Ingredients for - Loaded Baked Potato Skins

1. Baking potatoes, scrubbed 4 large
2. Olive oil 3 tablespoons
3. Grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon
4. Salt ½ teaspoon
5. Garlic powder ¼ teaspoon
6. Ground paprika ¼ teaspoon
7. Ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon
8. Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1 ½ cups
9. Cooked bacon, crumbled 8 slices
10. Sour cream ½ cup
11. Green onion, sliced 4 stalks

How to cook deliciously - Loaded Baked Potato Skins

1 . Stage

Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.

2 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven.

3 . Stage

When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut them lengthwise and scoop out flesh to within 1/4 inch of skin. Reserve flesh for another use. Place skins back onto the baking sheet.

4 . Stage

Combine olive oil, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper in a small bowl; brush over both sides of skins.

5 . Stage

Return to the oven and bake until very crisp, about 10 minutes, turning skins halfway though.

6 . Stage

Sprinkle skins with Cheddar cheese and bacon. Return to the oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 2 more minutes.

7 . Stage

Serve topped with sour cream and green onions.