This cottage cheese and cucumber beauty hails from the north of England. It’s quick, simple and tasty – and the cottage cheese provides a good whack of protein, too.

Getting a baked potato just right is rewarding in itself. It’s surprisingly easy to do and the cooking instructions are included in the recipe card below. For more extensive instructions as well as a load more topping ideas, please see our main microwave baked potato post.

The Manc Special

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5 from 3 votes

High in protein, high in taste. So simple it just works. Full ingredients and easy cooking instructions right this way!

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Cuisine:Vegetarian

Diet: egg-free, gluten-free

Prep Time:3 minutes minutes

Cook Time:9 minutes minutes

Total Time:12 minutes minutes

Servings:1 servings

Calories:410kcal

Ingredients

• 1 large potato
• ½ cup low fat cottage cheese
• ¼ cucumber
• 1 tsp butter (or vegan margarine)
• Salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

• Microwave the large potato for nine minutes. A medium potato needs seven minutes and a small potato needs five minutes. To add extra potatoes allow an extra four minutes for a large potato, three minutes for a medium potato and two minutes for a small potato. This is using a 1000w microwave – adjust for slightly longer or shorter if yours is a higher or lower power. Don't forget to pierce the potatoes with a fork a few times.
• Slice the cucumber thinly.
• When ready, slice a deep groove through the middle of the potato in both directions. Repeat the process diagonally.
• Add butter, salt and pepper to the potato.
• Layer the cucumber slices and cottage cheese over the potato.
• Enjoy!
  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

The Manc Special

Amount per Serving

Calories

410

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

6

g

9

%

Saturated Fat

 

3

g

19

%

Trans Fat

 

0.2

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

0.3

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Cholesterol

 

15

mg

5

%

Sodium

 

515

mg

22

%

Potassium

 

1754

mg

50

%

Carbohydrates

 

69

g

23

%

Fiber

 

9

g

38

%

Sugar

 

7

g

8

%

Protein

 

22

g

44

%

Vitamin A

 

233

IU

5

%

Vitamin C

 

75

mg

91

%

Calcium

 

125

mg

13

%

Iron

 

3

mg

17

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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