Comments on: Twice Baked Potatoes with Salad

By: Kristi

Kristi — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:16:26 +0000

Love this website! I came across this tonight and made it for my hubby and I. Diced up a couple of smoked sausages and browned them and added with ranch dressing and green onion from the garden. The salad was some red leaf lettuce and cucumbers, onions and tomatoes from the garden. Since the potatoes I had on hand were small (half the size of a baker), I made three thinking we could each have one and a half. However, one potato each was plenty filling! Hubby’s taking the extra for lunch tomorrow. For the folks worried that this won’t be enough for a meal, try it and see! We’re both very active people who train at the gym 3-4 times a week and we both have hearty appetites.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:32:00 +0000

A tiny salad and potato as a dinner? Really? How can you expect a family to actually eat this as a “dinner”? Half of these dinners I’ve seen wouldn’t feed a child, let alone a family. My husband might like this as an appetizer tho.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:06:00 +0000

I love twice baked potatoes. However, my question is whether or not everyone gets full with this meal? Maybe my boys are just little pigs but I don’t think this would be very filling for them. However, maybe that is just a casualty of having four boys.

By: Martha A.

Martha A. — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:11:00 +0000

I find salad actually for us to be one of the cheapest sides, but i generally buy 6 heads of Romaine for anywhere from $2.89-$3.25.
then you can add a grated carrot, a part of a cucumber, but I add whatever i have thatis cheap that week and we eat a salad everyday, mainly for health reasons, but also we find it cheaper….so check around. I find that if I buy my own heads of lettuce then it is cheaper than the bagged stuff!

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:16:00 +0000

You can also microwave the potatoes for about 10 minutes each (be sure to poke with a fork to vent). Fill them accordingly then broil them for a few minutes after filling them. Save lots of time!!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:07:00 +0000

That dinner looks good! I think I will have to make that this weekend:)

By: Noah's Mommy

Noah's Mommy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:50:00 +0000

That looks so good….and free sour cream…crazy…

By: FromThe Creek

FromThe Creek — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:49:00 +0000

That is a great way to eat and save money.

By: Rona's Home Page

Rona's Home Page — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:10:00 +0000

I was always wondering how salads fit into your $5 budget. Thank you for commenting on it.

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:50:00 +0000

Thanks for the GFCFSF link, I’m wheat free and have had a long learning curve with homemade wheat free items. It’s great to see recipes that I don’t have to try and modify. I appreciate it!!!! Wheat free = extra expense and it’s very disheartening when the modifications flop.