Get ready for game day with this Loaded Chicken & Shrimp Baked Potatoes recipe. It’s an easy appetizer to serve for your game day party, with delicious savory ingredients.

Loaded Chicken & Shrimp Baked Potatoes

There’s no foul on the play when you serve up this Big Game Day treat! We’re talking about our mega Loaded Chicken & Shrimp Baked Potatoes, which goes great with a refreshing Coca-Cola. So go ahead and blitz your taste buds with this big savory and cheesy recipe. We’re making everyone at your next home tailgate party extra happy with this incredible starting lineup! Plus, it’s so easy to make using rotisseries chicken, it’s like throwing a game-winning Hail Mary right into the flavor zone!

Ingredients for Loaded Chicken & Shrimp Baked Potato

1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
2 baked potatoes
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
3 strips thick-cut bacon, chopped
12 pan-fried shrimp
1 clove garlic, minced
3 stalks green onion, sliced
1 small yellow bell pepper
1 small red bell pepper
1 small sweet onion
2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Baked Potato Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place the potato in the center of a square of aluminum foil.
Using a small brush coat the potatoes with olive oil.
Sprinkle the potatoes all over with sea salt and freshly cracked black peppercorns.
Wrap the potatoes in the aluminum foil and place it on the center rack of a 350 degrees oven.
Cook for one (1) hour.
Remove the foil and place the potatoes on a plate, using a sharp knife slice the potato down the center.
Using a fork fluff and break apart the center of the potato and drizzle each potato with a tablespoon of melted unsalted butter. Add the rest of the toppings and serve.

How to make Creamy Pesto Cheese Sauce

Ingredients:

8 ounces softened cream cheese
2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
1/4 cup smoked Gouda cheese, grated
1/4 cup sharp white cheddar, grated
1 cup whole milk or half and half
2 tablespoons pesto
freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste
sea salt to taste

Directions:

Place a saucepan over medium heat, add butter and milk.
After the milk starts to steam, add the cream cheese and stir until the cream cheese is completely melted.
Add in the Gouda and sharp white cheddar and stir until the cheese is melted.
Add the pesto, freshly cracked black peppercorns, and sea salt to taste.

* Note: Add as much milk to achieve the desired consistency you desire.

Protip: Afte the potatoes are cooked, and the cheese sauce is prepared, slice the peppers and onions and sauté, for 5 minutes, then spoon the mixture into a small bowl. Add minced garlic and shrimp to the skillet and continue to sauté for five minutes until the shrimp are cooked through. Remove the shrimp. Warm up the chicken, and add the toppings to the baked potato, drizzle with the creamy pesto cheese sauce and serve.

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Shrimp Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
2 baked potatoes
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
3 strips thick-cut bacon, chopped
12 pan-fried shrimp
1 clove garlic, minced
3 stalks green onion, sliced
1 small yellow bell pepper
1 small red bell pepper
1 small sweet onion
2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place the potato in the center of a square of aluminum foil.
Using a small brush coat the potatoes with olive oil.
Sprinkle the potatoes all over with sea salt and freshly cracked black peppercorns.
Wrap the potatoes in the aluminum foil and place it on the center rack of a 350 degrees oven.
Cook for one (1) hour.
Remove the foil and place the potatoes on a plate, using a sharp knife slice the potato down the center.
Using a fork fluff and break apart the center of the potato and drizzle each potato with a tablespoon of melted unsalted butter.
Add the rest of the toppings and serve.