These Twice Baked Potatoes are the one of the BEST side dish recipes ever. They are creamy and fluffy and loaded with flavor.
Potatoes are my favorite food! Fried, baked, or mashed I love them anyway! These Twice Baked Potatoes are one of my favorite ways to make potatoes. They are hearty and filling and a great side dish to go with chicken, steak, or turkey! Try my
How to make Twice Baked Potatoes:
Twice Baked Potatoes are a classic baked potato recipe, but they do take some time to make. Start with baking your potatoes, and while they are baking mix your filling. Once the potatoes are cooled to touch prepare the rest and bake again! Try my Lemon Pepper Chicken or my Slow Cooker Turkey Breast to pair with these potatoes.
Ingredients:
- Russet Potatoes
- Vegetable Oil
- Unsalted Butter
- Bacon
- Sour Cream
- Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
- Milk
- Green Onions (diced)
- Salt
- Pepper
Directions:
Step one: Get started by preheating your oven to 400 degrees F.
Step two: Get your potatoes ready by rubbing each with oil then place on a baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are cooked through and tender. Once cooked remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Tip: Use my Perfect Oven Bacon recipe and cook your bacon at the same time as you do your potatoes as they are both at 400 degrees. Just watch the bacon time!
Then Reset oven to 350 degrees F.
Step three: Next slice butter and place in a mixing bowl. Add in cooked and crumbled bacon and sour cream.
Step four: Once potatoes are cool to the touch slice in half and scoop out middle and place into the mixing bowl.
- Pro Tip: Make sure you are leaving about ¼ of the potato in the skin. If you get too much out your potatoes will fall apart.
Step five: Smash potatoes into butter, bacon, and sour cream. Mix in 1 cup of shredded cheese, milk, and green onions. Then season with salt and pepper.
- Pro Tip: If you plan on freezing these skip the green onions until you are ready to serve.
Step six: Fill each potato shell with with the filling. Top potatoes with the remaining ½ cup shredded cheese and then bake for 15-20 minutes. Once cooked you can remove from the oven and serve.
Freezing Instructions:
To freeze your potatoes allow them to cool completely once cooked.
Wrap them each in foil or plastic wrap and place them in a large freezer bag.
Freeze for up to three months.
Reheating Instructions:
Place you potatoes in the fridge to thaw overnight.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and then bake them for 20-25 minutes.
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Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 8 medium Russet potatoes
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup diced green onions
- 1 teaspoons salt ( or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon pepper ( or to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Rub each potato with oil then place on a baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are cooked through and tender. Once cooked remove from oven and set aside to cool. Reset oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice butter and place in a mixing bowl. Add in cooked and crumbled bacon and sour cream.
- Once potatoes are cool to the touch slice in half and scoop out middle and place into the mixing bowl. Tip: leave a some about ¼
- Smash potatoes into butter, bacon, and sour cream. Mix in 1 cup of shredded cheese, milk, and green onions. Then season with salt and pepper.
- Fill each potato shell with with the filling. Top potatoes with the remaining ½ cup shredded cheese and then bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
Notes
- Tip: Use my Perfect Oven Bacon recipe and cook your bacon at the same time as you do your potatoes as they are both at 400 degrees. Just watch the bacon time!
Freezing Instructions:
To freeze your potatoes allow them to cool completely once cooked. Wrap them each in foil or plastic wrap and place them in a large freezer bag. Freeze for up to three months.Reheating Instructions:
Place you potatoes in the fridge to thaw overnight. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and then bake them for 20-25 minutes.Nutrition
These twice baked potatoes are so easy and my son loves them! Making them, by request, for a tailgate this weekend! Thanks!
So glad you liked them!