Potato Skins with Buffalo Chicken
Potato Skins with Buffalo Chicken are a delicious, hearty dinner! Crispy potato skins are loaded with creamy buffalo chicken and topped with melty cheese!
Ingredients
- 5 russet potatoes
- Olive oil for brushing
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
- 1/3 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F. Place the clean, whole potatoes in a wire rack lined baking sheet. Bake the potatoes 30 minutes, flip and bake an additional 20 minutes or until the potato is fork tender.
- Allow the potatoes to cool enough to handle. Slice the potatoes lengthwise and scoop out the inside of the potatoes leaving 1/4 inch potato around the skin.
- Brush the interior and exterior of the potato skins lightly with olive oil and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the potato skins back in the oven and bake for 7 minutes, flip and bake an additional 7 minutes. This helps the potato skins get ultra crispy. Remove from the oven.
- In a mixing bowl combine the shredded chicken, cream cheese, ranch, buffalo sauce, green onions and half the cheese.
- Place about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture in each potato skin. Top with the remaining shredded cheese. Bake 10-15 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Notes
Use the discarded part of the potatoes to make mashed potatoes or potato fritters.
Net carbs 7.8 g per serving
Nutrition
Serving: 1 (Nutrition calculated per potato skin)Calories: 207kcalCarbohydrates: 8.4gProtein: 14gFat: 12.8gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 275mgFiber: 0.6gSugar: 0.9g
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