# Twice Baked Potato Skins

A classic style twice baked potato skins recipe, featuring crispy potato shells filled with a creamy mashed potato mixture, cheese, bacon, and green onions.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 potatoes
- salt
- oil
- shredded cheddar cheese
- milk
- sour cream
- butter
- pepper
- bacon bits
- green onions

## Instructions

1. Pour salt into a baking pan.
2. Place potatoes on top of the salt.
3. Drizzle oil over the potatoes.
4. Bake the potatoes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Take out the baked potatoes.
6. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise.
7. Scoop out the insides of the potatoes, leaving a shell.
8. Fry the potato skins until crispy.
9. Remove the fried potato skins and drain on a paper towel.
10. Place the potato skins on a baking tray.
11. Fill each potato skin with shredded cheddar cheese.
12. Bake the potato skins with cheese in the oven.
13. Take the scooped potato insides and place them in a bowl.
14. Add milk and sour cream to the potatoes.
15. Add butter, salt, and pepper to the potatoes.
16. Mix the potato mixture with an electric mixer until smooth.
17. Add shredded cheddar cheese to the mashed potatoes.
18. Add bacon bits and chopped green onions to the mashed potatoes.
19. Mix all the ingredients into the mashed potato mixture.
20. Remove the baked potato skins with melted cheese from the oven.
21. Spoon the mashed potato mixture into each potato skin.
22. Top the filled potato skins with more shredded cheddar cheese.
23. Place the filled potato skins back into the oven to bake until golden brown.
24. Remove the potato skins from the oven.
25. Garnish with more bacon bits.
26. Garnish with chopped green onions.
27. Serve the potato skins on a wooden platter.
28. Drizzle sour cream on top of each potato skin.

## Equipment

- pan
- oven
- baking tray
- knife
- spoon
- mixer
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR2j-fVAUt2/?igsh=Y2J3a2Exa2piZ3Nr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d5f66b5f-6752-4b00-828a-64b24cdaaced
- Extracted: 2026-01-12

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