5 from 3 votes
Potato Skins
Crispy, buttery potato skins are topped with crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, and green onions. Serve with sour cream for dipping. They make a great appetizer or side dish!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
12
potato skins
Calories:
193 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 small baking potato or 5 large potatoes, Russet variety
- 3 Tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1 teaspoon parsley dried
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 6 lices Bacon cooked and crumbled
- 2 Tablespoons green onion thinly sliced
- 1 ½ cups Colby jack cheese shredded
- sour cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Clean the outside of the potatoes and prick each potato 5 or so times.
- Place the potatoes in the hot oven directly on a rack set to the middle of the oven.
- Bake small potatoes for 40-50 minutes (larger potatoes will need longer) or until the potato is tender when piercing with a fork.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven to cool enough to safely handle.
- Cut each potato in half lengthwise.
- Use a spoon to remove a portion of the inside of the potato leaving a ¼” to ½” thick wall of the shell. (If you make the shell too thin they are more prone to falling apart.)
- Add the butter, parsley, seasoned salt and garlic powder to a small bowl and melt it together. Mix to combine.
- Use a pastry brush to spread the butter mixture on both sides of each potato.
- Place the potatoes with the inside down on a baking sheet. Bake in the same 425-degree oven for 15 minutes.
- Use a tongs to flip each potato over and bake for 5 additional minutes.
- Remove the crispy skins from the oven and evenly distribute the cheese and bacon among the potatoes.
- Return the potatoes to the oven for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Remove them from the oven, top with slivered green onions and serve with sour cream for dipping.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
193kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
221mg
(9%)
Potassium
489mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
264IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
129mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 potato skins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 193
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 193kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 221mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 489mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 264IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 129mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.