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What is Microwave Baked Potato With Chunky Tomato Sauce?

​​The traditional method of making a baked potato involves baking them in the oven at a low temperature for upwards of an hour. But when you are super hungry, this is the last thing that excites you - waiting! This method of "baking" your potato in the microwave truly produces impeccable results, every time as they take a fraction of the time to cook in the oven! This recipe can be served with fillings, toppings or condiments such as butter, cheese, sour cream, gravy, baked beans, and even meat. Despite the popular misconception that potatoes are fattening, baked potatoes can be part of a healthy diet.

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Quick and Easy Microwave Baked Potato With Chunky Tomato Sauce

It's So Easy! You practically can't mess this up! For some real flavor, you can top with butter, sour cream, more cheese AND shredded or pulled hot BBQ chicken with a little salt & pepper to taste.  

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Microwave Baked Potato With Chunky Tomato Sauce

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Category

Breakfast, Snacks, Mid night snacks

Servings

2

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

7 minutes

Calories

110

On a day when nothing is working, this is one recipe that will certainly work for you. Hearty, wholesome and wonderful, this microwave baked potato will wow your palate and impress your little one too. Have this as a filling side dish or simply pair it with your brew, you are going to relish every bit and every bite of it! This is a quick and easy recipe and that produces a perfectly fluffy potato every time!

Author:

Arjun Narula

Ingredients

• Potatoes -2

• Salt, pepper - to taste

• Butter - 2 tbsp

• Garlic - 2 cloves

• Onion - ½

• Tomatoes - 2

• Basil Leaves - 3 leaves

• Tomato sauce, Sour cream, Chopped Parsley - to taste

• Tomato puree - 2 tbsp

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Directions

1. Wash the potatoes and pat dry them. Gently rub butter on the potatoes and poke them all over with a fork. Please remember puncturing the potato is necessary so that the steam can escape without the potato exploding. Always puncture a potato in multiple places before putting it in the microwave!

2. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper, as per taste.

3. Place in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes, then flip and then cook for another 2 minutes

4. Heat butter in a pan and add garlic to it. Then add onions and cook until golden brown.

5. Add the tomatoes and tomato puree and cook it down till the consistency is like a sauce.

6. Add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper.

7. Finally, peel open the skin of the potatoes and garnish with the tomato sauce, sour cream, and chopped parsley