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Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!


Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potato

Loaded baked potatoes are so quick and easy to make. A few of my other favorites are Loaded Turkey Chili Baked PotatoBroccoli and Cheese Twice Baked Potato, and Sloppy Joe Baked Sweet Potatoes.

Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this loaded Philly cheesesteak baked potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!

I’ve had this idea for a while and finally made it for dinner to test it out. From start to finish this took only 20 minutes and it was so good! I used a full fat provolone cheese, because I wanted the cheese to melt nice. After all this is a cheese steak and at 8 points plus for the whole meal, I was able to splurge. If you want to use reduced fat, that’s totally up to you, you’ll save 1 point.

Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this loaded Philly cheesesteak baked potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!

Can you do this with sweet potato? Of coarse you can! But I thought russet would pair perfect with the steak and just to clear up the confusion, white potatoes aren’t all that bad for you. Potatoes are have gotten a bad rap as a white starchy food, but when they’re not drowning in butter or deep fried as french fries, they are actually a
healthy, low calorie, high fiber food and a good source of vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, potassium and manganese. They also contain a variety of phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity so if you want to stick
with a traditional baked potato, it’s OK! Skinny Tip: If you buy bag of russet potatoes, the potatoes are much smaller than the ones they sell individually, they average about 5 to 6 oz each.

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Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potato

5 from 8 votes
9
Cals:390
Protein:26
Carbs:44
Fat:13
Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this loaded Philly cheesesteak baked potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this loaded Philly cheesesteak baked potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Serving Size: 1 potato

Ingredients

  • 4 5 1/2 oz russet potato, washed and dried
  • 1/2 lb thin sliced beef round sandwich steaks
  • salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
  • garlic powder, to taste
  • 1/2 medium onion, sliced into long 1/4" thick strips
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced into 1/4" thick strips
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced into 1/4" thick strips
  • 1/2 tsp olive oil
  • 8 oz sliced mushrooms
  • cooking spray, sprayed about 4 seconds
  • 4 slices provolone cheese

Instructions

  • Poke holes in the potato with a fork, then cook in the microwave using the baked potato setting until potatoes are soft and cooked through (about 8-10 minutes on high for 4 potatoes). If you don't have a microwave, bake about 45 minutes at 400°F.
  • Meanwhile, slice beef into thin strips. Season with salt, garlic powder and fresh pepper to taste. Heat a large skillet over high heat. When the skillet is very hot, spray with cooking spray and add half of the beef. Cook one minute, then turn steak and cook an additional 30 seconds. Set aside in a large dish.
  • Spray the skillet again and when it gets hot add the remaining steak, cooking one minute, then turning and cooking 30 seconds more. Add remaining steak to the dish.
  • Return skillet to heat and spray once again with cooking spray; add onions and peppers and season with salt and pepper. Cook one minute, then turn and cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes or until onions are golden. Set aside with steak.
  • Lower heat to medium and add 1/2 tsp olive oil to the skillet, add mushrooms, salt and pepper and lightly spray the top of the mushrooms with cooking spray. Cook 1 1/2 minutes, then turn mushrooms and cook another minute and a half. Add to dish with steak and onions and stir to combine.
  • Split the potato in half lengthwise down the middle as I did in the photo then divide the steak and vegetables evenly over each potato and top each with a slice of provolone.
  • Place under the broiler to melt the cheese, careful not to burn.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 potato, Calories: 390 kcal, Carbohydrates: 44 g, Protein: 26 g, Fat: 13 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 56 mg, Sodium: 293 mg, Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 3 g

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Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this loaded Philly cheesesteak baked potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!

Quick skillet steak with onions, peppers, mushrooms loaded on top of a baked potato and topped with melted cheese – this loaded Philly cheesesteak baked potato is perfect for the meat and potato lover in your life!

 

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82 comments on “Loaded Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potato”

  1. I have been making this recipe for years. It is my go to, fast, favorite recipe that I LOVE. It’s delicious, reheats well, and is super filling on its own. I have it with fruit for dinner, and bring it for lunch the next day.

  2. Delicious. I used shaved beef instead of steak and followed rest of recipe. Also used a Queso cheese topping instead of provolone. Hubby liked it.

  3. I didn’t have the steak on hand, but I had all these veggies I really wanted to use up, so I just used more peppers, onions and mushrooms, and I “baked” my halved potatoes in the instant pot for 30 minutes on manual. This came out amazing! I added a little sour cream on top too. Thanks for this awesome alternative to a cheesesteak sandwich and delicious recipe.

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    Jamie Kinsley

    Second time I have made it! Super easy. I did use microwaveable potato’s the second time and they didn’t come out as dry. Will be making this again for sure!

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    Alice Robertson

    Tried it tonight for the first time. Was good. However as mentioned above the potato was dry so next time I will scoop some potato out and mix with 2 tbsp fat free sour cream, restuff it and then put on the veggies and meat. I think that will help, be compatible in taste, and only add 1 point.

  6. Delicious! My Potato part was a tad dry (might have overlooked it) so I added just 1 T of cream cheese and mashed it in with the potato! Toppings were delicious! Would definitely make again! 

  7. I made this tonight and it was amazing!!  My husband does not like mushrooms so we skipped those but even without them it was DELICIOUS!!  I did cook the veggies a little bit longer but that is just my preference. Thank you so much. This is a great recipe. 

  8. This calculates to 10 SMART POINTS, not 9.. Just in case anyone does the calculations yourself to double check! Using reduced fat cheese makes it 9 🙂 Trying tonight, very excited!

    1. The only accurate way to determine any recipe’s SmartPoints® value is to plug the ingredients into the recipe builder on the Weight Watchers website (Click on “My Foods,” select “Recipe,” and click “Create a recipe.”) which does not count fruits and vegetables in recipes in the calculations as they are now 0 points.

      The SmartPoints® calculator isn’t meant for recipes and will often give you the wrong points (usually higher) because it’s counting the fruits and vegetables. So if you see a recipe with a SmartPoints® value that’s different from what the calculator tells you, now you know why. 🙂

    2. i used recipe builder and got 11 SP myself. I still think its a good meal as I wouldn’t have any sides with it, but not sure why the difference. Did it as 4 servings and 1 serving (dividing all ingredients by 4) and got same SP both ways.

  9. Yum!  Does need a little extra flavor.  Steak sauce or balsamic vinegar is lovely as an addition.

  10. Gina, I asked two men in the meat department (of the Fresh Market, no less) for "beef round sandwich steaks" and they looked at me like I had two heads. Maybe it got lost in southern translation. I ended up with skirt steak, so hopefully this was an ok substitution? It was a great meal!

  11. We had this for dinner last night. I would make it again after modifying a little. As written, both my husband and I thought it was ok, but lacking a lot of flavor. I think the beef/vegetable mixture needs some Worchestshire or beef broth or something to make it a little sauce.

    Secondly, the potatoes had zero seasoning. I think at a minimum I would add garlic salt and pepper, but I would likely take out the filling, mash with seasonings and put it back in shell.

    Lastly, I asked 3 people at the meat counter what the equivalent of the meat listed would be and they had no idea. There was some eye of round sliced into thin pieces, so I used that.

    -Angela

  12. Hey Gina,

    I want to make these in a few days, and I bought a beef round at the store. I was looking through the things I have in my pantry and noticed that I have a jar of preserved roasted red bell peppers. Do you think that I could marinate the steak in them and their sauce overnight? I did some light googling and no one seems to mention doing this, so I wasn't sure if it would have any adverse effect on my meat.

    Thanks again for the recipe; my boyfriend and I are totally jazzed to eat this.

  13. On your index under beef recipes, this is listed as "Loaded Philly Cheesecake Baked Potato"! Hahaha…I'm very glad that's not what it was!

  14. If you want to make this vegetarian, use sliced portabello mushrooms in place of steak AND small mushrooms!!

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    Sarah Shields

    I made this last night but instead of the potatoe i used an actual hogie roll….OMG they were sooo good! Def will be a recipe to come back to!

  16. I made this for my family a few days ago and it was great. Except it seemed dry… the potato and meat and veggies had great flavor but made us want to drink a lot while eating. Is there some kind of sauce or glaze that can be added without adding too many calories? I would love to make it again!

  17. I made this yesterday and the meat mixture with the veggies was very good. I thought together with the potato it was just okay. I feel like the combo just wasn't creamy enough. Maybe I will add butter to my leftovers?

  18. I love your website! I discovered it a week ago and i've already made 5 of your recipes… I made this last night with chicken and it was AMAZING! I added some avocado on top because i love avocado. I was surprised how filling it was. Love it!! Thank you!

  19. I made these for dinner tonight. They were amazing. My husband was very impressed. I also did the WW Points+ calculator and got 10. Luckily, I had plenty of points left for the day. Thanks for another fantastic recipe.

  20. Great recipe! Really filling, too. Next time, I might add some beef broth to make them a little saucier so that it would soak into the potato. I doubled the recipe and portioned out 4 portions for the WW members of the family and then let the rest of them have the rest.

  21. FYI, when I put the fat, carbs, fiber, protein amounts into my points plus calculator it says its 10 points+.

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    Christina Boehmer

    Made these last night – just as good today for lunch! Can't believe I never thought of this. Go Gina!

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    smoothshoesandcooltattoos

    I made this over the weekend and wasn't sure I would like it (why, I don't know) – it's AMAZING! Amazing and so quick and easy to make. I bought beef round steaks that were sliced for fajitas so I didn't have to bother with that – just slice the veggies (I left out the mushrooms because I'm not a fan). Definitely a new favorite.

  24. Ditto! I am savoring every bite for dinner & watching "The Voice.". What a perfect combo! I love you Gina!
    Susan Pena-Salisbury
    Meadows Place, TX.

  25. I made this for dinner and it was amazing – so fast and flavorsome! I bought steaks on special and chopped them up. Will make weekly 🙂

  26. Yum! I am making this tonight, but with chicken! I don't eat red meat, and never cook it at home (my husband only gets it when we eat out). He doesn't really like cooked peppers, so I'm also going to make some broccoli for him. I'll let you know how it goes!

  27. It was a big hit for my wife. Glad I doubled it. Plenty of leftovers. However I like to pile on the cheese.

  28. I made this for Dinner last night. Yum yum loved it and so did the family. defiantly will make this again.

  29. Watch out for the olive oil part. I don't know if I didn't wait long enough for the pan to cool, but it instantly burst into flames once I added the oil. I've had this happen once before so I was ready with a pan top to smother the fire.

    1. What kind of oil did you use?! I use virgin olive oil in a pump sprayer and spray the grill with it even when it's cranked and it never goes up in flames.

  30. Omg! A philly cheesesteak on a potato. That sounds so delicious. Must try. Thank you for the recipe from 3girls1apple.com

  31. I have been making your recipes for years, Gina, and I always appreciate the comments that people leave so I figured it's about time I contribute! I made this for dinner last night and it was excellent. I couldn't find the steak at Trader Joe's but I bought their meatless meat strips and used those instead – just a few minutes under the broiler and it was perfect. Thanks!

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      Skinnytaste Gina

      Perfect, thanks for leaving a comment as people really rather hear opinions from people who tried it. So glad you enjoyed!

  32. Gina, I have to ask. Do you use myfitnesspal? I am having this for dinner tonight, and thought that there would be no way this was listed in the database, as it's a new recipe. But, to my surprise, there it was. Awesome!! I do not follow ww, but your meals are on my table 5 nights out of 7! Thanks to you my Husband and I have lost a combined 80 pounds in the last 4 months.

  33. I think the non-meat-eaters would find portabello mushroom (sliced into long strips) to be a good substitute. That's what I'm going to try.

    1. I was just thinking the same with the portabello mushroom as a sub. I might try swiss cheese too – something about mushroom and swiss and onions….is it dinner-time yet?

  34. Wow looks amazing! I love baked potatoes and am thrilled to see a reasonable point topping option.

  35. For a rabid mushroom hater, does anyone have a good suggestion for substitution? I wanted to try zucchini or eggplant but was worried the water content would throw the recipe off?

    1. I would subsitute with green beans, kidney beans or pinto beans. Corn would be good in this recipe too.

  36. Looks delish! I am making this tonight and will let you know how it turns out! All of your recipes have been so good so far and I refer all of my friends to your site 🙂 PS- already pinned it!

  37. That looks amazing! I love baked potatoes and am thrilled to see a reasonable point topping option.

  38. I also don't know what cut of meat to look for at the grocery store – what will the name of the meat be on the package?

    1. Top round (a cut of meat), often mislabeled as London Broil (a method) can be sliced thin and used here. Sear briefly; don't overcook. Another good choice is flank steak, cut in half lengthwise, each half cut into thin, prox. 4" x 3/4" or 1" strips.

      The meat mixture on baked potatoes are a match made in Heaven!! Great idea!

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    Michigan Mom of Hungry Boys

    Can I ask for "Beef Round Sandwich Steaks" at the butcher counter? I am terrible when it comes to asking for or looking for meat (other than chicken) at the store? Is there anything else this could be called? Silly question, I know – but I don't want to buy the wrong type of meat. This looks amazing.

  40. I am not sure what you mean by "remove the top of the potato". Are we supposed to hollow out the potato? Please clarify for me, I want to make this TONIGHT it looks so good!

  41. Courtney, I'm with you. Thinking right now of making this for dinner tonight, with chicken instead of beef.

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    Courtney @Trigirl Chronicles

    Yum! those pictures almost make me wish I ate red meat, haha. I may have to substitute for chicken and make these sometime this week since I have everything I need on hand already!

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      Laura Eiseman

      Calm down. Did you know what she meant? Did it make you feel good to make the correction? Go troll elsewhere.