Big Mac Potato Skins with Special Sauce

The BEST EVER Whole30, Gluten Free, and Paleo Appetizer! These are always a hit for football games (we loved them on Superbowl Sunday) or any night of the week! The best thing about them? Your kids will LOVE THEM!

Course Appetizer, Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 394kcal

Author Laura

Ingredients

Big Mac Potato Skins

8 medium russet potatoes
3-4 Tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons flakey salt
1 lb ground beef I use 80-85%
1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
1/4 teaspoons onion powder
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/2 cup sliced pickles
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 teaspoons sesame seeds

Special Sauce

1/3 cup mayo be sure it's compliant
2 Tablespoon ketchup
2-3 Tablespoon relish*** see note below
1 Tablespoon onion flakes (dried onion)
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoons pepper

Instructions

Bake the Potatoes

Preheat your oven to 400. Wash and dry the potatoes and pierce the skins of each potato a few times with a fork.
Lay the potatoes on a baking sheet. Drizzle each with olive oil and sprinkle sea salt.
Bake for 45-55 minutes. The skin should be nice and crispy and the inside soft enough to pierce with a fork.
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool until they're not too hot to handle. Don't turn the oven off.

Make the Special Sauce

While the potatoes cook, mix all the ingredients together for the special sauce. Cover and refrigerate until you're ready to use it.

Prep the Fillings

Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, breaking apart and turning often as it cooks. Season with garlic and onion powder and sauté until cooked through.
Shred the lettuce. Slice the tomatoes and pickles.

Make the Potato Skins

Cut the potatoes in half longways. Using a spoon, remove most of the insides and set in a bowl to use another time.
Place skin side down back on the baking sheet and bake for about 8-10 more minutes, until they're nice and crispy.
Fill each potato skin with ground beef, pickles, tomatoes, special sauce and sesame seeds.

Notes

**If you can't find compliant relish or don't want to buy it just for this recipe, chop a dill pickle up into really tiny pieces. It works great!

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