Twice-baked Cheddar Potatoes. Bacon, cheddar and sour cream turn ordinary potatoes into an extraordinary twice baked potato casserole. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
Prick the potatoes a few times with the tines of a fork. Arrange them a little ways apart on the baking sheet. These twice baked potatoes have everything going for them. You can cook Twice-baked Cheddar Potatoes using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Twice-baked Cheddar Potatoes
- It's of Russet Potatoes, scrubbed.
- It's of Olive oil.
- You need of Grated Cheddar Cheese, divided.
- It's of Assorted mix-ins (see below).
- It's of Kosher salt & ground pepper.
And by "everything" we mean bacon, Cheddar, and sour cream. Poke potatoes all over with a fork and rub with olive oil. Cheddar Chive Twice Baked Potatoes are my answer to keeping potatoes fun and exciting during the holidays. Essentially mashed potatoes in an empty potato.
Twice-baked Cheddar Potatoes instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Pierce each potato about 6 times on top with a paring knife. Drizzle potatoes with 1 Tbsp oil and use your hands to lightly coat each all over. Put directly onto an oven rack (place a sheet of foil on rack below to catch drips) and bake until potatoes give when squeezed gently, about 1 hour..
- Pierce each potato with a fork several times in a lenghtwise line down top center. Squeeze in potatoes from both ends so that they burst open on top (wear oven mitts if potatoes are too hot to touch). Let cool slightly, about 2 minutes or until you can handle potatoes. Carefully scrape flesh from potatoes into a bowl, leaving skins intact. Fluff flesh with a fork, then stir in remaining 2Tbsp oil, 1 cup cheese and desired "mix-ins". Season with salt and pepper..
- Divide filling among potato skins, packing in mixture. Top each potato with 1 Tbsp cheese. Return to oven and bake until potati is hot and cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes..
- MIX-INS - (below).
- Steamed broccoli, Diced ham, Chopped scallions, Cooked shrimp, Canned chili, Cooked chicken, Salsa, Diced peppers..
Kick up your potato game and make these creamy twice-baked potatoes that will disappear from your table fast. Mash the potatoes with the crumbled bacon, sour cream, butter, cheese, green onions, and some salt and pepper. Add the potato filling evenly back to the. Twice Baked Potatoes is guaranteed to be a family favorite! Fill each skin with the mashed potato filling and top with remaining cheese.