Warning…These are highly addictive!!! You’ll probably end up making them all the time. I know I do! Such a fantastic way to jazz up fries. They’re baked in the oven with garlic, a little olive oil and once baked, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and a little garlic powder. Each serving has 172 calories and 6 grams of fat. You could easily cut this recipe in half if you don’t need 5 servings.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Fries:
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced very fine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large (russet) baking potatoes (12 ounces each or 1½ pounds total)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Ingredients for Topping:
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line 1 baking sheet with foil and coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Cut the potatoes lengthwise in half and in half again. Cut each piece into ¼-½ inch thick strips. Place on the baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and garlic. Use your hands to evenly coat. Spread the potatoes evenly over the entire pan. Season with a little salt and black pepper. Bake uncovered in the center of the oven until tender crisp and golden brown, about 20-25 minutes on each side. Baking time will vary depending on how thick your pieces are and your oven. Set your timer for 20 minutes and check.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle all over with Parmesan cheese and a little garlic powder. Add a little more salt and pepper, if desired.
Notes
Makes 5 servings. Each serving about 1⅓ cups. (Makes 6 cups total)
Food Facts
The russet potato is low in moisture and high in starch, making it good for baking, boiling, and making French fries. They’re sometimes referred to as an old potato or a baking potato.
Healthy Benefits
Potatoes have surprising health benefits. No need to keep them out of your diet. They’re rich in complex carbohydrates that can supply energy. They are low in calories and contain no fat. They contain more potassium than any other fresh vegetable, even more than bananas! Potatoes also contain vitamins C and B6.
Shopping Tips
Choose potatoes that are firm and plump, avoiding those that have shriveled skins, sprouting eyes, soft spots, blemishes and green spots.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 5-Blue
WW SmartPoints 5-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 5
Food Facts
The russet potato is low in moisture and high in starch, making it good for baking, boiling, and making French fries. They’re sometimes referred to as an old potato or a baking potato.
Healthy Benefits
Potatoes have surprising health benefits. No need to keep them out of your diet. They’re rich in complex carbohydrates that can supply energy. They are low in calories and contain no fat. They contain more potassium than any other fresh vegetable, even more than bananas! Potatoes also contain vitamins C and B6.
Shopping Tips
Choose potatoes that are firm and plump, avoiding those that have shriveled skins, sprouting eyes, soft spots, blemishes and green spots.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 5-Blue
WW SmartPoints 5-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 5
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving 172 calories, 6g fat, 1g sat. fat, 2g chol, 4g prot, 26g carbs, 3g fiber, 166mg sod, 2g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1.33cupsCalories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 166mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gBlue Smart Points: 5Green Smart Points: 5Plus Points: 5
I Nancy I noticed on all of your calorie counting you post for Weight Watchers Blues freestyle points and Green freestyle points but none for the purple can you help me with that
Julie, I’m so sorry but at this point I’ll only be including Blue and Green points. For all these years I’ve used a different program than WW to input all of my recipes so I can do the nutrition facts and points.
I have hundreds of recipes and don’t have the time to input them into WW to make the calculations for the purple plan. Maybe in the future.
My best,
Nancy