Italian Grilled Potato Skins Food

GRILLED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Cut each potato lengthwise into four wedges. Cut away the white portion, leaving 1/4 in. on the potato skins. Place skins on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Combine the butter, rosemary, salt and pepper; brush over both sides of potato skins., Grill potatoes, skin side up, uncovered, over direct medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn potatoes and position over indirect heat; grill 2 minutes longer. Top with cheese. Cover and grill 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with bacon and onions. Serve with sour cream.

GRILLED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Cut each potato lengthwise into four wedges.
• Cut away the white portion, leaving 1/4 inches on the potato skins.
• Place skins on a microwave-safe plate.
• Microwave, uncovered, on high for 8-10 minutes or until tender.
• Combine the butter, rosemary, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Brush over both sides of potato skins.
• Grill potatoes, skin side up, uncovered, over direct medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Turn potatoes and position over indirect heat.
• Grill 2 minutes longer.
• Top with cheese.
• Cover and grill 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• Sprinkle with bacon and onions.
• Serve with sour cream.

DANCER'S POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• You can add these ingredients to the mashed potato centers if desired.
• 1/3 cup milk 1/4 cup butter salt and pepper a few drops hot sauce Scrub potatoes, dry, then pierce with fork several times.
• Arrange on a baking sheet and bake in 375 degree oven for about 1 hour or until tender.
• Let stand until cool enough to handle. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out centers, leaving 1/8" potato in shell.
• Cover.
• Chill shells up to 2 days until ready to use for the skins.
• If desired, add the 1/3 cup milk, 1/4 cup butter, salt and pepper to use potato centers as mashed potatoes.
• When ready to prepare skins, melt the 1/3 cup butter.
• Brush shells with the butter, inside and out. Place, cut side up, on baking sheet. Bake in a 500 degree oven for 20 minutes or until brown and crisp.
• Distribute some bacon, onion, and cheese in each shell.
• Bake just until cheese melts.
• Serve hot. If the potatoes are large, you may want to cut in half crosswise before serving.
• You may want to double this recipe if you are serving several people, especially if they are hungry! Serves: 6.

GRILLED BBQ POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake potatoes on middle rack until fork tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let sit until cool enough to handle. Bake 4 strips of bacon on a small sheet pan in the oven for 15 minutes. Crumble bacon when it has cooled.
• Preheat grill to medium heat. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, and spoon out the flesh, leaving a half-inch shell. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add minced garlic. Brush potato shells with the butter and garlic mixture. Flip over and butter the bottoms. Place potatoes on grill and cook until crisp about 4-4 1/2 minutes on each side and remove from grill. Divide the cheese, bbq sauce, and pulled pork among the potatoes. Top potatoes with sour cream, crumbled bacon and chives for garnish.
• Note: use potato flesh for potato pancakes the next day.

GRILLED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
• Peel each potato and cut ends off, (so they are flat on both sides), then cut in half across the center. Scoop out 1/2-inch of the potato's center to form a crater. Wrap a piece of bacon around each chunk of potato and secure with toothpicks to keep the bacon in place.
• Put the potatoes on the grill, cut side down, until the bacon is cooked. Flip once to get color on each side. Cover with foil to create a tent and turn heat down to medium to "steam" the potatoes. Put the asparagus on the grill and coat with BBQ sauce. Remove the foil from the potatoes, add the cheese to the crevice and cook until melted.
• Arrange a potato in center of each plate and remove the toothpicks. Stick 3 to 4 pieces of asparagus in the cheese crevice so the asparagus is standing upright. Garnish with sour cream and serve.
• Eat and enjoy.

ITALIAN GRILLED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Microwave potatoes on HIGH for 8 minutes, turning once; slice in half lengthwise.
• Combine oil, garlic and italian seasoning in small bowl.
• Brush cut surfaces of potato halves with half of the oil mixture.
• Grill potatoes, cut side down, on a lightly gre4ased grill rack over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
• Scoop out insides of each potatoe half, leaving a half-inch-thick shell.
• Brush inside of the potato shell with remaining oil mixture.
• Spoon sauce into each shell; add pepperoni and cheese.
• Return potato to the grill and cook 5 minutes more or until cheese melts.
• Enjoy!

ITALIAN POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 40-50 minutes until tender.
• Cut into halves.
• Scoop out potato leaving 1/2 inch thick shells.
• (Save the potato flesh for another use like mashed potatoes or pancakes).
• Brush both sides of the skins with melted margarine.
• Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenehit for 10-15 minutes until crisp.
• Meanwhile, brown sausage and drain.
• Stir in tomato sauce and spices.
• Fill potato shells with mixture.
• Top with cheese.
• Bake about 2 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately or cool and freeze for later.

LOADED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the baking potatoes on a baking tray. Prick all over with a fork and rub with a little oil. Cook potatoes in oven for 1 hr until golden and cooked all the way through. Remove from oven. Allow potatoes to cool for 15 mins.
• While potatoes are cooking, heat 1 tsp oil in a medium frying pan and fry the bacon for 5-8 mins until crisp. Leave to cool, then transfer to a board and finely chop.
• Cut the slightly cooled potatoes in half and scoop the flesh from the skin into a large bowl, leaving a little around the edges. Put the skins back on the baking tray, scooped side up.
• Mash the potato flesh and soured cream together using a fork or masher. Stir in the cooled bacon, most of the spring onion or chives and half of the cheddar. Season to taste.
• Divide the potato mixture evenly between the cavities of the potato skins. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar over each filled potato half. Return the potatoes to the oven for 20 mins until golden and bubbling.
• Sprinkle over the remaining spring onion or chives and serve hot.