Complement Game Day with a Crispy Snack

"(Family Features) In the midst of peak homegating season, with football championships taking center stage and action heating up on the hardwood, a good game day host knows you can never have too many delicious snacks on hand. Kicking off the madness can be as easy as these Crispy Potato Skins, a hearty watch party classic that keeps fans fueled and engaged with the game on the big screen."

"Heat oven to 400 F. Clean potatoes then pierce with fork. Rub potatoes with olive oil then bake 1 hour until cooked through. In frying pan over medium heat, cook bacon 10-15 minutes until crisp. Drain on paper towel-lined plate then crumble. Cut cooked potatoes in half then scoop out insides, leaving about 1/4 inch of potato inside skins. Rub with olive oil then season with salt, to taste. Place on roasting pan and cook 10 minutes. Flip and cook 10 minutes."

"6 medium russet potatoes extra-virgin olive oil 6 slices bacon kosher salt, to taste freshly ground pepper, to taste shredded cheddar cheese sour cream (optional) thinly sliced green onions (optional) Heat oven to 400 F. Clean potatoes then pierce with fork. Rub potatoes with olive oil then bake 1 hour until cooked through. In frying pan over medium heat, cook bacon 10-15 minutes until crisp. Drain on paper towel-lined plate then crumble."

Recipe yields six servings with about 10 minutes prep and 1 hour 40 minutes total cook time. Six medium russet potatoes are washed, pierced, rubbed with olive oil and baked until tender. Bacon is cooked until crisp and crumbled. Potatoes are halved and scooped, leaving roughly 1/4 inch of flesh, then rubbed with oil, seasoned, roasted until crisp, flipped, and topped with shredded cheddar and crumbled bacon before a brief broil. Skins are served warm with optional sour cream and thinly sliced green onions, seasoned with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

Read at Alternative Medicine Magazine