Meatless Monday: Loaded Baked Potato

It's Meatless Monday. Put a new twist on loaded baked potatoes by topping them with salsa-seasoned Grillers® Recipe Crumbles®, fresh broccoli and cheddar cheese. WOW you taste buds.

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This recipe has been tested and endorsed by Kellogg and MorningStar Farms®.

Loaded Baked Potatoes
Serves 2

2 baking potatoes (about 6 oz. each)
2 sliced green onions
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 teaspoon vegetarian Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce
3/4 cup Morningstar Farms® Meal Starters Grillers® Recipe Crumbles™
1/2 cup small broccoli florets
1/4 cup (1 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese

Scrub and prick potatoes. Bake at 425°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until tender*.

Meanwhile, in small saucepan cook onion in oil over medium heat until tender. Stir in MORNINGSTAR FARMS MEAL STARTERS GRILLERS RECIPE CRUMBLES, salsa and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium heat until crumbles are hot and most of the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Stir in broccoli. Remove from heat.

Using hot pad, gently roll potato under your hand. Cut a crisscross in each top. Press in and up on ends of each potato. Spoon salsa mixture on top. Sprinkle with cheese. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

*Note: If desired, instead of baking potatoes, place scrubbed and pricked potatoes on microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, at high for 11 to 15 minutes or until tender, turning potatoes over every 4 minutes.

Nutritional Information (amount per serving)
Calories 290; Carbohydrates 40g; Cholesterol 15mg; Fat 9g; Sodium 480mg; Fat 9g; Sugars 4g;Protein 13g

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, about half your calories should come from carbohydrates, typically about 250 grams (g). For example, a person who eats approximately 2,000 calories per day should take in about 250 grams of carbohydrates (2,000 divided by half equals 1,000 -- and 1,000 calories divided by 4 grams = 250 grams). A teaspoon of sugar is 4 grams.

Carbs and diabetes: People with diabetes must always focus on carbohydrates. Depending on individual health challenges, reliable sources indicate that most people with diabetes should not consume more than about 130 grams of carbohydrate each day.

* Sources: Morningstar Farms, Potato Goodness

Morningstar Farms is a division of the Kellogg Company that produces vegetarian food. Many of their offerings are meatless variations of traditionally meat-based products, including some that are vegan. Morningstar is currently the largest vegetarian food producer in the United States. From veggie burgers to meatless breakfast sausage, there are over 30 tasty ways to make feeling good deliciously uncomplicated.