These Loaded Baked Potato Skins make the PERFECT side dish or game day appetizer, with no deep frying needed.
These crispy baked potato skins are a family favorite and always on repeat during football season! Our cheesy potato skins also make a great side dish anytime fo year!
Ingredients needed to make Loaded Baked Potato Skins:
- large baking potatoes (baked, russet potatoes work great)
- Olive oil
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- Black pepper
- Strips of crispy bacon (cooked and crumbled into bacon bits)
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Green onions
How to make Loaded Baked Potato Skins:
- Heat oven to 475 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut baked potatoes in half lengthwise.
- Scoop out potato flesh, leaving a 1/4 inch of potato in the shell (discard potato flesh, 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 set bake time about 7 minutes more. Bake until crisp.
- Sprinkle bacon pieces and cheddar cheese inside skins. Bake 2 minutes longer or extra time until the cheese is melted.
- Top with a dollop of sour cream and onions.
- Serve immediately. Store any leftover crispy loaded potato skins in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat in Air Fryer or Oven.
Easy Baked Potatoes:
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.
For the Best Potatoes bake in the oven, follow these steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Wash and dry the potatoes.
- Pierce the potato 2-3 times with a fork.
- Rub oil all over the potatoes.
- Rub salt all over the potatoes.
- Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes
Cook Bacon in the Oven:
Did you know you can make Bacon in the oven?! It’s a great way to avoid the mess of splashing bacon fat grease and a smelly house by baking it in the oven! You can cook a ton of pieces at once, making this method much faster with easy to no cleanup.
Here’s how:
- Use a foil-lined baking sheet. Then place 2 wire racks on the foil. We used baking cooling racks.
- Arrange the bacon slices on the racks.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until crispy.
In this video we’re showing you how to make TGIFriday’s Loaded Baked Potato Skins!
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Loaded Baked Potato Skins Recipe
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
- 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.
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