If you need a yummy and quick dinner that doesn’t call for many ingredients, than this is your recipe. This recipe for Skinny Chili Cheese Potatoes taste delicious and is very satisfying especially for any meat and potato lovers in your family. I used Rotel diced tomatoes but you could use any brand that you have on hand. I also did not count the cheese or sour cream topping into the nutrition info so you will need to add that in to your count if you use. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized baking potatoes
- 2 14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes (I used Rotel)
- 2 16 ounce cans Bush's Chili Beans
- 1 lb. lean ground beef (I used 90/10)
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp. Chili powder
- 1 tsp. Cumin
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- Optional Toppings:
- Reduced-fat Mexican Cheese
- Reduced-fat Sour Cream
Instructions
- Wash and pierce potatoes with a fork.
- Place potatoes in microwave oven and microwave on high.
- Cooking time will depend on microwave oven.
- In a medium skillet, brown ground beef, drain and set aside.
- Using the same skillet, brown onion and minced garlic.
- In a large sauce pan, add diced tomatoes and chili beans.
- Next, add ground beef, onions, and minced garlic to sauce pan.
- Stir ingredients together over medium heat.
- Add chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper.
- Stir until mixed well and cook over medium until well heated.
- To serve, slice potatoes length wise, in half.
- one half of potato on plate and cover with chili.
- Top with reduced-fat cream cheese and reduced-fat sour cream.
Nutrition Info and Tips
Per Serving (1/2 potato and 1 cup of chili):
Calories: 348
Fat: 4.4g
Skinny Mom Fact: A chili and cheese potato from Wendy’s comes in at 510 calories. Enjoy this Skinny Chili Cheese Potato at home to save over 150 calories!
















I love baked potatoes! Such a great lunch.