A party must have and equally great for a "snack for dinner" night, easy homemade Potato Skins are loaded with your favorite baked potato toppings. So easy and tasty.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked potato, Potato Skins
Servings: 12
Calories: 377kcal
Author: Kellie
Cost: $10
Equipment
1 baking sheet
Ingredients
6each medium baking potatoesbaked and cooled to room temperature
8-12slicesof cooked baconchopped
24oztwo full 8 oz blocks cheddar cheeseshredded for filing and additional garnish (if desired)
Sour cream for garnish
Green onionschopped for garnish
Fresh Chiveschopped for garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Cut the potatoes in ½ length wise, carefully scoop out the inside of the potato (approximately 3-4 tbsp of potato removed from each potato halve) leaving about ¼” of the potato still in the skin.
Place the scooped-out potatoes in a pan on a roasting rack or baking pan and bake for 15 minutes to crisp the skins.
Remove from the oven and fill each potato skin with 3-4 oz of shredded cheese and 3-4 tbsp bacon.
Return the potato skins to the 450-degree oven to bake an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Serve with green onions, green chives and sour cream.
Enjoy!
Notes
To bake the potatoes, Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rub cleaned potatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, they should be fork tender.