Thursday, November 3, 2011

A football weekend appetizer sure to please! Potato Skins!

*-ingredients I always keep on hand

Potato Skins
Ingredients needed from the store:
6 medium potatoes-scrubbed and pierced-$0.99
*butter-$3.99 a tub
*season salt-$1
*1 cup shredded cheese-$2.99/8oz. bag
Toppings
6 strips of cooked bacon-$2.99
reserved bacon grease

Preheat oven broiler. Scrub potatoes and pierce with fork. Microwave on high for about 6-10 minutes, until potatoes are soft. 

Meanwhile, cook bacon, reserving bacon grease. Cut lengthwise and scoop out potato pulp. Brush both sides of skins with butter and bacon grease.

Sprinkle inside of skin with season salt and broil skin side up for 3 minutes. Turn skin side down. Top with bacon and cheese and broil an additional 2 minutes. Yum-my!

Take your time method: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. After scrubbing & piercing potatoes, rub with butter and bake 60 minutes. Follow all other steps for amazing home-made potato skins.

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