Whether you bake them, boil them, roast them, or even fry them, potatoes are one of the most versatile plants to keep around in your kitchen. While they get a bad reputation, potatoes are packed with benefits you might not know about. From white to gold to sweet to purple, all potatoes contain prebiotic fiber that feeds gut bacteria and are packed with vitamin C and potassium, two critical nutrients that support multiple processes in the body.
Potatoes are also highly satisfying and are often rated as one of the most pleasurable carbohydrates to eat due to their starchy texture, flavor, and high amounts of slow-digesting carbohydrates that keeps blood sugar longer stable than refined starches do. This is one reason potatoes are perfect to pair with Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese, our two protein-packed cultured dairy products that deliver multi-faceted benefits to keep hunger at bay and keep your gut healthy at the same time.
Lifeway Farmer Cheese and Lifeway Kefir both offer plenty of satisfying protein and are easy to digest thanks to their fermentation processes with live and active cultures. These probiotic cultures also bring major benefits for blood sugar levels and digestion. Additionally, Lifeway Kefir is an excellent source of B vitamins, vitamin D, and calcium. Our kefir and farmer cheese can both be transformed into a variety of savory recipes with potatoes to create satisfying meals, sides, appetizers, and more in just minutes.
So we rounded up some of our favorite gut-healthy potato recipes for you to try that we know you’ll love. Pick a few of these spud-tactic, gut-loving recipes to try, and enjoy!
1. Probiotic Sweet Potato Protein Bowl
This recipe also includes nutrient-dense, fiber-packed sweet potatoes and avocados, along with ground lean turkey (or you can use grass-fed beef) for more protein, vitamins, and minerals. All topped with some seasonings, this meal comes together in minutes. Lifeway Farmer Cheese brings the best of both worlds when it comes to flavor and health benefits since it’s a mild and creamy cheese without any added salt making it versatile and easy to enjoy. Get this recipe here!
2. Mini Farmer Cheese Twice Baked Potatoes
Our Mini Farmer Cheese Twice Baked Potatoes swap out the sour cream you’d normally find on potatoes in favor of Lifeway Farmer Cheese. The mild and delicious flavor of our artisan cheese, lightly seasoned with a blend of spices, gives these potatoes a subtle, but invigorating edge and a sharp, enticing aroma. A flawless side or finger-food, these little bundles of joy are an easy way to elevate any meal.
3. Crispy Potatoes and Green Goddess Farmer Cheese Dip
Our Crispy Potatoes and Green Goddess Farmer Cheese Dip are a culinary tribute to our love of potatoes. We’re especially fond of a crispy potato when it’s paired with a Lifeway Farmer Cheese in a savory, spicy dip. Today, we have a warm, comforting recipe for Yukon gold potatoes, baked to captivatingly crisp perfection, and served with a green goddess style dip made from a blend of silky avocado, fresh green herbs, and our tangy probiotic farmer cheese. Get this recipe here!
4. Hot Honey Sweet Potato Bowl
Sweet, savory, cool, and crunchy—this bowl has it all! Our Hot Honey Sweet Potato Bowl is a marriage of all your favorite flavors and textures combined into one side dish that’s perfect to enjoy any time of the year. We’ve taken the classic side dish of coleslaw and spice things up a few notches with some hot honey, then mix it with sweet potatoes and a dressing made with protein-rich Lifeway Farmer Cheese and creamy Lifeway Kefir. Grab this recipe here!
5. Farmer Cheese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Our Farmer Cheese Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, seasoned with cozy spices, is a warm and filling recipe that’s loaded with nutrients and is simple to make for an easy lunch or dinner. Sweet potatoes are a superfood, and so is Lifeway Farmer Cheese, so we packed them both into this delicious recipe. Packed with vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium, sweet potatoes are a sweet way to eat healthy that you can feel good about. Make this recipe!
Bold and beautiful, our Sweet Potato Hummus is a smooth, creamy, oh-so-satisfying dip that will bring your appetizer platter to new heights. This savory recipe comes with a twist thanks to the addition of Lifeway Farmer Cheese that boosts this sweet, filling take on hummus with probiotics and protein. It’s perfect for pita and veggies and is sure to be a hit at your next dinner party. Get the recipe here!
7. Cauliflower, Potato, and White Bean Soup
Our Cauliflower, Potato, and White Bean Soup is a superfood packed dish here to warm your soul and fill your belly with all the good stuff. It’s made with a melange of vegetables, herbs, and spices and is fortified with protein from Lifeway Farmer Cheese. Our cultured cheese is made with live and active probiotics that also makes it easy to digest. Here, it packs the soup with plenty of protein that combines perfectly with the veggies for ultimate satisfaction post-meal. Grab the recipe here!
8. Curry Roasted Cauliflower Sweet Potato Toasts
Keep calm and curry on with our Curry Roasted Cauliflower Sweet Potato Toasts. For this recipe, we spread our probiotic-packed Lifeway Farmer Cheese over slices of toasted sweet potato and then top everything with baked cauliflower. A medley of seasonings and spices gives the cauliflower a fiery kick, but that heat is balanced by our cool and tangy, protein-packed Lifeway Farmer Cheese. The combination creates a complex flavor profile that is sure to satisfy and earn a permanent spot in your regular recipe rotation. Make this recipe!
9. Garlic Farmer Cheese Mashed Potatoes
There’s no one way we don’t enjoy potatoes, but when they’re mashed with some garlic and Lifeway Farmer Cheese like they are in these Garlic Farmer Cheese Mashed Potatoes recipe, consider us smitten. Potatoes take on a velvety, decadent, indulgent flavor when they’re whipped with protein-packed Lifeway Farmer Cheese. Add some garlic, chives, Parmesan, spices, and a few other things here and there, and you’ve got a hearty side dish you can enjoy during holidays or on a regular weeknight that’s also easy to digest and good for you. Get this recipe to enjoy it today!
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