8 Crispy Potato Skin Recipes to Please a Crowd

No-Fry Spicy Potato Skins

"These tasty potato skins are lower in fat than the original version because they are baked and not fried," says recipe creator Candice. In this recipe potato skins are simply seasoned in a spice mixture that includes chili powder, curry powder, and coriander seed.

Restaurant-Style Potato Skins

If you're looking to replicate the classic potato skins you can find at pretty much any sports bar, look no further. Potato skins are fried and filled with cheese, bacon, and sour cream.

Baked Sweet Potato Skins

"This is a slight variation on the classic game day loaded sweet potato skins," says recipe creator fouab. "This is one of my original recipes, and a favorite for big games in the fall and winter." The sweet-heat combination in these potato skins will be a nice change of pace at any tailgate.

Potato Skins

In this recipe, Gouda cheese, green onions, and pepperoni sausage sticks are heaped on top of potato skins and baked until bubbly and brown. Reviewer Valerie says, "I was looking for something that reminded me of the restaurants and I found it! This was amazing, but there is one tip that I would offer. I put oil on a paper towel and rub the skin before cooking. This gives the skin a bit of a crispness that my family loves."

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Yummy Potato Skins

Before you toss your potato peelings, consider saving them to make these simple potato skins. Potato peels are tossed in Italian-style dressing and baked until crisp.

Mummified Meatballs in Crispy Potato Skin Coffins

When Halloween and game day converge, make these spectacularly-spooky spuds. Recipe creator Soup Loving Nicole says, "Crispy potato skin coffins topped with cheesy mummified meatballs. Halloween never tasted so good!"

Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins

These savory sweet potato skins can be prepped ahead of time and refrigerated before baking. "Sweet, salty, creamy...all the flavors and textures come together nicely," says reviewer France C. "The sage sausage paired with the sweet potato was reminiscent of Thanksgiving flavors."

Air-Fryer Potato-Skin Wedges

While these are more potato wedge than skin, they have all the crispy goodness of classic potato skins thanks to the air fryer.

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More Inspiration

Try one of our 10 Best Fully Loaded Potato Recipes. Plus, explore our entire collection of Potato Recipes.

• Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes
• Loaded Hasselback Potatoes
• All-American Loaded Baked Potato Salad