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Light Sweet Potato Skins with Bacon & Goat Cheese

These tasty and healthy sweet potato skins are fantastic for game day, or any snack time.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 874 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 8 ounces each sweet potatoes, scrubbed
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces goat cheese chevre, crumbled
  • 6 lices center cut bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 green onion thinly sliced

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a rack on top of the foil.
  2. Pierce the sweet potatoes all over with a fork and place on the rack.
  3. Bake the sweet potatoes until tender when pierced with a fork, 50 to 55 minutes.
  4. Let the potatoes cool for 10 minutes, then cut into quarters. Scoop out the flesh, leaving a ¼-inch border of potato. Reserve the flesh for another use.
  5. Preheat the broiler.
  6. Lightly brush both sides of each potato skin with canola oil, then place the potato skins on the rack, skin side up.
  7. Broil until the skins are starting to turn crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn them over, then broil for additional 1 to 2 minutes, or until the edges are starting to brown.
  8. Sprinkler the pepper, salt, goat cheese and bacon evenly between the potato skins.
  9. Broil until the cheese is starting to melt, about 2 minutes.
  10. Garnish with green onions and serve.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Serving 2Skins Calories 87.4kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 7.6g (3%) Protein 3.6g (7%) Fat 4.3g (7%) Saturated Fat 1.5g (8%) Cholesterol 7mg (2%) Sodium 138.9mg (6%) Potassium 151.9mg (4%) Fiber 1.5g (6%) Sugar 3g (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 874

% Daily Value*

Serving 2Skins
Calories 87.4kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 7.6g 3%
Protein 3.6g 7%
Fat 4.3g 7%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 138.9mg 6%
Potassium 151.9mg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 6%
Sugar 3g 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.