Loaded Baked Potato Skins Recipe
Crispy baked Loaded Potato Skins twice baked to perfection and topped with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and green onions.
Servings: 8
Calories: 319kcal
Equipment
- basting brush
Ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes (baked)
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 8 strips bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Heat oven to 475 degrees F.
- Cut baked potatoes in half lengthwise.
- Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4" shell (discard pulp, or reserve for another recipe).
- Place potatoes skins on a greased baking sheet.
- In a small bowl combine oil, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper.
- Brush over both sides of skins.
- Bake for 7 minutes; turn over and bake about 7 minutes more. Bake until crisp.
- Sprinkle bacon and cheddar cheese inside skins. Bake 2 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.
- Top with sour cream and onions.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
To make this stuffed potato skins recipe even easier you can bake potatoes in the microwave:
- Scrub the skin of the potatoes, and prick several time with the tines of a fork. Place on a plate microwave safe plate.
- Cook on full power in the microwave for 5 minutes. Turn over, and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
- When the potato is soft, remove from the microwave, and cut in half lengthwise.
Nutrition
Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 310mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 362IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 2mg