Easy Loaded Potato Skins Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour, 20 minutes
Servings:
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 4 large baking potatoes
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
  • salt, to taste
  • 4 strips bacon
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  2. Rub 2 teaspoons of olive oil over the potatoes and sprinkle with salt.
  3. Bake the potatoes on a baking tray for 60 minutes, or until the skins are crisp and a fork pierces them easily.
  4. Cool the potatoes for 15 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, cook the bacon per package instructions until crisp. Crumble or chop the cooked bacon into small pieces.
  6. Once they're cool, slice each potato in half lengthwise and scoop out the middle.
  7. Mash the scooped-out potato with the cream cheese, bacon, and half of the cheddar. Salt to taste.
  8. Fill the potato skins with the cheesy mashed potatoes, then sprinkle them with the remaining cheddar.
  9. Reduce the oven heat to 400 F and bake the potato skins for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
  10. Remove from the tray from the oven and sprinkle the chives over the cooked potato skins.