Amazing Twice Baked Potatoes Recipes

ULTIMATE TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; save skins. To the potato flesh add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the green onions. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
• Bake for another 15 minutes.

AMAZING TWICE-BAKED MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place peeled potatoes in a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Boil until fork tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 3-quart casserole dish with butter spray.
• Mash cooked potatoes using a potato masher in a bowl. Add 1/4 cup milk, salt, and pepper to taste. Depending on consistency, add more butter or milk. Stir in sour cream and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese; mix well. Transfer mixture to prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Top with remaining Cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, and chives. Bake until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.

DOUBLE-BAKED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain., In a large bowl, mash potatoes. Add the sour cream, milk, butter and 1 cup cheese. Stir in the onion, bacon, salt and pepper. Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated though.

AWESOME TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash potatoes and pierce several times with a fork.
• Place potatoes on a cookie sheet and bake in oven for 1.5 to 2 hours (or until fork-tender).
• When potatoes are baked, remove from oven and cool for about 15 minutes (or until easy to handle).
• Slice each potato in half (length wise) and scoop out contents into a large mixing bowl - be sure to leave 1/4 thick inch shell.
• Mix together - potato content and sour cream and gradually add heated milk.
• Stir in salt, pepper and garlic to mixture.
• Fill a large baggie with mixture and cut off the bottom tip of the bag (making a pipe decorator).
• Use the baggie mixture to fill your potato halves.
• Place potato halves on a cookie sheet and garnish with cheddar cheese, bacon and green onion tops.
• Bake potato halves in a 400 degree F oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through.
• Slice the butter into pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
• With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet.
• Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well. (IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT add the green onions.)
• Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.

TWICE BAKED MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mash potatoes with 1/4 cup butter until butter is melted. Beat sour cream and cream cheese into potato mixture until smooth; mix in 2 cups Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese. Spread potato mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese, 2 tablespoons butter pieces, and bacon bits.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, cheese is melted, and edges are crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.

AMAZING TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash potatoes and poke holes with a fork. Bake for about 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• 2. While those are baking, dice up the onion, peppers, ham, and bacon.
• 3. Sautee the onions, peppers, and garlic pepper in the olive oil until tender. Remove from heat.
• 4. Mix the crumbled bacon and diced ham with the onion mixture. Sautee for about 5 minutes. Drain oil from mixture.
• 5. When potatoes are tender when stabbed with a fork, remove from oven. Cut in half, lengthwise, and allow about 10 minutes to cool.
• 6. When potatoes are cooled, scoop out the inside with a spoon being careful not to break the skin. Save the shells on a foil-lined cook sheet.
• 7. Put the scooped out potato into a bowl. Mash with margarine, milk, sour cream, and half the cheddar cheese.
• 8. When done mashing to your desired chunkiness or smoothness, add in the bacon, ham, onion mixture. Mix well.
• 9. Begin scooping mixture back into shells. Fill them as full as you can they can be overflowing.
• 10. Cover the potatoes with the remaining cheese.
• 11. Bake for about 15 minutes at 350. Let cool about 10 minutes before serving.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES MAKEOVER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Pierce potatoes in several places with tip of sharp knife. Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until tender. Cool 10 min. Cut potatoes lengthwise in half; scoop out centers into medium bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells.
• Add broth, 1/2 cup cheese, onions, sour cream and mustard to potato pulp; beat with mixer until blended. Spoon into potato shells; top with remaining cheese and paprika.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.