3.8 from 12 votes
Mac and Cheese Potato Skins
The perfect football food! Creamy mac and cheese stuffed inside a crispy potato skin!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 10 potato
Calories: 256 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 medium russet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ounce package Bob Evans Farms Original Macaroni and Cheese
- 5 lices Bacon diced and fried
- 1 cup grated cheddar
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped chives
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash potatoes and place in hot oven directly on oven rack. Bake for 60 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through and a knife is easily inserted all the way through.
- Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees.
- Using a towel to hold the hot potatoes, slice the potatoes in half lengthwise.
- Use a spoon to scoop out most of the insides of the potatoes, leaving a small amount of flesh along the skin. Reserve the scooped out potatoes for another use.
- Drizzle both sides of the potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Place potatoes skin side down on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
- Flip potatoes over and bake for 5 more minutes.
- While potatoes are baking, microwave the macaroni and cheese according to package directions.
- Add the cooked macaroni and cheese to a mixing bowl along with the bacon, cheddar, and chives. Stir well to combine.
- Carefully fill the potato skins with the macaroni and cheese. Sprinkle with cracked pepper and additional salt, if desired.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- To make these potato skins even easier, start with a package of frozen potato skins and fill them with the mac and cheese mixture!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1potato skin
Calories
256kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
421mg
(18%)
Potassium
517mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Vitamin A
140IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
6.4mg
(7%)
Calcium
125mg
(13%)
Iron
1.5mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10potato
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1potato skin | |
| Calories | 256kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 421mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 517mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 140IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 6.4mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.