Baked Potato With Mozzarella Chive Butter Recipes

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 425 F. Scrub potatoes; pat dry.
• Pierce the top of the potatoes with a fork. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until potatoes ​are tender. Remove a thin slice from the top of each potato and scoop out most of the potato into a bowl, leaving the shells intact. If baking the same day, reduce the oven temperature to 375 F before preparing the potato mixture.
• In a bowl, combine the potato with the sour cream, 3 tablespoons milk, and the butter and beat until well blended. Add more milk or half-and-half if needed. Beat in salt and pepper, then spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Sprinkle with the chives.
• Cover and refrigerate until the next day, or bake at 375 F for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• If the potatoes have been refrigerated, preheat the oven to 375 F and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until hot and lightly browned.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Position racks in the top and middle of the oven, and heat oven to 400 degrees. Take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften. Scrub the potatoes clean and pat them dry. Poke holes all over them with a fork. In a large bowl, toss them with the oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place the potatoes directly on the top rack, and place a baking sheet or a piece of foil on the middle rack to catch drips. Bake for about 1 hour, until the skin is crisp and potatoes offer no resistance when a knife is inserted in their centers. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Slice the top third lengthwise off the potatoes. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving 1/4-inch border of potato on the skin, and transfer the flesh to a medium bowl. Scrape the potato tops of all flesh, and add the flesh to the bowl. Place the bottoms on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Snack on the tops - chef's treat - or discard.)
• Mash the potato flesh with a fork or potato masher. Add the butter, and stir until smooth (try not to overwork). Add the milk, sour cream and cheese and stir to combine. (If you want the filling softer, add more milk.) Season generously with salt and pepper. Stir in the chives, if using.
• Mound each potato skin with a quarter of the filling. Bake the potatoes until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

BAKED POTATOES WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium.
• With a fork prick the potatoes 4 to 5 times, smear them with a little butter and sprinkle each potato with salt. Wrap in foil. Place the potatoes on the grill and cook for 40 to 45 minutes turning every so often.
• In a mixing bowl add butter, garlic, chives and pepper. Whip together until well incorporated. Take a piece of plastic wrap and lay it on the counter. Place the butter mixture on the plastic wrap and shape into a log or place the bowl in refrigerator covered to firm it back up. When your potatoes are cooked take butter out of the refrigerator, slice open the potatoes and top with herb butter.

GARLIC CHIVE BUTTER ROASTED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (207°C).
• Melt the butter in a microwave for about 30 seconds. Add the garlic, chives, black pepper, salt and 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese into the heated and melted butter, stir to mix well.
• Toss the potatoes with the garlic chive butter. Stir to coat well and transfer them to an oven safe baking dish or skillet (cast-iron preferred). Cover the potatoes with aluminum foil and roast for 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat, toss the potatoes well with the garlic chive butter at the bottom of the baking dish or skillet. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese evenly on top of the potatoes and serve immediately.

POTATO WITH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs, olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Peel potatoes and cut in fourths lengthwise. Cover potatoes generously with bread crumb mixture and place slices on thin sheet pan.
• Place potatoes in the oven and cook for 1 hour. Remove potatoes from the oven and sprinkle shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan on top of the potatoes and place back in the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH MOZZARELLA, TOMATO AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Bake the potatoes in the oven for about an hour, until the skins are firm and the centre is soft.
• Meanwhile, chop the cherry tomatoes into eighths and set aside. Add the grated mozzarella, chopped basil and pine nuts.
• When the potatoes are cooked, remove from the oven. Halve them lengthways and scoop out the majority of the flesh with a spoon. Be very careful not to tear the skin- leave a quarter inch of flesh still in the skin to provide a firm shell.
• Lightly mash with a fork the flesh that has been removed from the skins. Mix in the cream cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add the mozzarella and tomato mixture to the mashed potato and scoop back into the shells.
• Place on a foil-covered baking tray and bake for 5-10 minutes, until the filling is hot and beginning to turn golden.
• Serve hot!