Low-fat potato bake

Love a potato bake but don't love the idea of eating all that fattening cream and cheese? Now you can enjoy the delights of a potato bake knowing that it's low-fat but just as tasty as its full-fat cousin.

Ingredients

  • 1 brown onion

    halved, thinly sliced

  • Olive oil cooking spray

  • ¼ cup light sour cream

  • 1 cup reduced-salt vegetable stock

  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

  • ½ cup grated cheese

    optional

  • 1.5kg desiree potatoes

    thinly sliced (skin on)

Equipment

  • 1 ovenproof dish
  • 1 microwave-safe plate
  • 1 jug
  • 1 fork

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200ºC. Lightly grease a 3 cm deep, 20 cm (base) ovenproof dish.
  2. Place onions onto a microwave-safe plate. Lightly spray with oil. Cook, uncovered, on HIGH (100%) power for 2 minutes or until soft.
  3. Whisk together sour cream, stock, nutmeg, and salt and pepper in a jug with a fork.
  4. Arrange one-quarter of the potato and onion over base of prepared dish. Pour over one-quarter of the stock mixture. Repeat 3 times.
  5. Cover with foil. Bake for 45 minutes or until potatoes are just tender. Remove foil, lightly spray with cooking oil.
  6. Add 1/2 cup of grated cheese (optional) and season with pepper and salt. Bake uncovered for a further 30 minutes or until edges are crisp.

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