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Potato Skin Chips
The next time you have to peel potatoes, create less waste and a tasty snack by saving the peels to make these Potato Skin Chips! They are a crunch, salty, and perfectly healthy alternative to regular potato chips. And when you’re finished, you can make these Easy Baked Tortilla Chips next!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
My grandmother used to make these and all of us grandkids would go crazy for them! Here is why you will love them too:
- Crispy and Tasty: Just like a regular potato chip, these potato skin chips are a deliciously crunchy and salty snack.
- Easy and Healthy: Not only are they incredibly easy to make from your potato peel scraps, but they are healthy because the potato skins actually contain many of the health benefits of the potato like fiber and potassium.
- Cost Effective: Instead of just tossing all that healthy goodness in the trash, you will be using it as a healthy snack and therefore, saving money.
- Gluten Free: This is a delicious gluten free snack.
So try out this delicious potato skins chips recipe, and then try out some of our other delicious chip recipes like Crispy Crunchy Air-Fryer Sweet Potato Chips, Cheesy Zucchini Corn Chips, or Extra Crispy Garlicy Kale Chips.
Ingredients:
These are the clean ingredients that come together to make these potato skin chips delicious and nutritious.
4 Servings
- about a half-pound of cleaned well, and dried well potatoes
- 2 Tbsps olive oil, or avocado oil
- garlic salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
How to make Baked Potato Skin Chips:
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees f. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or lay on a silpat.
To prepare the potato peels, scrub the potato skins very well, then pat dry, or allow to air dry, and then peel.
Place just the peels onto your prepared baking sheet and toss the peels with oil and seasonings until thoroughly coated. (Use your leftover potato for another use of course.)
Bake peels for 15-20 minutes, stirring halfway. Allow them to cool a bit, then enjoy! You can place them in a clean jar and save them for later.
Rachel’s Tips for Best Results
- When you stir them up halfway through the cooking time, make sure they flip over to brown on both sides.
- Bake them a little less or a little longer depending on whether you like them more or less crispy.
- Sprinkle with salt as soon as you remove from the oven so the salt sticks to the olive oil.
Variations
These are such an easy snack to make, plus, you can even customize the flavors to your liking. Here are a few flavor suggestions.
- Add melted cheddar and bacon bits.
- Sprinkle with homemade taco seasoning.
- Make a delicious tzatziki sauce for dipping.
- Use any herbs and spices you love together to make these potato skins delicious!
Storage suggestions
These are best eaten right away. If you refrigerate them, then I suggest popping them into an air fryer quickly to warm and crisp them up before eating. You could also freeze them and then reheat them using the air fryer to crisp them up.
You can eat your chips right off the baking sheet, or save them in a jar for later.
Enjoy!
❤Rachel
FAQ’s
Are potato skin chips healthy?
By using the baking method instead of frying, these chips are already healthier than regular fried chips. But another healthy factor is that the potato skin is actually full of nutrients and fiber, potassium, and other antioxidants, making them healthier than the middle of the potato where normal potato chips come from.
Do I need to wash potatoes before peeling them?
Yes. Potatoes can be pretty dirty when you buy them from the grocery, so make sure you scrub them first, then pat them dry and peel them.
Why did my potato skins turn brown?
This may have happened if you did not cook them right away. Potato peels will oxidize if left on the countertop for long periods of time, so if you don’t plan to cook them immediately after peeling, then I suggest putting them in a bowl and covering them with water until you plan to use them.
Can I make these in the air fryer?
Absolutely! Use the same instructions for this recipe, but only cook the peels for around 5-8 minutes, making sure to shack the basket about halfway through.
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- Easy Baked Artichoke Hearts (Crispy and Roasted!)
- Parmesan Baked Zucchini Rounds for a Healthy Chip Alternative!
- Baked Sweet Potato Fries + Ranch Dip!
- Healthy Homemade Baked Buffalo Wings are Everyone’s Fav!
- Baked Smoky Potato Wedges + Limey Avo Mash for a Clean Snack!
- Baked Sweet Potato Chips are Perfect for Your Savory Cravings!
Crispy Potato Skin Chips
Ingredients
- 1.2 oz Russet Potato Peels, (about 1/2 pounds of potatoes peeled)
- 2 Tbsps olive oil, or avocado oil
- garlic salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees f. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or lay on a silpat.
- To prepare the potato peels, scrub the potato skins very well, then pat dry, or allow to air dry, and then peel.
- Place just the peels onto your prepared baking sheet and toss the peels with oil and seasonings until thoroughly coated.
- (Use your leftover potato for another use of course.) Roast peels for 15-20 minutes, stirring halfway in between roasting time.
- Keep and eye on them and remove from the oven once they’re crisp and golden or done to your liking.
- Allow them to cool a bit, then enjoy!
- You can place them in a clean jar and save them for later.
- You can eat your chips right off the baking sheet, or save them in a jar for later.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
