Cheesy, crispy, and dripping with sauce, these BBQ Chicken Potato Skins are the ultimate football party food! Make then ahead of time and bake when ready!
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Poke small holes into the skin of the potatoes using a fork.
Place potatoes directly onto the oven rack in the center of the oven and bake for 1 hour. remove from oven and allow to cool.
Cut potatoes in half and scoop out most of the inside of the potato, leaving 1/4 inch attached to the potato skin. (You can reserve the insides of the potatoes for another recipe.)
Brush the inside and outside of the potato with vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt. Place face down on a broiling pan or baking sheet with a rack on it.
Put potato skins back into the 400-degree oven and bake for 5 minutes. Then, flip and bake another 5 minutes.
Remove pan from oven and spoon 1 teaspoon of BBQ sauce into the potato skins spreading evenly inside.
Sprinkle a layer of cheese on top of the sauce, then chopped chicken, and red onion on top of that.
Place potato skins back in the oven and cook for about 10 minutes until cheese is melted.
Remove from oven and drizzle with BBQ sauce and some cilantro. Serve and enjoy hot!