I made this on a whim, sick of my usual baked potato lunch I wanted something new and found that this dish can be served many different ways. Make it as directed below for a lunch or side dish, add eggs for a breakfast scramble skillet or some left over chicken for a one skillet dinner.
When I create a meal I look for items to add that naturally boost metabolism, jalapenos, beans and Greek yogurt all do and trust me it shows! Try adding some metabolism boosting ingredients to your favorite dishes, here are a few examples:
Grapefruit Oatmeal Yogurt
Almonds Cinnamon Broccoli
Apples Beans Spinach
Jalapenos Turkey Coffee
Green Tea Curry Soy Milk
Makes one skillet “lunch” or side dish-
2 small Potatoes- chopped into small bite sizes pieces
1 Jalapeno*- seeds and ribs removed and chopped
1/2 Red Onion- finely sliced
1/4 cup Frozen corn
1/4 cup Black Beans
1 Garlic Clove smashed but still in tact
1 tsp Olive Oil
2 tsp Lime Juice
Handful Cilantro finely chopped
Greek yogurt and hot sauce to top- optional
In a large skillet heat the oil on medium high and add in the potatoes and garlic, stir often until potatoes start to brown about 10 minutes. Remove the garlic clove and discard, add in the onions and jalapeno and cook for another 15-20 minutes.
Once the onions are soft and starting to brown reduce to low and add in the corn and beans, stir often until all is heated up about another 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat, top with cilantro… want to eat right out of the skillet? Why not!?!? Enjoy and dig in, top with Greek yogurt and your favorite hot sauce.
The entire skillet contains:
Calories: 377
Fat: 4
Fiber: 11
Protein: 12
Carbs: 75
*If you really can’t stand jalapenos replace with 1/2 bell pepper, but remember you are removing all the seeds and the ribs, that’s where all the heat is.
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I put light sour cream in because I didn’t have greek yogurt, YuM!
I love using Greek Yogurt in place of Sour Cream, it has 1/2 the calories and Boosts Metabolism. Try some when you have a chance to, but in the meantime good job finding a quick replacement!
Here is another amazing Metabolism Boosting meal:
http://tonetiki.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/caliente-baked-potato-420-calories/
Thanks for stopping by!!
Happy Cooking
We LOVE this meal! So fast, delicious, and easily revised! I posted it on FB and several people asked me how to make it! (I directed them here)
Hi Audrey,
Just started following you on Pinterest. Love your recipes!
Question about this skillet dish, do you cook the potatoes at all before putting them into the skillet or just cut them raw and do all the cooking in the skillet?
Thanks! Anne
Raw, that is why they go in first, they need more time than the rest.
HAPPY COOKING!
Thanks!
How many servings does this make? Thanks
It is a one serving meal, it makes a great side dish too and in that case just divide the nutritional info by how many servings you use.
HAPPY COOKING!
I used can corn instead of frozen and red beans instead of black just what I had on hand also no greek yogurt or cilantro on hand so omited that entirely and lastly I finely chopped garlic and kept it in. Followed everything else to a “T” came out wonderful and full of flavor! Served as a side dish with dinner enough to serve 4 adults. Definitly will be making again. Thanks for a great recipe!
If you use canned corn rinse it off, glad you used what you had in the house. Some of my best recipes have come about from tweaking to accommodate what I had in the house
HAPPY COOKING!!
This look delicious. I’m doing weight watchers, but just seeing there are 75 carbs kinda freaks me out. I LOVE carbs but they are my enemy. What should I do?
Carbs are NOT the enemy. Do you remember the Fat Free diet faze of the 1990′s? Think about it… the carb free faze is exactly the same thing!
These carbs are all from vegetables how could that possibly be bad for you? I ate like this everyday for 11 months and I shed 150 LBS!
Try a NEW way to “diet” 4 simple daily goals to reach for.
http://tonetiki.com/get-started/
HAPPY COOKING!
Audrey
Do you cook your own black beans or use the canned ones and rinse them? I’m still trying to adjust to the “no processed foods” concept but I love everything so far!
Yes you can cook your own beans.
I recommend you read the ingredient lists on foods, if you can pronounce everything you are most likely getting all natural foods. If there is no nutrition label (produce, meat from butcher) even better.
HAPPY COOKING!
I love this recipe!!! I just added garlic and onion powder and pepper. I could eat once a week