Cheesy Potato Skins
"Broiled spud shells transform into crispy and delicious appetizers!
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?recipeID=34420&Source=SearchResultPage&terms=cheese%20appetizers"
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 large potatoes (2 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
- 1 cup shredded colby-monterey jack cheese (4 ounces)
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 8 medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)
directions
- Heat oven to 375°F Pierce potatoes to allow steam to escape. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until tender. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Cut potatoes lengthwise into fourths; carefully scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-inch shells. Save potato pulp for another use.
- Set oven control to broil. Place potato shells, skin sides down, on rack in broiler pan. Brush with butter.
- Broil with tops 4 to 5 inches from heat about 5 minutes or until crisp and brown. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil about 30 seconds or until cheese is melted. Serve hot with sour cream and onions.
- Make the Most of This Recipe.
- Health Twist.
- For just 8 grams of fat and 180 calories per serving, decrease the cheese to 1/2 cup and use fat-free sour cream.
- Planned-Overs.
- The next day, microwave the leftover potato insides and top with sour cream and chopped fresh chives or green onions for a quick side dish.
- Time Saver.
- To "bake" potatoes in the microwave, pierce potatoes with a fork, and arrange potatoes about 1 inch apart in circle on microwavable paper towel. Microwave uncovered on High 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.
- Variation.
- Turn this appetizer into a meal by making Cheesy Ranch Potato Skins. After brushing the potato shells with butter, sprinkle with garlic powder and broil about 5 minutes as directed. Top with finely chopped cooked chicken and the cheese, and broil about 30 seconds until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with Betty Crocker® Bac~Os® bacon flavor bits, and serve with ranch dressing instead of the sour cream. Omit the green onions.
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