Thyme-Garlic Baked Potatoes
Recipe from Ladies' Home Journal

Just slit the top of each potato, tuck in thyme sprigs and garlic, and you've got a delicious side dish for beef, chicken, or fish.


Thyme-Garlic Baked Potatoes

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Servings: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Related Categories: Baked Potatoes, Low Fat
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  teaspoons
    butter or margarine
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  • 2  teaspoons
    olive oil
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  • 3  slices
    garlic
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  • 4  8-ounce
    baking potatoes, scrubbed
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  • 12 
    3-inch sprigs fresh thyme
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    freshly ground pepper
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
2.
Combine butter, oil and garlic in a microwaveproof cup. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on Medium-High 1 minute, until butter melts. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes; remove garlic.
3.
Arrange one potato flat side down on a work surface. With a small, sharp knife, make four crosswise cuts into the top of potato, two thirds of the way through, being careful not to cut all the way through. Cut 3 sprigs of thyme into 1/2-inch pieces. Using the tip of the knife, divide and tuck pieces into each slit. Repeat process with remaining potatoes and thyme.
4.
Transfer potatoes to a jelly-roll pan. Drizzle cut sides of potatoes with melted-butter mixture, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until tender when pierced with a knife. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 220, Total Fat 4.5 g, Saturated Fat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 323 mg, Carbohydrate 42 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 5 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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