Loaded Baked Potato Skins Recipe (2024)

Crispy baked Loaded Potato Skins twice baked to perfection and topped with bacon, cheese, sour cream, and green onions. A fail proof side dish or tailgate snack!

These Loaded Baked Potato Skins make the PERFECT side dish or game day appetizer, with no deep frying needed.

These crispy baked potato skins are a family favorite and always on repeat during football season! Our cheesy potato skins also make a great side dish anytime fo year!

Ingredients needed to make Loaded Baked Potato Skins:

• large baking potatoes (baked, russet potatoes work great)
• Olive oil
• Grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt
• Garlic powder
• Paprika
• Black pepper
• Strips of crispy bacon (cooked and crumbled into bacon bits)
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Sour cream
• Green onions

​How to make Loaded Baked Potato Skins:

• Heat oven to 475 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut baked potatoes in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out potato flesh, leaving a 1/4 inch of potato in the shell (discard potato flesh, or reserve for another recipe).
• Place potatoes skins on a greased baking sheet.
• In a small bowl combine oil, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper.
• Brush over both sides of skins.
• Bake for 7 minutes; turn over and set bake time about 7 minutes more. Bake until crisp.
• Sprinkle bacon pieces and cheddar cheese inside skins. Bake 2 minutes longer or extra time until the cheese is melted.
• Top with a dollop of sour cream and onions.
• Serve immediately. Store any leftover crispy loaded potato skins in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat in Air Fryer or Oven.

​Easy Baked Potatoes:

To make this stuffed potato skins recipe even easier you can bake potatoes in the microwave:

• Scrub the skin of the potatoes, and prick several time with the tines of a fork. Place on a plate microwave safe plate.
• Cook on full power in the microwave for 5 minutes. Turn over, and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
• When the potato is soft, remove from the microwave, and cut in half lengthwise.

For the Best Potatoes bake in the oven, follow these steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Wash and dry the potatoes.
• Pierce the potato 2-3 times with a fork.
• Rub oil all over the potatoes.
• Rub salt all over the potatoes.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes

Cook Bacon in the Oven:

Did you know you can make Bacon in the oven?! It’s a great way to avoid the mess of splashing bacon fat grease and a smelly house by baking it in the oven! You can cook a ton of pieces at once, making this method much faster with easy to no cleanup.

Here’s how:

• Use a foil-lined baking sheet. Then place 2 wire racks on the foil. We used baking cooling racks.
• Arrange the bacon slices on the racks.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until crispy.

In this video we’re showing you how to make TGIFriday’s Loaded Baked Potato Skins!

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