Meat Lite: Oven Roasted Potato Wedges with Bacon Grease Recipe. Editor's Note: This is the first installment of Meat Lite, a weekly column that will celebrate meat in moderation by Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond. Meat Lite was inspired by the book the two coauthored, Almost Meatless, coming out in Spring 2. A jar of bacon grease. Photograph by unclerib on Flickr. Even among fats, bacon grease is considered a special kind of villain. It represents all the evils of saturated fat, calories, and cholesterol.

But the fact is: bacon fat has the same amount of calories as olive oil. It's true that it has more saturated fat than some oils do, but it's no worse on that score than butter.

And, if you start with high- quality bacon from Heritage pigs, it would be unforgivable to allow that flavorful fat to go to waste. I have a jar of congealed bacon fat in my fridge at all times. In my experiences, a tablespoon of bacon fat makes a tray of ultra- healthy Brussels sprouts palatable to people who claim to hate this cruciferous veggie (the cruciferous family also includes kale, cabbage, and collards). Just melt the fat down in a skillet, toss with a mess of halved Brussels sprouts, sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, and roast those cancer- fighters at 4.

Bacon fat also makes an excellent base for sauteing aromatics in otherwise vegetarian soups. It adds tremendous depth of flavor and meatiness with a tiny amount of extra fat. But my favorite use for this wrongly vilified foodstuff is in my roasted potatoes. I eat them like French fries, as a side for mussels, burgers and salad. And yes, I serve them with an even eviler ingredient: homemade mayonnaise. But that's another post.

About the author: Joy Manning is the restaurant critic for Philadelphia magazine.

I think that french fries are underappreciated. Sure, everyone eats them and enjoys them but do we ever really stop to think about the process of the french fry? I. Roasted Potato Wedges are the ideal complement to a delicious main dish.

These Smokey Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges are full of flavor. They're super simple to whip up and contain only 4 ingredients - Southwestern Pork Rub, Sweet Potatoes.

Seasoned Baked Red Potato Wedges. Potato dishes were a common but loved staple in my childhood. I remember we even had a little folk song that we sang about that! Lol. Prepped in different ways it has always been a frequent food on the table as it’s one of simplest things to make. Mexican Side Dish there.

I love potatoes prepared in many different ways. These red potato wedges are sprinkled with olive oil, seasoned with garlic salt, parsley, Mrs.

Dash seasoning, baked to perfection, and are a wonderful, quick meal that is absolutely scrumptious. A little crunchy on the outside, perfectly soft on the inside and so tasty! It makes a perfect side dish, for dipping into ketchup, ranch, or thousand island sauce. Or for a fantastic dinner, complete with Tasty Chicken Fritters or Meat Patties (Kotleti) as a protein source, and any of your favorite Salad.

Enjoy. Ingredients: 3 lbs. Mrs. Dash seasoning. Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 4.

F (2. 32 C). Measure out all the seasoning and mix together. Set aside until ready for use. Scrub potatoes with a veggie scrubbing brush under running water to clean well.

Pat dry with paper towel, cut each potato into small wedges and place them into a large bowl. Drizzle olive oil over potato wedges, then sprinkle the seasoning mixture. Toss them in a circular motion until well coated. Transfer seasoned potato wedges onto a large baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 3. 0 min at 4.

F (2. 32 C). 4. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy with any of your favorite salad and meat. Seasoned Baked Red Potato Wedges. These Seasoned Baked Red Potato Wedges are sprinkled with olive oil, seasoned with garlic salt, parsley, Mrs. Dash seasoning, baked to perfection, and are a wonderful, quick meal that is absolutely scrumptious. A little crunchy on the outside, perfectly soft on the inside and so tasty!

It makes a perfect side dish, for dipping into ketchup, ranch, or thousand island sauce. Or for a fantastic dinner. Author: Valya at Valya's Taste of Home. Mr. Dash seasoning. Preheat oven to 4. F (2. 32 C). Measure out all the seasoning and then mix it all together. Set aside until ready.

Scrub potatoes with veggie scrubbing brush under running water to clean well. Pat dry with paper towel and cut each potato into small wedges. Sprinkle olive oil over potato wedges, then sprinkle with seasoning mixture and then toss it to coat.

Transfer coated with seasoning potato wedge onto a large baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake it for 3. 0 min at 4. F (2. 32 C). Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy with any of your favorite salad and meat. If you make this Seasoned Baked Red Potato Wedges recipe please share a picture with me on Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.

Tag with #valyastasteofhome. I’d love to see your creations! Looking for more potato recipes?

Here are a few to choose from: BACON AND CHIVE ROASTED POTATO WEDGESONION ROASTED POTATOESYOUNG POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION, BACON AND DILLKitchen items I used in making this recipe: (if you need any of these items, simply press on the picture to order).