Loaded Crack Baked Potato Halves

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the potatoes in half.
  2. 2Make cross-hatch cuts on the potato halves.
  3. 3Lather the potato halves with olive oil.
  4. 4Flip the potatoes over and apply olive oil to the skin side.
  5. 5Season with a little bit of salt.
  6. 6Season with pepper.
  7. 7Add Ranch seasoning to the potato halves.
  8. 8Repeat the seasoning process on the skin side of the potatoes.
  9. 9Place four tablespoons of butter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  10. 10Lay some Parmesan cheese over the butter.
  11. 11Sprinkle more Ranch seasoning on top of the Parmesan cheese.
  12. 12Place the potato halves face down on the cheese and butter mixture.
  13. 13Bake the potatoes in a 450-degree Fahrenheit oven for about 30 minutes.
  14. 14Place three strips of bacon into an air fryer.
  15. 15Chop green onions.
  16. 16Chop the air-fried bacon.
  17. 17Add a little bit of shredded Cheddar cheese on top of the baked potato halves.
  18. 18Add chopped green onions.
  19. 19Add chopped bacon.
  20. 20Add sour cream for those who like it.

Ingredients

  • 2 potatoes
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Ranch seasoning
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • Parmesan cheese
  • 3 strips bacon
  • green onions
  • Cheddar cheese
  • sour cream

Equipment

knifecutting boardbaking sheetparchment paperbrushair fryertongs

Tips

  • The crusted Parmesan cheese makes it perfectly crunchy.
  • The Ranch seasoning takes it up about 13 more notches.