Baked Potato Skins with Cheese and Bacon

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pancetta

Pancetta can be more affordable and adds a similar flavor.

Wash and scrub the potatoes clean, making sure they are really clean since you'll be eating the skin.

Dry the potatoes well and pierce each potato with a fork.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Rub olive oil over each potato and sprinkle with salt, rubbing it in.

Place the potatoes in the oven and bake for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, take the potatoes out and let them cool for 5 minutes before handling.

Cut each potato in half lengthwise and scoop out half of the potato flesh, setting it aside for later use.

Brush each potato skin generously with bacon grease from the cooked bacon for added flavor.

Return the potato skins to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes at 400°F until crispy.

Let the potato skins cool for 5 minutes before adding fillings.

In each potato half, add a spoonful of softened cream cheese, followed by shredded cheddar cheese.

Add chopped jalapenos, including the seeds for extra heat, or use pickled jalapenos if preferred.

Top with crumbled bacon, a dollop of sour cream, and garnish with green onions and a slice of jalapeno.

Cooking Techniques

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