The trend of everything jalapeno popper continues with Jalapeno Popper Potato Skins. Delicious potatoes filled with cheese, pickled jalapenos and topped with cool sour cream.
Jalapeno Popper Potato Skins are bite-sized potatoes filled with 3 types of cheese, fresh jalapenos, bacon and cooled off with sour cream. Perfect for a snack or party appetizer!
I love anything spicy; in fact if it doesn’t force me to break a sweat, it isn’t hot enough! My next creation using fresh jalapeno peppers was to pair them with my favorite starchy root vegetable, potatoes!
Mix with decadent cream cheese and smother with gooey cheddar and pepper jack and you now have amazing-ness on a plate!
Unless you add… BACON! Sour cream to cool it off and you have the ultimate snack or party appetizer. Deliciousness on a plate.
You can make these Jalapeno Popper Potato Skins on average size potatoes or these baby red potatoes. For parties, I prefer the baby reds. They make it into a one-bite appetizer that doesn’t require any utensils or a plate.
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Jalapeno Popper Potato Skins
Ingredients
- 2 pounds baby red potatoes
- 1/2 cup cream cheese , softened
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons pickled jalapenos , minced
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese , finely shredded and divided
- 1/4 cup pepper jack cheese , finely shredded and divided
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 jalapenos , sliced
- 1/2 cup sour cream , for garnish
- 2 tablespoons bacon , cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub and dry potatoes.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until soft when pricked with a fork. Allow to cool so they are easier to handle.
- Cut in half and spoon our the center, leaving a few millimeters around the edges to still have some potato.
- In a mixing bowl, blend softened cream cheese and hot sauce until smooth. Add 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons pepper jack cheese, minced pickled jalapenos and kosher salt. Mix well.
- Spoon cheese mixture into each potato skin. Divide remaining shredded cheddar and pepper jack cheese on the tops of each potato.
- Reduce temperture to 350 degrees. bake for 8-10 minutes or until cheese has melted.
- Top with sour cream, a slice of jalapeno and crumbled bacon. Serve hot.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!
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Those look so good. I’m a sucker for anything covered in cheese!
Yep… I’m starving and these look amazing!
My husband would love these! He’s a big jalapeno fan!
My husband would LOVE these! He is obsessed with poppers!
this would be good as a dip. kept warm and gooey and using bread or crackers would be awesome for a party
I too love anything spicy! I hadn’t thought of pairing it with potatoes, but I think it’s genius!! I will be making this for my next game day spread!
They are so cute! Perfect finger food!
G’day! Oh my goodness, sign me up for some of these right now!
Cheers! Joanne
These potato skins look wonderfully delicious. Thank you for sharing!
That cheese by itself is enough to get my attention. The whole ensemble is so well done and very creative
I love the flavors of jalapeno poppers. These potato skins sound so good!
Perfect game day snack! Def have to keep these in mind, yum!!
These sound delicious! I’m saving this recipe for my Superbowl Party! Thanks.
They are named right as I would be popping those one after another!! YUM!!
Oh my goodness these look AMAZING!
These look amazing! I will most certainly have to try this recipe out!
This is such a delicious sounding side dish to serve the family. I bet everyone would like it here, including the youngest!
Poppers are my favorite snacks. I like the idea of changing up some potato skins to accommodate this flavor.
Those look so yummy. They would be great to enjoy while watching a game.
you’ve combined some two amazing appetizers! I love this, and I bet our football crew would love it, too.
That’s a great twist. Love it and looks tasty.
My hubby would love these. He likes anything made with JALAPENO Peppers.
Those look awesome. These would be great finished off on the grill.
Yum! This sounds great! And it totally goes with Tailgating Month on my blog. Will be sharing on FB. Pinned, SU, and yum.
YUM! It’s like a mini spicy potato! This sounds so good
My son would love these! Thanks for sharing this tasty recipe.
This sounds absolutely delicious! I love jalapeño poppers, and I love potato skins!
OH hey, this sounds like an absolute win. I see it for football games!
This looks really good. My son likes jalapeño poppers and potatoes skins so I think he would love these.
Yum these sound delicious! I know my husband would gobble these up right away!
Those sounds like a perfect snack for game day! They sound delish!
These look amazing, great for football games!