Loaded Potato Skins


When I made Loaded Baked Potato Soup, one of the final instructions was to scoop out the pulp and discard the skins.  Discard the skins?  What?  The skins are, in my opinion, the best part!  Since I found this to be completely unacceptable, I decided to scoop out a little less pulp, reserve the skins and make a scrumptious appetizer. 


Loaded Potato Skins

4 Baked Potatoes
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 tbsp Real Bacon Bits
Olive oil
Sea salt


Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

At this time you can pierce your potatoes and bake for 1 hour in the oven or go here for 13 minute microwave instructions.

When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut the potatoes in half and scoop out most of the pulp, leaving between 1/8 and ¼ inch of pulp on the sides.  Remember to save that pulp for your Loaded Baked Potato Soup!

Brush both sides of the skins with olive oil.  Place cut side down, and sprinkle with sea salt.  Bake for 7 minutes.  Flip the skins and bake for another 7 minutes.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with cheese and bacon bits.  Serve with sour cream, ranch, BBQ, or plain.

Enjoy!
Amy

Comments

  1. Amy, I love potato skins. These look wonderful. Thanks for posting this!

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  2. Good call on not throwing out the potato skins!!! Your verison is even easy than mine! I've never done the potatoes in the microwave!

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  3. I am always surprised at the number of people who dislike potato skins. They are delicious... and full of fibre - thanks for sharing another great use.

    Shari from www.goodfoodweek.blogspot.com

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