Cheesy Potato Skins

Name: Cheesy Potato Skins
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 41 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 large potatoes (2 pounds); 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted; 1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese (4 ounces); 1/2 cup sour cream; 8 medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)

Ingredients:5
Servings:8

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 05/16/2005

Cheesy Potato Skins

Ingredients:5
Servings:8

Broiled spud shells transform into crispy and delicious appetizers!

Cheesy Potato Skins

Prep time:15 min
Total time:1 hr 41 min
Ingredients:5
Servings:8
Calories per serving:265

Ingredient

4 large potatoes (2 pounds)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
1/2 cup sour cream
8 medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup)

Instructions

Step 1
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.

Step 2
Set oven control to broil. Place potato shells, skin sides down, on rack in broiler pan. Brush with butter.

Step 3
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.

Recipe Tips

For just 8 grams of fat and 180 calories per serving, decrease the cheese to 1/2 cup and use fat-free sour cream.
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.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts

Calories
265
Total Fat
13 g
Protein
7 g
Total Carbohydrate
35 g

Servings: 8

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Amount Per Serving Calories : 265

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	13 g	% Value Not Available
Saturated Fat	6 g	% Value Not Available
Cholesterol	25 mg	% Value Not Available
Sodium	440 mg	% Value Not Available
Total Carbohydrate	35 g	% Value Not Available
Dietary Fiber	5 g	% Value Not Available
Protein	7 g	% Value Not Available
Vitamin D	Value Not Available	0%
Calcium	Value Not Available	12%
Iron	Value Not Available	22%
Potassium	550 mg	% Value Not Available
Vitamin A	Value Not Available	6%
Vitamin C	Value Not Available	10%
Folic Acid	Value Not Available	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 2 ,
Fat 2&½

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Recipe Tips

For just 8 grams of fat and 180 calories per serving, decrease the cheese to 1/2 cup and use fat-free sour cream.

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.

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.

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.

Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

13 g

% Value Not Available

Saturated Fat

6 g

% Value Not Available

Cholesterol

25 mg

% Value Not Available

Sodium

440 mg

% Value Not Available

Total Carbohydrate

35 g

% Value Not Available

Dietary Fiber

5 g

% Value Not Available

Protein

7 g

% Value Not Available

Vitamin D

Value Not Available

Calcium

Value Not Available

12%

Iron

Value Not Available

22%

Potassium

550 mg

% Value Not Available

Vitamin A

Value Not Available

Vitamin C

Value Not Available

10%

Folic Acid

Value Not Available

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Cheesy Potato Skins

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Cheesy Potato Skins

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