Loaded Baked Potato Skewers #TopTater

Last Updated on December 18, 2020 by Diane Hoffmaster

This baked potato recipe has been sponsored by Clever Girls but all opinions expressed are my own.

When I was in college and moved off campus my junior year, I decided to skip the dining hall pass and start cooking for myself in our apartment kitchen.  How hard could it be to cook food that tasted better than the institutionalized stuff they served us in the cafeteria, right?  Well, turns out that while I was ABLE to cook delicious food in my own kitchen, I didn't really have the time or the money to get very fancy with my cooking.  I soon discovered, however, that a baked potato was cheap to buy,  took only a few minutes to make in the microwave, and when I loaded fresh broccoli and cheese on top I had the makings of a fairly balanced meal.  I ate a LOT of bake potatoes in college!  Too bad I didn't have space to grow them in the garden like I do now!

Since college, I never really gave up my fondness for the loaded baked potato (especially my loaded baked potato quiche recipe!)

.  I have found that I prefer my baked potato cooked in the oven now that I have a little bit more time but broccoli and cheese are still my favorite toppings.  I am also a big fan of bacon and a little ranch dressing when I am feeling particularly indulgent! I decided to create a slight variation on my favorite baked potato meal this weekend and assembled these loaded baked potato skewers with all my favorite toppings.  If you love a good potato as much as I do, I really encourage you to give these a try!

Loaded Baked Potato Skewers

Yield: 4 servings

Loaded Baked Potato Skewers #TopTater

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All the best loaded baked potato ingredients on a handy to eat skewer!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 pounds miniature white, yellow or red potatoes
• 4 to 5 tablespoon olive oil
• garlic salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups broccoli florets, lightly sleamed
• 2 cups cubed cheddar cheese
• 4 to 5 pieces of bacon, cooked and chopped into small pieces
• 1 green onion, chopped
• ¼ cup Ranch dressing

Instructions

2. Cover a cookie sheet with foil and place washed and dried potatoes onto it
3. Drizzle potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper
4. Bake potatoes in a 425 degree oven for 30 minutes or until tender
5. Let cool until they are easily handled
6. Onto a skewer, thread the potato, broccoli, and cubed cheese, alternating each one as you go.
7. Serve with Ranch dressing that has been sprinkled with cooked bacon and green onions

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1575Total Fat: 94gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 891mgCarbohydrates: 181gSugar: 5gProtein: 21g

Diane Hoffmaster

Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy.  She has two college aged kids, one husband and more pets than she will admit to. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire  but left her career in science to become a stay at home mom. Years of playing with LEGO and coloring with crayons had her craving a more grown up purpose to her life and she began blogging and freelance writing full time.  You can learn more about her HERE.