Cheesy Bacon & Kale Potato Skins
These Cheesy Bacon and Kale Potato Skins are loaded with a fresh kale pesto and topped with crumbled bacon and melted cheese.
Ingredients
10 servings
Instructions
- BACON: Fry the bacon until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate. When cool enough to handle, crumble or chop the bacon into small pieces. Set aside.
- POTATOES: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Wash and dry the potatoes. Rub or brush them with 1 tablespoon oil. Place on a large baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes. When they’re cool enough, slice the potatoes in half, scoop out most of the flesh (use for another recipe – yay mashed potatoes!), but leave a little bit attached to the skin to help them hold their shape. Melt the butter and combine with the remaining tablespoon oil. Brush the insides and outsides of the skins with the butter/oil and bake for another 5-10 minutes, skin side up, until nice and crispy.
- KALE: In a food processor, pulse the kale, nuts, herbs, chickpeas, olive oil, Parmesan, garlic, and salt until smooth.
- ASSEMBLY: Fill each of the potato skins with the kale mixture. Top with crumbled bacon and cheese. Bake for 5-10 minutes until ooey-gooey melty and delish. Sprinkle with extra bacon or herbs before serving to make it look extrafancy.
Nutrition per serving
318kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$3915.00
$3915.00
Per Serving
$392.00/serving
$392.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$7830.00 vs buying!
~$7830.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (85% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| bacon | 5 slices | $660.00 |
| russet potatoes | 5 medium | $110.00 |
| oil | 2 tbsp | $8.00 |
| butter | 1 tbsp | $16.00 |
| kale | 5 oz | - |
| almonds or pine nuts | 0.75 cup | $365.00 |
| handful basil leaves or other herbs | 1 | $1900.00 |
| cooked chickpeas | 1 cup | - |
| olive oil | 0.25 cup | $83.00 |
| shredded Parmesan cheese | 0.25 cup | $65.00 |
| -3 cloves garlic | 2 | $395.00 |
| salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| any kind of shredded cheese – I used Chihuahua cheese | 1 cup | $312.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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