Crispy Loaded Potato Skins—Better Than Restaurant Style! | Tara the Foodie

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still melting well.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is leaner, while ham can be a more affordable option.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Poke the potatoes all over with a knife to vent them.

Rub olive oil all over the potatoes.

Rub kosher salt all over the potatoes.

Place the potatoes in a 450°F oven for 45 minutes to bake.

After baking, place the potatoes on a cutting board and let them cool slightly.

Cut the baked potatoes in half lengthwise.

Scoop out the insides of the potatoes into a bowl, leaving a thin layer to form 'boats'.

Melt half a stick of butter and mix in garlic salt to taste.

Brush the melted garlic butter on the insides of the potato skins.

Sprinkle sharp cheddar cheese inside each potato skin.

Add a sprinkle of bacon on top of the cheese in each potato skin.

Open a can of no-beans chili and warm it up in a pot, then mix in cut-up hot dogs.

Spoon the chili and hot dog mixture into some of the potato skins.

Sprinkle finely chopped raw onion on top of the chili dog topped potato skins.

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