Loaded Potato Skins

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat but may be pricier.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt maintains creaminess with fewer calories.

Rinse and clean off small red potatoes.

Poke the potatoes several times with a fork.

Coat the potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt.

Bake the potatoes for 50 minutes at 375°F (190°C) or until they are tender.

Remove the potatoes from the oven and allow them to cool.

Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the insides, leaving enough room to maintain the structure of the potatoes.

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat.

Add whole milk, cheddar cheese, and cream cheese to the saucepan and stir until everything is completely melted.

Add the cheese mixture to the center of the potato halves.

Top with bacon.

Bake in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and top with green onions.

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