Monday 18 February 2013

Guilt-free Chunky Chips

I love chips and anything resembling them - fries, wedges, fried potatoes, crispy potato skins, anything - but they can be pretty fattening.  Cooking them this way is quick and will satisfy your cravings for fried carbs without too many calories.  I often make wedges in the oven using the same ingredients, but frying them this way makes them more chip-like.






Lots of my friends are on Weight Watchers at the moment, so I even calculated the WW points for you!   One serving comes in at 8 points, which is a lot less than a similar sized bowl of fries.

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Serves two as a lunch or generous side

600g of medium sized potatoes
1tbsp olive oil

Scrub the potatoes and remove any eyes.  Prick the skins several times with a fork and place on a plate in the microwave.  Cook on full-power for 15 minutes, then turn them all over.  Cook for 10 more minutes then check.  If they're all cooked right through, put them to one side to cool for a few minutes.  If they need longer, cook for a few minutes at a time, checking frequently.

Heat the oil in a frying pan.  Slice each potato in half length-ways, then slice each half length-ways again  so you've got four big chunky chips from each potato.

Place the first batch of chips into the hot pan and leave for a couple of minutes until one side of each is golden brown.  Turn over one chip at a time and leave until the next side is golden brown and then the same for the third sides.

Serve in bowls with a sprinkling of salt and a side of ketchup or BBQ sauce :-)

Jenny
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4 comments:

  1. Mmmm...chips. You seem to have come up with every girl's dream there! x

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    1. You can't beat a crispy, fried chip, especially when it's low-fat! x

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  2. AH chips! the greasy deep fried thigns are one of my guilty pleasures,but yes maybe with these guilt-free ones I can have them a bit more haha. Have you tried these with sweet potatoes before, good stuff! and even less guilt-free! hee hee.

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    1. I haven't tried sweet potatoes cooked this way before, but I definitely will now. Thanks for the suggestion! x

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