Loaded Potato Skins (with Bacon and Cheese}
These Loaded Potato Skins stuffed with crispy bacon and cheese are the perfect easy comfort food. Melting cheesy goodness baked in a jacket potato.
Servings: 4 People
Ingredients
- 4 Large baking potatoes
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 250 g Bacon Chopped into small pieces.
- 250 g Mushrooms Chopped into small cubes.
- 4 Spring onions Finely chopped.
- 50 g Cream cheese See notes.
- 1 Egg Medium free range.
- 150 g Cheddar cheese See notes.
- Salt and peper
To serve:
- Sour cream See notes.
- 2 Spring onions
- Chives See notes.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F and bake the potatoes for about an hour until they are cooked all the way through (or use leftovers!)
- Allow to cool slightly.
- Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the middle into a bowl (set aside). Make sure you leave a little behind so that the 'shell' is still sturdy.
- Put the empty potato shells onto a baking tray and pop them back into the oven for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhille, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the bacon and mushrooms until cooked and crispy.
- Add the bacon, mushrooms, spring onions, cream cheese, egg, HALF of the grated cheddar and plenty of salt and pepper into the bowl containing the inside of the potatoes from earlier. Mash all together well.
- Remove the potato shells from the oven and share the mixture between them. Top with the remaining cheese.
- Pop back into the oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and crispy.
- Serve with the sour cream and the extra chopped spring onions.
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Notes
Bacon: I like to use smoky bacon for added flavour. Pancetta cubes would be even better if you're feeling fancy.
Cream cheese: If you don't have any cream cheese, you can omit this, OR add more grated cheese or forage frais or creme fraiche or even a little milk or cream. It just adds a smoother texture to the mash but isn't vital.
Cheddar: Very strong cheddar is best for flavour. Sometimes I like to mix it up and add in some mozzarella for the top sprinkles to make it extra stretchy and cheesy.
Spring onions: These are called scallions/green onions in the USA.
Sour cream: You can substitute this for greek yoghurt, forage frais, creme fraiche or even mayonnaise.
Chives: These make a lovely, tasty garnish but aren't necessary if you don't have any.
Nutrition
Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 1562mg | Potassium: 323mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 684IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 305mg | Iron: 1mg