Leigh Anne, over at Your Home Based Mom posted a recipe for Potato Skins. I had never made or eaten potato skins before and this recipe looked really, really good. I also hadn’t been to the grocery store this week and was out of bread. Being a sandwich type of family, not having bread is a unusual for us. So I decided to try making my own version of these and serve them as part of our lunch.
My 5 year old told me that as I was scooping out the potato flesh, that he wasn’t going to like these and he just wanted to eat the mashed potato part. I told him to just wait and see, because I thought that he was going to really like these. And just as I predicted, all of the kids loved these, and my husband did too. It was a very nice, refreshing change from the standard sandwich for lunch and these were enjoyed by all.
Janelle’s Stuffed Potato Skins
6 medium russet potatoes (or similar variety)
6 slices pre-cooked bacon, cut in half
Vegetable oil
Sea salt
3-4 Tbsp milk
1/4 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp butter
1/2-3/4 cup shredded cheese (use your favorite variety)
Wash and scrub potatoes. Poke a few holes in potatoes with a fork. Microwave on high for approximately 5 minutes. Turn potatoes and cook for another 3-5 minutes or until tender. Slice cooked potato in half, length wise. Carefully scoop out the inside, put it into a small bowl and set it aside, leaving a little bit of potato left on the skin. Brush inside and outside of potato shell with vegetable oil. Sprinkle generously with salt. Bake in pre-heated, 400F oven for 7 minutes. Turn shells over and bake for another 7 minutes or until crisp.
While the shells are cooking, add milk, butter and sour cream to potato insides and mix well with a fork. Season with salt and in pepper if desired.
Place one dinner spoonful of potato mixture into each baked potato shell. Top with cheese and 1/2 slice of bacon. Return to hot oven for another 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted. Serve hot.
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