Deep-Fried Potato Skins

Name: Deep-Fried Potato Skins
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 to 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled; 4 larges baking potatoes; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 4 teaspoons minced chives or green onion; 8 servings Oil for deep-fat frying; 1 Tbsp finely chopped onion; 1 envelope onion soup mix; 1 Dash hot pepper sauce; 118 milliliters shredded cheddar cheese; 454 grams cups sour cream; 118 milliliters shredded Swiss cheese

Deep-Fried Potato Skins might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 459 calories, 10g of protein, and 36g of fat. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up to 8 bacon strips, baking potatoes, cheddar cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Bake potatoes at 400° for 1 hour or until tender.

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Potato

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Oven

Meanwhile, for dip, combine the sour cream, soup mix, onion, garlic and hot pepper sauce in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

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Hot Sauce

Sour Cream

Dip

Garlic

Onion

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Bowl

When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell (save pulp for another use). With a scissors, cut each potato half into three lengthwise strips.

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Potato

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Kitchen Scissors