Bacon. Cheese. Potatoes. They all go together and we are fully enjoying them today for the Super Bowl. This is a recipe I got from my Pioneer Woman cookbook and I have modified it a bit to time save.
To start you will need…
Potatoes, scrubbed clean, poke a few holes in them and put them in the microwave for 10 minutes.
Then turn them over and microwave for another 5 minutes. You should then have potatoes ready to go. If not microwave a bit longer.
I doubled this recipe today which I often double most recipes. But one batch needs 1 lb. of bacon of your choice. I bought pepper bacon this week because it was on sale. Cloverdale is a North Dakota company and their maple bacon is my favorite.
I don’t fry the bacon.
Bake at 325F for 20 minutes.
It’s crispy and ready to go.
Slice your microwave baked potatoes and clean out most of the inner flesh, placing in a bowl. The skins can be placed on a cookie sheet.
Pay attention to what your children are doing while are you cooking.
Because you don’t want your child to be walking around aimlessly with a plastic water wing on their head.
Brush the inside and outside of potato skins with canola oil.
Pioneer Woman suggests to salt both inside and out of the potato skins. But to save on sodium, I skip this step.
Pioneer Woman suggests to salt both inside and out of the potato skins. But to save on sodium, I skip this step.
Place in the oven at 400F for about 10 minutes. They should be crispy, sizzling and slightly brown.
I wrap up the bacon in a paper towel to soak some additional grease before cutting it.
This was a double batch and I purposely have extra…a little for snitching and for additional meal this week. Cut bit size for the potato skins.
Don’t throw out your potatoes. Wrap them up and place in your refrigerator. They make yummy mashed potatoes for your next meal.
Sprinkle in Sharp Cheddar cheese in each potato skin.
Slice up a bunch of green onions.
My extra green onions and bacon are set aside into the refrigerator for some early morning eggs and bacon for our teenager who is need of a large meal about five times a day.
I put my batch of bacon potato skins into two 9″x13″ pans to transport to a friend’s house for a Super Bowl gathering. At their house, we put them into the over at 350F for 10 minutes just enough to melt and meld everything together.
As they were served tonight we placed a dollop of sour cream on each as we ate them.
The pans are empty and the game isn’t over.
You can share your recipe and link up to Hunk of Meat Monday founder and friend, Beyer Beware. Linking up is super easy and next week I’ll get organize and have a link up for you to enter right here also. It’s easy to share your recipe and you get plenty of ideas for what to cook for your family this week.
What’s cooking at your house this week? Did you make something fun for the Super Bowl?
They look totally yummy. Love potatoes. Love bacon. Love cheese. What’s not to love? Oh yeah, those chives… 🙂
Seriously, those look amazing! A friend told me to rub cool bacon grease on a baked potato before putting aluminum foil. Pretty much think your tater skins with bacon grease would be near heavenly.
OH Yes!
Yum! Got to try this one…Thanks Katie!
I made corn oysters this week!
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Yum! You crack me up! I think Annika needs a beach vacation.
We just love Potato Skins and yours look delicious. I would like to invite you to bring a dish to my Full Plate Thursday. Thank you for sharing and you have a great week!
I think I put on 5 lbs. just looking at them…LOL…cute little one…
I think I put on 5 lbs. just looking at them…LOL…cute little one…
I think I put on 5 lbs. just looking at them…LOL…cute little one…
pretty sure my hubby would love these!!!
Thanks
Leontien