Sloppy Joe Potato Skins  are super crispy potato skins filled with a sweet and tangy sloppy joe mixture and a blanket of cheddar cheese. They make a great gameday treat, lunch or dinner.

 
Serve with a side salad and you have a whole meal. These potato skins are crispy with a sweet and tangy ground beef filling. A nice change from regular potato skins.
Many of my favorite foods are actually combinations of two classic recipes. Sloppy Joes are one of my alltime favorite inexpensive family meals and who can resist crispy potato skins" Together they make a super tasty combination.
How To Get Really Crispy Potato Skins:
The secret to getting extra crispy potato skins is to bake the potatoes, cut them in half, hollw them out, and coat both sides with oil. Then bake them for 5 minutes in a hot, hot oven with the cut side facing down. Flip them over and bake for another 5 minutes with the cut side facing up. Next, fill them and then return them to the oven until the cheese is melted.
Recipe Tips:

I like to use a ground beef that is about 85 to 90% lean. Too much fat and they will be greasy. Too little and they will lack flavor.
This recipe can be made with ground turkey instead of ground beef.
The filling is plenty to overstuff 6 to 8 small russet potatoes, but you can use larger potatoes and use fewer of them.
You can use the potato pulp you remove from the potatoes to make mashed potatoes, potato pancakes, or you can add it to soups.
The potatoes can be baked a day...