Description
Crispy potato skins are a restaurant-quality appetizer that you can easily make at home. Baked potato skins are topped with bacon, chives, and cheddar cheese and are perfect for game day or anytime!
Ingredients
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- 6 russet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons bacon bits (or 3 slices bacon cooked and crumbled)
- 2 tablespoons chives
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- sour cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Wash potatoes. Pierce each potato with a fork on all sides, 4-5 times minimum.
- Place potatoes directly on the oven rack and bake for 45 minutes or until tender.
- Remove from oven and let cook until they can comfortably be handled.
- Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out the inside, leaving the skin with about ¼ inch thick.
- Combine melted butter, Lawry’s, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Brush the mixture over the top and bottom of the potato skins and place cut side down in a baking dish.
- Bake for 15 minutes, flip, and bake an additional 5 minutes or until crisp.
- Fill each potato with cheese and bacon. Return to the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and top with green onion. Serve with sour cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: appetizer
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 237
- Sugar: 1.3 g
- Sodium: 176.2 mg
- Fat: 8.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.8 g
- Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
- Cholesterol: 20.6 mg