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Southwestern Cuisine takes a cue from its original Latin and Spanish settlers. Many people lump Southwestern Cuisine with Mexican Cuisine, and have created a "Tex-Mex" style of food that is also very popular.
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Bayou Cajun Fries
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Yield: Makes 2 servings
Ingredients:
1
(6-ounce) baking potato, scrubbed
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2
teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4
teaspoon paprika
1/4
teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/8
teaspoons salt
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven 475°F.
2.
To make fries, cut potato in 1/4-inch slices lengthwise, then cut each slice in 1/4-inch wide strips.
3.
Coat a nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray. Place potatoes on sheet; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with paprika. Toss gently to coat.
4.
Arrange potato strips in a single layer with a small amount of space between each strip. Bake 5 minutes, stir and bake 5 minutes more or until tender when pierced with a fork and golden brown.
5.
Remove fries from oven and immediately sprinkle with Cajun seasoning and salt. Toss gently to coat.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 2/3 cup | |
| Sodium | 166 mg |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | <1 g |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Calories from Fat | 12 % |
| Calories | 91 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Starch | 1 |
This recipe appears in: Southwestern
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