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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

I hate the frozen variety... how do you do yours??

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craftylady · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

cut my potatoes into chunks like wedges after washing them (leave the skin on) into a huge bowl with a very small amount of vegetable oil and some salt, black pepper and chilli flakes. Mix it well and place on a baking tray in a hot oven for about half an hour or until lovely and golden. Scrummy.
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blueadt · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject:

I make the Slimming World version which are very low fat & VERY nice.

Peel the potatoes, cut into chips (I like thick chunky chips) par boil & shake in the pan after draining the water until fluffy.

Using Frylight (1 calories per spray) add 3 or 4 squirts to a flat baking tray, spread the chips out, a couple of squirts of Frylight again & bake in the oven on about 200c for approx 25 mins until they start to go golden brown. Half way through cooking turn them over & add another couple of squirts of Frylight.

DH prefers these to oven chips & we have them a couple of times as week as they fit in very well with my diet.
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Blossom · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject:

We have oven chips...can't say I am that mad about them...DH has just found about one ofTHESE!! Sounds fantastic...deep fried without the fat....but at £149 I might wait til they are cheaper...that's an awful lot of oven chips!! Smile

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Anna · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject:

I cut my (unpeeled) potatoes into wedges or fat chips, depending on my mood, and arrange them on a baking try previously sprayed with fry-light then cook for 20-25 mins in a hot oven. Sometimes I shake a bit of paprika or chilli powder over the top, they're nice that way as well.
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jacquie · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:10 am Post subject:

We love sweet potato fries. I peel them and cut them into wedges and spray with PAM olive oil flavour non-fat spray and put them in a hot oven for about 20 mins, turning them over half way. Make a nice change and they are lower on the glycaemic index than regular potatoes.
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franney · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:32 am Post subject:

We have proper potatoes, done in the oven witha bit of olive oil and when the potatoes have run out we have frozen oven chips
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Piglottie · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:11 am Post subject:

I do roughly the same as CraftyLady. Wash potatoes, cut into wedges (with skins on), place in a bowl, add a tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper, and sometimes a dash of garlic powder, put on a baking tray and bake in a hot oven for about 45mins. Delicious!
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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

Well you know, this is what I do for potato wedges too!

I might have to invest in a deep fat fryer again as oven chips are just plain yucky to me.... Confused

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KnittingLadybird · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:29 am Post subject:

we do oven chips...kids like them but they aren't my cup of tea...so I have chips (proper chips, deep fried) every now and then as a treat...I won't eat fried chips all the time but I won't eat oven chips. So for me...the wait makes them even more delicious lol

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