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Oven Baked Potato Skins

Here's how you make Oven Baked Potato Skins
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 potatoes, russet (large)
  • 1/4 cup oil (vegetable oil)
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 cup bacon, cooked (crumbled)
  • 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Wrap potatoes in foil and bake in a 425 degree Fahrenheit oven until tender, about 50 to 60 minutes.

  • Step 2: Allow to cool and cut in half lenghtwise.

  • Step 3: Scoop out the pulp leaving just a bit in the skin. (The pulp can be used for something else some other time or return it to the potato as a previous reviewer did).

  • Step 4: Brush oil on skin.

  • Step 5: Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  • Step 6: Top potatoes with bacon, cheese and chives; place on a baking sheet coated with non-stick spray.

  • Step 7: Bake in a 450 degree Fahrenheit oven until cheese is all melted, about 10 to 12 minutes.

  • Step 8: Top with sour cream and serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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