Loaded California Walnut Potato Skins

Course dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 512kcal

Ingredients

  • 900 g Baking potatoes
  • 1/2 tbsp Olive oil peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 6 rashers Smoked streaky bacon chopped
  • 230 g Fennel trimmed and cut into 8 wedges
  • 4 Spring onions sliced
  • 150 g Mature cheddar cheese grated
  • 50 g California Walnuts chopped
  • Sriracha mayonnaise to serve

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6.
  • Prick the potatoes with a fork and bake for 1 -1 ¼ hours until tender, and allow to cool slightly.
  • While the potatoes cool, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the bacon for 4-5minutes until crispy, drain and reserve the oil. Mix the bacon with the spring onions.
  • Half the potatoes and scoop out the middle of the potato, leaving a 1cm border, cut each in half lengthways and place on a baking tray lined with parchment. Brush with the bacon oil, season and bake for 20 minutes until beginning to crisp around the edges.
  • Sprinkle over the cheese, then the bacon mixture and then the Walnuts.  Return to the oven for 5-8 minutes until the cheese has melted and is turning golden.
  • Serve drizzled with the sriracha mayonnaise.

Nutrition

Serving: 268g | Calories: 512kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Sodium: 1.4mg | Fibre: 5.8g | Sugar: 3.2g

Notes

Cooks tip
Save the leftover potato from the skins and mash with mayonnaise and chopped spring onions for a quick potato salad.
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