4.3 from 9 votes
BBQ Chicken Potato Skins
Cheesy, crispy, and dripping with sauce, these BBQ Chicken Potato Skins are the ultimate football party food! Make then ahead of time and bake when ready!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 8 potato skins
Calories: 439 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 medium Russet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- salt
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ cup cooked chicken diced small
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- 2-3 tablespoons cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Poke small holes into the skin of the potatoes using a fork.
- Place potatoes directly onto the oven rack in the center of the oven and bake for 1 hour. remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Cut potatoes in half and scoop out most of the inside of the potato, leaving 1/4 inch attached to the potato skin. (You can reserve the insides of the potatoes for another recipe.)
- Brush the inside and outside of the potato with vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt. Place face down on a broiling pan or baking sheet with a rack on it.
- Put potato skins back into the 400-degree oven and bake for 5 minutes. Then, flip and bake another 5 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and spoon 1 teaspoon of BBQ sauce into the potato skins spreading evenly inside.
- Sprinkle a layer of cheese on top of the sauce, then chopped chicken, and red onion on top of that.
- Place potato skins back in the oven and cook for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and drizzle with BBQ sauce and some cilantro. Serve and enjoy hot!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
439kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
558mg
(23%)
Potassium
1023mg
(29%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
445IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
12.9mg
(14%)
Calcium
316mg
(32%)
Iron
2.4mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8potato skins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 439
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 439kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 558mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 1023mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 445IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 12.9mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 316mg | 32% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.