Loaded Potato Skins
Crispy Loaded Potato Skins topped with a creamy cheese and spring onion filling. Enjoy them as a slimming-friendly snack, side, or party food favourite!
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories243
- Carbs45g
- Protein8.5g
- Fat1.6g
- Saturates0.8g
- Sugars3.3g
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These Loaded Potato Skins are proper comfort food, made slimming friendly! Crispy on the outside, fluffy in the middle, and piled high with a creamy cottage cheese and spring onion topping, they’re perfect if you’re counting the calories but still want to indulge in all your fave flavours and textures.
The best thing about this recipe is you can load them up however you fancy! We’ve tried everything from bacon and cheese to chilli and cheese, chicken and bacon, and classic cheese and onion — and they’ve all gone down a treat. You can even turn up the heat with a sprinkle of chilli flakes, or keep them completely meat free for a lighter option. They pair especially well with our Pulled Pork!
What diets are these Loaded Potato Skins suitable for?
These Loaded Potato Skins are suitable for vegetarian and gluten-free diets.
Remember to take extra care when you’re cooking for people with allergies. Use separate utensils, cookware, and preparation surfaces.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Loaded Potato Skins?
These Loaded Potato Skins are dead easy to make, with no fancy kitchen gadgets or ingredients. You’ll find everything on your local supermarket shelves.
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How many calories are in these Loaded Potato Skins?
There are 243 calories per portion in these Loaded Potato Skins, which means they fall into our Everyday Light category. These are all dishes under 400 calories, ideal for when you’re after a lighter bite (just like the category name suggests!), and they fit with diet plans like Weight Watchers if you’re calorie counting.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight, then you might want to adjust these slightly. You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Pierce the potatoes, and cook for 5 minutes each in the microwave — until soft.
Step 2
Scoop out the centres of the potatoes into a bowl, then mash until smooth. Reserve the potato shells for later.
Step 3
Add the cottage cheese and spring onion to the bowl of potato, and mix. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Step 4
Spray the potato shells with low-calorie cooking spray and place onto a baking tray.
Step 5
Spoon the mashed potato filling back into the potato shells. Then sprinkle over the cheese and bake for 30 minutes. Once your potatoes are golden and bubbling, serve!
What could I serve alongside these Loaded Potato Skins?
We think the following dishes would go great with our Loaded Potato Skins recipe:
How do you know when your Loaded Potato Skins are cooked?
You’ll know your loaded potato skins are ready when the cheese is melted and golden, and the potato edges are crisped up beautifully. The filling should be piping hot all the way through, with a creamy middle and crunchy shell that’s perfect for digging into.
How long can you keep Loaded Potato Skins in the fridge?
Once you’ve served up your Loaded Potato Skins, ideally you should eat them within 4 hours.
If you do allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Loaded Potato Skins in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.
Can I freeze Loaded Potato Skins?
Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, just remember to do the following:
- Freeze them as soon as they’re cold enough.
- Use a container or bag that’s suitable for freezing.
- Don’t forget to add a label with what they are, and on what date you put them in the freezer!
How do I reheat Loaded Potato Skins?
From chilled: Transfer to a baking tray and cover loosely with foil. Heat in a preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, or until heated through and piping hot.
From frozen: Defrost completely before reheating. Place on a baking tray, cover loosely with foil and heat in a preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
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Loaded Potato Skins
Crispy Loaded Potato Skins topped with a creamy cheese and spring onion filling. Enjoy them as a slimming-friendly snack, side, or party food favourite!
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
40 MINS
- KCals 243
- Carbs 45G
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Pierce the potatoes, and cook for 5 minutes each in the microwave — until soft.
- Scoop out the centres of the potatoes into a bowl, then mash until smooth. Reserve the potato shells for later.
- Add the cottage cheese and spring onion to the bowl of potato and mix. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spray the potato shells with low-calorie cooking spray and place onto a baking tray.
- Spoon the mashed potato filling back into the potato shells. Then sprinkle over the cheese and bake for 30 minutes. Once your potatoes skins are golden and bubbling, serve!
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Stacey Ó BrienMonday 1st May 2023
I love this recipe, instead of the oven I put them in the air fryer at 200 degrees for 6 mins, a bit longer if you want them crisper.
SharonFriday 12th May 2023
Hi Stacey, we’re so pleased to hear you love our Loaded Potato Skins and thanks for sharing your experience of cooking them in an air-fryer.
JordanneWednesday 5th January 2022
Hi. Could you microwave these to reheat rather than in the oven? I want to catch cook and freeze them and the just microwave them at dinner once defrosted.
HollyThursday 6th January 2022
Hey Jordanne, yes you can reheat in the microwave cover loosly and heat until piping hot. Hope that helps!
KayleighFriday 3rd January 2020
Can I substitute the cottage cheese for light cream cheese?
Sharon FitzpatrickThursday 14th May 2020
Hi Kayleigh, yes, you could use light cream cheese instead, it would work well.Thanks for your question.
HeatherWednesday 29th May 2019
Does it need to be Butter Frylight?
CateFriday 31st May 2019
No, any low calorie cooking spray will do!:)
GailSaturday 21st July 2018
These sound amazing! I might try adding some chopped bacon too! Is there a recipe for the slaw that’s in the picture at the top please? I’ve had a look but can’t find it. TIA 🙂
LindaSaturday 7th May 2016
A few grams of parmasan cheese is good mixed with the cottage cheese
KaySunday 8th May 2016
Ooooo will give that a try – thanks!
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