Potato Skins Recipe

Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 1 hr 25 min
Ready in: 1 hr 30 min
Serves: 4

Recipe by: SousChef

Ingredients:

• 4 large Yukon potatoes
• 2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, grated
• 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 tablespoon garlic paste/powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup bacon bits
• 2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 green onions, sliced

Cookware:

• Baking sheet
• Medium bowl
• Chef's knife
• Cutting board

Instructions:

1. Cover each potato with tin foil (shiny side facing potatoes) on the middle rack of oven for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees F.
2. Let baked potatoes cool until easy to handle. Cut them in half lengthwise and scoop out to leave a 1/4 inch of skin.
3. Mix together vegetable oil, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic paste, paprika, and pepper.
4. Place potato skins on a greased baking sheet and brush evenly with mixed ingredients in the bowl.
5. Bake potato skins for 7 minutes facing up at 475 degrees F. Turn potato skins facing down and bake for another 5-7 minutes or until crisp.
6. Take potato skins out of the oven and generously sprinkle bacon bits and shredded cheddar cheese.
7. Bake filled potato skins for another 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
8. Top with sour cream and onions. Serve!

A few tips:

1. Tin foiled baked potatoes come out fairly soft. Waiting for them to cool down may take quite awhile. I just put on my oven mitts and halved them with the tinfoil still wrapped. This allows them to cool a lot faster.

Brief:

Who doesn't like potato skins? Crispy on the outside, soft and delicious on the inside. This recipe makes an awesome appetizer or side dish!

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