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Pimento Cheese Potato Skins Recipe

These potato skins, perfect for a game day appetizer, are stuffed with pimento cheese.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Pimento Cheese Potato Skins
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Ingredients

  • 6 Russet Potatoes
  • 3 Tablespoons Canola Oil (divided)
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • Salt
  • Pimento Cheese
  • Bacon (cooked & chopped)

Instructions

  • Thoroughly wash your potatoes. Set them on paper towels and allow them to dry.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and rub the skins with 1.5 Tablespoons Canola Oil. Bake for 30-45 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Place on a cooling rack.
  • When cool enough to handle, slice the potatoes lengthwise. Carefully scoop out the insides (I use the long end of the teaspoon from this set, works great!). I only leave a very thin layer of potato, some people prefer to leave a little more. You do you!
  • Melt the butter with the other 1.5 tablespoons of canola oil. Brush the insides of the potatoes with this mixture, then flip over and brush the skins. Sprinkle with salt.
  • Bake for about 6 more minutes, until skin is crispy. Flip potatoes over, sprinkle with salt and bake another 5 minutes until edges of the potatoes begin to brown.
  • Fill each potato skin with about 1 Tablespoon of pimento cheese. Top with bacon. Bake another 5-6 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.
  • Serve immediately, with sour cream, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcal (15%)