Ranch Potato Skins Appetizer

Name: Ranch Potato Skins Appetizer
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 potatoes; ¼ cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons Hidden Valley® Original Ranch Salad® Dressing & Seasoning Mix Shaker; 1 cup cheddar cheese; green onions

This Ranch Potato Skins Appetizer recipe is perfect for parties or family dinners. These tender shells of potato perfection are filled to the brim with savory melted cheese and delicious crispy bacon to win over any crowd. They're easy to serve as an appetizer for your next dinner, but they just might outshine the main course.

Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 15 min
Servings 8

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Ingredients (5)

baked potatoes, quartered 4
sour cream ¼ cup
shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup
sliced green onions and/or bacon pieces, optional
Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker

Hidden Valley^® Original Ranch^® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker 2 tablespoons

For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website. For dips, make and enjoy your dip creation. Then, refrigerate within 2 hours or discard.

Steps (2)

THIS RECIPE IS AIR FRYER-FRIENDLY
Simply reduce the cooking time and temperature on your air fryer as shown here.*

Timing
Set air fryer timer for half the cooking time of a conventional oven. Add extra time for doneness if needed.

Temperature
Reduce regular oven temperature by 25° to 50° (not going below 350°) on your air fryer. If food is getting too dark, reduce by another 25°.

* Always follow manufacturer’s instructions.

1

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Scoop the potato out of the skins; combine with sour cream and dressing mix. Fill skins with mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.
2

Bake for 12–15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Garnish with green onions and/or bacon bits, if desired. Serve hot.

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Hidden Valley® Lemon Pepper Ranch Premium Recipe Mix

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Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning, Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix Packet

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Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker

241 Reviews

4.8

88.4% would recommend this recipe

Rated 5 out of 5 by Salacious Crumb from Not just for Happy Hour! Made these as an appetizer for our get together! I should have doubled or tripled the recipe and made more because they were a huge hit!

Date published: 2021-03-06

Rated 4 out of 5 by Audriana from Amazing Amazing pair as an appetizer with steaks. I like to dip in ranch sauce too

Date published: 2021-03-03

Rated 5 out of 5 by sdbunny31 from Ranch + Potato skins everyday I had a big bag of potatoes that needed to be used. I have always loved potato skins. This is the easiest anytime you are hungry recipe

Date published: 2021-03-03

Rated 5 out of 5 by LeeLee182 from Perfect before dinner snack I used the inside of the potatoes for mashed potatoes and decided to turn the skins into this delicious recipe! It was a definite hit with the family!

Date published: 2021-03-01

Rated 5 out of 5 by DonDon4 from HV - Ranch Potato Skins Cute mini potato skins and fun to make. Great for parties.

Date published: 2021-01-24

Rated 4 out of 5 by pmontoe from tastes good Tastes good especially when dipped in extra ranch dip :)

Date published: 2020-12-22

Rated 5 out of 5 by Felecia69 from Oh this is a must, so delicious!! I made this for just a little snack and my kiddos loved it.

Date published: 2020-12-21

Rated 5 out of 5 by Girlmamax2 from Super easy and delicious! I made this as an appetizer and they were so good!

Date published: 2020-12-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by wendy49 from Great snack for the oscars Our friends get together for Academy Awards nights and we have made this many times. We seem to have had the recipe passed around the neighborhood for quite a while. So simple and such a different snack or appetizer. We were thinking about trying it with tater tots...maybe next time...just for fun.

Date published: 2020-11-28

Rated 5 out of 5 by MistyDawn1999 from Pretty good I tried this recipe out a couple of weeks ago and my family loved it!

Date published: 2020-11-25

Rated 5 out of 5 by CandyCoated from Toppings bar was a hit! I made these for a company get together with the ranch seasoning mixed in. I had a "toppings bar" with cheese, chives, sour cream, butter, margarine, etc. This was a big hit with almost everyone coming back for more "bites!"

Date published: 2020-11-24

Rated 5 out of 5 by Julie55 from Love them My family lives these you can't make enough of them.

Date published: 2020-11-23

Rated 5 out of 5 by NewOrleansGurl from So good These Ranch Potato Skins are so good!!! Easy to prep and make. Great for football parties. Easy finger foods for the whole family.

Date published: 2020-11-14

Rated 5 out of 5 by Lola K from Family favorite. I make this every year at Thanksgiving.

Date published: 2020-11-07

Rated 4 out of 5 by daves45s from love these potatoes not really a potatoe fan but i really did like the taste of these

Date published: 2020-11-01

Rated 5 out of 5 by Andwho from Skin not skinny Nom Nom I love potatoes and when made like this what's not to love.

Date published: 2020-10-19

Rated 5 out of 5 by Maki from Love it So easy to make and everyone loves it. I made it few times.

Date published: 2020-10-14

Rated 5 out of 5 by Samp from Great for parties We made these for the Superbowl last year. They were a big hit!

Date published: 2020-10-13

Rated 5 out of 5 by Steph888 from Potato Skins I love potatoes with ranch flavors, and this recipe was so delicious with the addition of bacon as well!

Date published: 2020-10-10

Rated 3 out of 5 by rachnovice from satisfaction this recipe allows us to create 2 dishes :mashes potatoes &ranch potato skins as sidedish or snack

Date published: 2020-09-19

Rated 5 out of 5 by Dawn50659 from EAsy to make Our family loves anything with taters :) We added butter and extra seasonings

Date published: 2020-08-07

Rated 5 out of 5 by mom808 from excellent add butter.the kids even ate the skins, make again.

Date published: 2020-07-05

Rated 5 out of 5 by SpeckledPup420 from Great Taste & Disappearing! I made this recipe and took it to a cookout. They disappeared so fast! Everyone was asking me for the recipe. So I would definitely give it 5 stars.

Date published: 2020-07-01

Rated 5 out of 5 by JustGeno76 from Super easy, super yummy. These are so easy to make. This recipe is so easy to follow.

Date published: 2020-06-28

Rated 5 out of 5 by melissa2011 from Classic appetizer!! These are simple, tasty, and can be personalized with a variety of toppings from diced pepperoni to breakfast bacon and chives! The possibilities are endless.

Date published: 2020-06-27

Rated 5 out of 5 by BabyYoda from Yum Looks amazing!! Can’t wait to try this out for a quick snack

Date published: 2020-06-26

Rated 5 out of 5 by Mooseblt from Tastes Great Who doesn’t Love Potato Skins! These are No Exception to that Rule. They are Great!

Date published: 2020-05-28

Rated 5 out of 5 by nc_notary from Simply delicious! I made this for myself and boyfriend as an appetizer and he loved them! Asked for them 3 days in a row! Winner!!!

Date published: 2020-05-20

Rated 5 out of 5 by mimi1157 from super easy always a giant hit I make this for our family get togethers and they are adored by everyone. grab those bites of heaven and the smiles are ear to ear!

Date published: 2020-05-11

Rated 5 out of 5 by HBNP from Super Simple This is a really easy recipe that you can doctor up or adjust as you like. Can be made vegetarian or not. Really quick prep.

Date published: 2020-04-07