Loaded Chips with Blue Cheese and Bacon

Name: Loaded Chips with Blue Cheese and Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces plain kettle potato chips; 4 ounces blue cheese (crumbled); 6 strips cooked bacon (diced); 2 scallions (sliced thinly); hot sauce (optional)

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These loaded chips are the best shareable appetizer. Crispy kettle chips are baked with layers of creamy blue cheese and crispy bacon pieces. Topped with scallions and drizzled with hot sauce, these crispy and melty chips are a tasty snack!

chips layered with blue cheese, bacon, scallions and hot sauce — loaded chips with bacon and blue cheese

These Blue Cheese Kettle Chips are a favorite in our house. My husband and I are in love with blue cheese, so naturally, we devour these! They are a quick and easy appetizer that you can make for a movie night, a dinner party, or even a lazy Sunday afternoon. You just need a few simple ingredients and in less than 30 minutes you have a delicious shareable snack.

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🥓 Ingredients notes

Kettle chips - I like using kettle chips for this recipe because they hold up so well to the toppings. Kettle chips are cooked in batches and take a longer time to crisp. This results in a thicker sturdier chip which is perfect for loading them up with toppings.
Blue cheese - I love blue cheese for its creamy and tangy flavor. Alternatively, use goat or feta cheese.
Bacon - Choose your favorite type of bacon for this recipe. I personally like thick sliced applewood smoked bacon, however, any will do!

🔪 Step by step instructions

First, layer a 10" cast iron skillet with parchment paper or foil and add half of your kettle chips. Top that with half of your cheese and half of your bacon. Layer on the remaining chips, cheese and bacon pieces.

kettle chips sprinkled with bacon pieces and blue cheese crumbles — bacon and blue cheese layered on chips

Bake the chips in the oven for just about 5 minutes until the chips start to brown and the cheese starts to melt.

baked kettle chips topped with melted blue cheese and crispy bacon — baked loaded chips

Remove the chips from the oven and top with scallions. Drizzle the chips with hot sauce or serve it on the side!

chips topped with blue cheese, bacon and scallions — sliced scallions on loaded chips

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⭐ Top tip

Make sure to line your skillet with parchment paper or foil to make for easy clean up!

hand holding a kettle chips with blue cheese, bacon and scallions on it — loaded kettle chips

📋 Variations

Vegetarian - omit the bacon or replace with meat-free crumbles to make this dish vegetarian
Dairy free - replace the blue cheese with your favorite dairy free cheese alternative
More of a kick! - switch out the scallions for pickled jalapeños or pepperoncini peppers!
For a crowd - double this recipe and use a baking sheet instead of a cast iron skillet to serve even more people!

💭 Frequently asked questions

Can this be made without a cast iron skillet?

This recipe can be made on a small sheet pan or even a 2 quart casserole dish if you don't have a cast iron skillet.

For a quick overview of this recipe, check out my web story for these loaded blue cheese chips!

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