Easy Loaded Garlic Potato Skins that are perfect for game day snacks. Extremely easy to make and perfect for make-ahead game day snacks, your team will love these loaded potato skins.
Game Day Snacks
In the Simms household, Game Day is a serious day (not too serious though mostly fun). Being a mom, I am always thinking of ways to my team’s heart by providing snacks, to fill their bellies.
I guess you can say I’m in mom mode 100% of the time, especially during these fun moments. Most of the time my kids tend to jump up and down while they scream GO GO GO!
Game Day Eats
Meaning anything in their hands is most likely going on the ground or on themselves. It honestly wasn’t too long ago when that was once me cheering on our beloved football team. Did I ever tell yall I used to be a cheerleader when I was in Middle School?
Yeah, I embarrass my little ones with my old school cheers, I only do it when we have company. I mean we have to share the spirit of football whenever we can right?
Pizza for Game Day
My team loves to have their pizza’s in the brick oven style, just because it gives it that extra oomph when it’s done. For this game, we all agreed on a classic Cheese and Pepperoni pizza.
Let me tell you though, just getting them to agree on something is a sport in its self. With Red Baron there are so many choices I can always see why it’s so hard at these points.
Edward’s Pie for Dessert
What’s a game without pie?! Edward’s pie to be exact! My kids inherited my super huge sweet tooth, so of course, we congregated in the pies aisle and picked out our favorite pies. I may or may not have had something to do with the Turtle Pie.
Let’s just say I possibly, no I think I was the most excited about the Turtle pie. My 2 year old picked out the Hersheys Creme pie of course. She loves her chocolate milk with Hershey’s syrup, so it wasn’t a surprise she screamed when she saw this one.
If you have never had an Edwards pie before then you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that they are non-bake pies. What does this mean for us moms? Well! This means we only need to Thaw and Serve! How easy is that moms? I mean don’t you wish all meals were as simple and tasted so amazing?
Now that I have my pizza and my pie, I can head home! Since these two delicious foods take literally no time to make, I had extra time to concentrate on setting up the game table, as well as some other treats to eat. While everyone is waiting for the big game on TV I am in the kitchen whipping up some delicious snacks for them.
Loaded Garlic Potato Skins
Since I had so much time to concentrate on setting up the table, I decided to throw in some of my extra delicious Loaded Garlic Potato Skins. These things are so yummy, I have a hard time keeping meeting the kid’s stomach demands.
I fill up the plate, turn around and it’s empty again. Maybe I need a bigger plate? Along with the potato skins, I threw together some nacho cheese and some crockpot chili. I started that before I went to Target and let it cook while I shopped and also while I cooked the other food. Super easy and convenient.
Suit Up – Game Day Eats
In order to eat, you have to suit up! Getting your plates and then moving on to the next station is always fun. You have to make sure you pick the right size plate though so you don’t have to juggle too many on your way to your seat.
Pick your team! Picking your team can be hard, but in this case, you can pick more than one! There’s always more in the oven so have at it, kids!
Pick Your Play – Game Day Eats
Pick your play. You can have either some potato skins or some nachos. What they hey have all of it! It’s game day, so you gotta make sure plates are full. It’s hard to cheer on an empty stomach, right mom?
Halftime Snacks
During halftime, the kids seem to wander around the house and get into things while they are still excited. So to keep them congregating in the living room I found out giving them a sweet treat kept them near. Nothing too elaborate, just some cupcakes with green vanilla icing.
Dessert – Game Day Snacks
Although those cupcakes were amazing, my kids were really waiting for the Edwards pie we bought earlier. I cleared the table of all the other snacks, (or what was left of them) then set up the table for some pie. They all lined up and placed their orders. For once during the entire game, it was actually quiet. Surprising right! I honestly think they just didn’t want to waste the pie by screaming and having some of it getting everywhere. Who knows?
Edwards Pie
It was a pretty hard decision for me to choose between the two pies. So I just got a piece of both woohoo! I must say it hit the spot and left me wanting more! I guess in some ways I should be thankful the rest was devoured by my little minions, leaving me with just a memory of what once was. Psst, there’s another turtle pie in my freezer hehe.
Have you ever had an Edwards pie before? What’s your favorite flavor? Have you ever had a Red Baron pizza? What’s your families flavor? I know I know hard to just pick one, so just let us know all of them. I’m sure I’ve tried all of the flavors more than a dozen times already.
You can find the full recipe for the Loaded Garlic Potato Skins below, I hope your family enjoys them like mine did.
Loaded Garlic Potato Skins Ingredients
How to Make Loaded Garlic Potato Skins
To start you will need to Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and then clean and set the potatoes to dry. Once potatoes are completely dry rub olive oil all over the potatoes, sprinkle them with Kosher Salt (optional), and then lay them on a lined pan.
Place in the oven and cook for 40 minutes, or until each of the potatoes are tender. Pull the potatoes out and then let them cool for a few minutes. Cut the potatoes in half longways, scoop out the insides of the potatoes leaving a thin or thick lining. Place half of the contents in a mixing bowl, and the other half in a bowl to use for whatever you want. We only need half of the scooped potatoes so have fun with the rest!
How to make Loaded Garlic Potato Skins Continued
Take half of the garlic butter and melt it down, scoop it into the potatoes, and then spread throughout it. Optional but you can also place some garlic butter on the bottom of the potato skins as well. Place the potato skins back in the oven for anywhere between 5-7 minutes, or until the potato skins are nice and crispy.
While the potatoes are getting crisp in the oven, take half of all the cheeses and mix it in with the scooped-out potatoes in the mixing bowl. Use half of the bacon as well, mix in the remaining garlic butter. Pull the potatoes from the oven once they are nice and crisp, and then place your loaded potato mixture into each of the potato skins.
In the now-empty mixing bowl, combine the remainder of the cheeses in the bowl and then sprinkle over top of each of the potatoes. If you need more cheese go crazy and add more.
Loaded Garlic Potato Skins – Game Day Snacks
Ingredients
- 8-11 Russet Potatoes
- 1/2 Cup of Sharp Cheese
- 1/2 Cup of Mild Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 Cup of Swiss Cheese
- 1/2 Cup of Cheddar Jack Cheese
- Olive Oil
- 1 Cup of Garlic Butter
- 6-8 Pieces of Cooked and Chopped Maple bacon
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Clean and then set the potatoes to dry. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Once potatoes are completely dry rub olive oil all over the potatoes, sprinkle them with Kosher Salt (optional) and then lay them on a lined pan.
- Place in the oven and cook for 40 minutes, or until each of the potatoes are tender. Pull the potatoes out and then let cool for a few minutes.
- Cut the potatoes in half long ways, scoop out the insides of the potatoes leaving a thin or thick lining.Place half of the contents in a mixing bowl, and the other half in a bowl to use for whatever you want. We only need half of the scooped potatoes so have fun with the rest!
- Take half of the garlic butter and melt it down, scoop it into the potatoes and then spread throughout it. Optional but you can also place some garlic butter on the bottom of the potato skins as well.
- Place the potato skins back in the oven for anywhere between 5-7 minutes, or until the potato skins are nice and crispy.
- While the potatoes are getting crisp in the oven, take half of all the cheeses and mix it in with the scooped out potatoes in the mixing bowl. Use half of the bacon as well, mix in the remaining garlic butter. Mix well.
- Pull the potatoes from the oven once they are nice and crisp, and then place your loaded potato mixture into each of the potato skins.
- In the now empty mixing bowl, combine the remainder of the cheeses in the bowl and then sprinkle over top of each of the potatos. If you need more cheese go crazy and add more.
- Sprinkle on the bacon for each of the potato's. Pop them back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and melted. Top with cilantro or whatever herbs your family loves.
- Enjoy!
These loaded potato skins would be a great addition to our Game Day menu! I know my family would devour them!
It probably wouldn’t hurt to add a few more potatoes to the mix, as I’m sure not all of them would make it to the food table! Guilty of being a ‘grazer’ at the prep table! Have to ensure it tastes good right?
Whoa! Your loaded potato skins are killin’ me over here! I am going to have to make this for our next game day snack feast. Thank you for sharing. I’ll come back and let you know how it all went down!
I’m not a big sports fan, but I’ve got the big TV so my cousins like to watch at my house, they thankfully bring the snacks! Those loaded garlic potato skins look delish!
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly
Oh my gosh that looks delicious! That’s quite the game day spread. I’m pretty sure I’d accept an invitation to your game day party any time!!
Thanks for sharing so many awesome game day ideas! These potatoes are a fun twist on the traditional potato skins you’d find in a sports bar. And now I need a slice of pie. #client
Loaded garlic potato skins sounds and looks absolutely amazing! I will definitely have to try these out!
We are preparing for game day as well! I love potato skins and they are such a classic and tasty dish for everyone in the family! Yum!
All of these foods look great. I haven’t eaten yet today and that pizza has me drooling!
Those potato skins look amazing!! YUM!!
I love making loaded potates but nevr tried it with garlic. I will try it sometimes, thanks for the recipe.
This loaded garlic potato skin sounds so good! We love garlic, it makes food really tasty. I can’t wait to try this!
I really love food! I love all of these. I need to try this recipe i bet my family would really enjoying in this
I am definitely making these loaded garlic potato skins this weekend. The kids are having friends over and we needed some snack ideas. Edwards pies are so delicious. The Turtle Pie is my favorite.
I’ve been reading about snacks for the upcoming big game and so far, this one is one of the best.
My family are HUGE fans of potato skins and I always make them for football parties!
You have my favorite food there- potatoes! I swear, i could eat them everyday!
These potato skins look so delicious! It looks like you are all set for any game day with that spread.
We love game day snacks! I will have to make these for Super Bowl. We all love potato skins!
Those potatoes are to die for! Oh my goodness, I will be making them whether it is a game day or not! Thanks for sharing the easy to follow recipe!
Game Day Spreads are a serious deal in our house!! We are huge football and eating fans 😉 I will be adding your ideas to our next spread!!
Outstanding! I am totally serving this for our Super Bowl get together.
So what time does your party start? I’m totally inviting myself over to your place you’ve got all the good stuff.
I would definitely agree. You guys know how to prepare and enjoy the big game.
Well now I’m starving! That is seriously the best potato recipe I’ve ever seen in my life.
We always have lots of snacks when the Pats play. I will have to try your recipe when we have our big super bowl party.