This is probably a really stupid question, but...

peanut613

Okay so I'm not exactly the best or most experienced of cooks....

For dinner I wanna take some red skinned potatoes, cut them up and bake them on a sheet tray. Normally I would have drizzled olive oil over them and used some italian spices to flavor them.

My question is can I use my olive oil cooking spray (which is usually just my nonstick spray....) to "oil up" the potatoes so the seasonings stick to them? I don't want to add all the extra cals of the olive oil...

NemesisJRM

Short and Sweet answer, Yes

sblair77

I got an olive oil sprayer at a kitchen gadget store years ago and I love it!

It leaves just a really fine mist on the food.

I am sure teh spray is perfectly fine. I have used it for tons of things before

CharlieBarleyMom

Yes, that is exactly how I do it!

Bonita_Lynne_58

You can. And sounds really good.

daves160

Hey, why not! You use it in a pan, why not in the oven. It still gets on your food either way. Try it, the worst that could happen is that it won't work:sad:

fionat29

I'm sure I've read on here that other people have used spray light to roast veggies. Suck it and see. Lol!

peanut613

Thanks guys!

sweets2001

Yep! I use the spray on my potatoes quite often!

arosmith79

I do it all the time. Like you said, saves a bunch of calories

sweetheart03622

Yes, you can, but it might take quite a bit. You're going to be best served to put some olive oil in a large ziploc bag (1 tablespoon is only about 100 calories) and then throw the cut potatoes in the bag and shake it up. You can coat a lot of potatoes with only a bit of oil this way. It'll still add in the flavor of the olive oil and help your seasonings to stick without requiring a ton of oil

LaSweetMini

yes you can. Or, (this is what I do) for a buttery flavor with NO calories, NO fat and NO sodium you can use I cant believe its not butter buttery spray. Its an actual spray on butter with none of the guilt. I boil my potatoes until they are just about soft them I spray the butter on them and sautee in a pan with mushrooms and add Mrs. Dash italian seasoning and its SOOOOOOOO YUMMYY!!! GOod luck!

rainunrefined

yep, go for it.

litnerd4life

You definitely can; although, the 120 cals in olive oil are good for you cals, and who knows what chemicals are in the spray. You might also try spritzing them with water, and then adding the seasoning. I have done this before and it works great..potatoes tend to have spices stick easily without anything, though, because of their water content. I would stick them in a bowl and toss with the seasonings first to see if you even need anything. My guess is they will stick

Gigi_licious

Yes, you can, but it might take quite a bit. You're going to be best served to put some olive oil in a large ziploc bag (1 tablespoon is only about 100 calories) and then throw the cut potatoes in the bag and shake it up. You can coat a lot of potatoes with only a bit of oil this way. It'll still add in the flavor of the olive oil and help your seasonings to stick without requiring a ton of oil

^^ This.....plus, cooking spray is only zero cal if you spray it for 1/4 of a second. I believe a 6 second spray is around 50 or 60 calories. Might as well use the real deal.

rainunrefined

yes you can. Or, (this is what I do) for a buttery flavor with NO calories, NO fat and NO sodium you can use I cant believe its not butter buttery spray. Its an actual spray on butter with none of the guilt. I boil my potatoes until they are just about soft them I spray the butter on them and sautee in a pan with mushrooms and add Mrs. Dash italian seasoning and its SOOOOOOOO YUMMYY!!! GOod luck!

ICBINB Spray is not sodium free and if enough of it is used (multiple sprays) is isn't actually calorie free. I use the stuff and your method mentioned sounds delightful. But I thought I would throw my 2 cents in there. But, FTR I think olive oil.. with calories and fat is much better for you.

PlanetVelma

Yes, you can, but it might take quite a bit. You're going to be best served to put some olive oil in a large ziploc bag (1 tablespoon is only about 100 calories) and then throw the cut potatoes in the bag and shake it up. You can coat a lot of potatoes with only a bit of oil this way. It'll still add in the flavor of the olive oil and help your seasonings to stick without requiring a ton of oil

This! It's way easier to put them in a ziploc and use real olive oil, you can control the amount of olive oil you put in and flip the bag around to make sure all your taters are coated.

MikeSEA

I just don't like what propellent does to my cooking sheets when it bakes. So i don't use spray.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Yes, but remember that just because it comes out of a can doesn't mean it's zero calories, it just means that in the "serving size" it's zero calories. Spraying like that, however, will give you better coverage using less than if you were sprinkling.

marzahl68

You can just moisten them with water to make the seasoning stick to the potatoes.

Tuffjourney

Yes, you can, but it might take quite a bit. You're going to be best served to put some olive oil in a large ziploc bag (1 tablespoon is only about 100 calories) and then throw the cut potatoes in the bag and shake it up. You can coat a lot of potatoes with only a bit of oil this way. It'll still add in the flavor of the olive oil and help your seasonings to stick without requiring a ton of oil

This! It's way easier to put them in a ziploc and use real olive oil, you can control the amount of olive oil you put in and flip the bag around to make sure all your taters are coated.

Ditto!!!!

Janda06

I vote for using the actual olive oil and just making sure you measure and account for it. I make roasted veggies almost everyday with dinner and usually only use a tbsp for a whole pan.

NicolePatriot

What time is dinner?!? :laugh: