little Potato Company creamer potatoes, Blushing Belle variety
4teaspoonsolive oil, divided
1shallot, minced
6ouncesfresh baby spinach
1/3cupsour cream
1cupblack beans, from canned, drained and rinsed
salt and pepper to taste, depends how salty your cheese and beans are, I like starting with 1/4-1/2 teaspoon and going from there
¼cupshredded cheddar cheese or mexican cheese blend
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Lightly wash the potatoes (Little Potato Company already comes scrubbed!) and pierce each potato with a fork 2-3 times. This allows steam to escape so the potato doesn't explode in the oven.
Toss potatoes with 2 teaspoons olive oil and place on a baking sheet in a single layer. Depending on the size of your baking sheet, you may need two. Cook until tender, ~30-35 minutes.
Remove the potatoes from the oven and let rest until just cool enough to handle. Keep the oven on.
While the potatoes are cooking, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil and the shallot, cooking until caramelized, about 3-4 minutes. Add in the spinach and cook until just wilted. Remove from heat and let stand.
Halve the potatoes and gently remove the flesh using a small spoon or melon baller
Place the potato skins on the same baking sheet and the flesh into a medium bowl.
Mash the potatoes with the sour cream, cooked spinach and shallots, black beans and salt and pepper.
For a crispier potato skin, lightly drizzle the scooped out skins with a bit of olive oil and return back to the oven for 3-5 minutes to crisp up.
Fill each potato skin with the mashed mixture, then cover with cheese. Bake once more for 10-15 minutes until cheese is bubbly and skins are heated through.