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brown cutting board with 6 cooked potato skins filled with melted cheese and crispy bacon with a cup pf sour cream and bowl of chopped chives for topping
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4.78 from 9 votes

Grilled Potato Skins

Crispy skinned russet potatoes filled with melty cheese, bacon, sour cream and chives. All cooked on a Traeger Grill.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: traeger grill
Servings: 4
Calories: 250kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 small Russet potatoes
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 6 slices diced bacon
  • sour cream
  • chives

Instructions

  • Preheat the Traeger grill to 375F
  • Fill a large bowl with water.
  • Wash all of the russet potatoes.
  • Working with one potato at a time, cut it in half lengthwise. Use a grapefruit spoon if you have one to scoop out the inside. Leave a ½" border of potato along the outer peel.
    a russet potato cut in half being scooped out with a grapefruit spoon
  • After scooping out the flesh, soak the potato in the bowl of water. This will prevent the potato from turning brown.
    a blue bowl of scooped out potatoes submerged in a cold water
  • Continue the process until all of the potatoes are prepped.
  • Remove the potato skins from the water and spread out on a sheet pan.
  • Drizzle all the potatoes in a light coating of vegetable oil and rub around for an even coating.
  • Lightly season with salt on all sides.
  • Once the Traeger has preheated to 375F and the potatoes are seasoned with salt, place them on the grill peel side up.
    uncooked potato skins on grill
  • Cook them for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
  • Once they have cooked completely, use tongs to flip the potatoes over.
  • Fill each potato with a generous pile of shredded cheese and cooked bacon bits. Close the lid and cook the potato skins for another 3-5 minutes.
    potato skins on the grill and filled with shredded cheese and cooked bacon
  • Once the cheese has melted, remove the potato skins to a serving platter or sheet pan.
  • Top each potato skin with sour cream and chopped chives.
    close up picture of a potato skin topped with sour cream and diced chives

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g