This low-fat baked potato with tuna and cheese is packed with flavour, high in protein, low in fat thanks to fat-free cottage cheese. It makes for a delicious mid-week meal.

Baked potatoes form the basis of so many of our favourite family meals, and this recipe makes use of tuna, which is a really popular addition.
And it's such a convenient ingredient - we always have a tin or two in the cupboard.

Here's how to make this tasty fish dish.
Ingredients
- 2 baking potatoes
- 224 g (7.9 oz) tuna in springwater (equivalent to 2 160g tins, drained)
- 300 g (10.6 oz) fat-free cottage cheese
- 10 g (0.4 oz) fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 1/2 lemon juice
Equipment
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (180C fan).
Skewer the potatoes through a few times to allow steam to reach the middle, then place on a baking tray.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour.

In a bowl, combine the tuna, cottage cheese.

Add lemon juice, salt, pepper and half the chives.


Mix with a fork until well combined.

Cut the potatoes in half lengthways and serve a half for each person, topped with a quarter of the tuna mix.

Finish with a sprinkle of the remaining chives.

Dig in!

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Low-fat baked potato with tuna and cheese
Ingredients
- 2 baking potatoes
- 224 g (7.9 oz) tuna in springwater (equivalent to 2 160g tins, drained)
- 300 g (10.6 oz) fat-free cottage cheese
- 10 g (0.4 oz) fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 1/2 lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (180C fan).
- Skewer the potatoes through a few times to allow steam to reach the middle, then place on a baking tray and bake for 1 hour.
- In a bowl, combine the tuna, cottage cheese, lemon juice, salt, pepper and half the chives. Mix with a fork until well combined.
- Cut the potatoes in half lengthways and serve a half for each person, topped with a quarter of the tuna mix.
- Finish with a sprinkle of the remaining chives.
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