Potato Skins or Baked Potato Skins

Ingredients

Instructions

Bake Potatoes:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Wash and dry each potato. Using a fork, poke through the skin of each potato 8 to 10 times. Rub a light coat of olive oil, cooking oil, or shortening over each potato.
  • Place potatoes on middle rack of oven. Place a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch drippings. Bake for 1 hour.

Potato Skins:

  • Cool potatoes on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes. Cut each potato in half. Scoop out some of the center, leaving about a ½ inch layer of potato.
  • Use a pastry brush to brush the potatoes all over with melted butter. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and broil on high for about 4 to 6 minutes. The skins should turn golden brown.
  • Divide the cheese and bacon crumbles evenly to the scooped side of the 12 potato skins. Broil again for 1 to 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
  • Serve hot with one or several dipping sauces.

Dipping sauce options:

  • Sour cream and salsa: Mix 2/3 cup sour cream with ⅓ cup salsa. Chill 1 hour before serving.
  • Sour cream and chives: Mix 1 cup sour cream with 1 tablespoon chives. Chill 1 hour before serving.
  • Ranch dressing: Your favorite ranch dressing or our Homemade Ranch Dressing.

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FOR THE NACHOS

  • 1 tbsp.extra-virgin olive oil
  • large onion, chopped
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp. taco seasoning
  • kosher salt
  • (15-oz.) can refried beans
  • 1/4 c. water
  • large bag tortilla chips
  • 2 c. shredded cheddar
  • 2 c. Shredded Monterey jack
  • (15-oz.) can black beans, drained
  • 1/2 c. pickled jalapeños

FOR TOPPING

  • large tomato, diced
  • avocado, diced
  • 1/4 c. thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/4 c. fresh cilantro leaves (optional)
  • Sour cream, for drizzling
  • Hot sauce, for drizzling

Directions

    1. Step Preheat oven to 425º and line a large baking sheet with foil. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook until soft, 5 minutes, then add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, 6 minutes more. Drain fat.
    2. Step Add garlic and taco seasoning and season with salt. Cook until meat is well browned and slightly crispy, 5 minutes more. Add refried beans and water to skillet and stir until combined.
    3. Step Add half the tortilla chips and top with beef-bean mixture, half the cheese, half the black beans, and half the pickled jalapeños. Repeat one more layer.
    4. Step Bake until cheese is melty, 15 minutes.
    5. Step Scatter with tomato, avocado, green onions, and cilantro. Drizzle with sour cream and hot sauce and serve immediately

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How to Make Hot Wings

You’ll find the full step-by-step instructions below, but here’s what you can expect from this hot wings recipe:

1. Coat with flour: Coat the chicken wings with a mixture of flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt. Refrigerate coated wings for at least an hour.
2. Make the sauce: In a saucepan on the stove, combine butter, hot sauce, pepper, and garlic. Stir until butter is melted, then remove from heat and reserve for later.
3. Fry the wings: Fry the chicken wings in a skillet filled with oil heated to 375 degrees F. Remove the wings and place them on a paper-towel lined plate to remove the excess oil.
4. Coat the wings: Drizzle the hot wings sauce over the fried wings or place the hot wings in a bowl with the sauce and mix together until combined.

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