Easy Double Stuffed Baked Tators 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.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES (STUFFED JACKET POTATOES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C / 430°F (200°C fan). Place a rack on a tray (recommended but not critical).
• Prick potatoes: Wash, scrub and dry potatoes well. Prick each potato 8 times with a fork.
• Oil and salt: Put potatoes in a bowl, pour over oil and rub onto potatoes. Then sprinkle over salt and use your hands to coat. (Just do this as best you can. Some will stick, much will not!)
• Bake: Place potatoes on rack and bake for 75 minutes or until you can pierce with a small knife with no resistance.
• Cook bacon: Place bacon in a cold non-stick pan over medium heat. When the fat starts to melt, turn the heat up to high and cook bacon until golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Heat butter and cream: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add cream and heat until hot, but don't let it boil. (You could also do this in a microwave)
• Lower oven: Turn oven down to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan).
• Scoop out potato flesh: Allow potatoes to cool enough so you can handle them (or use a tea towel). Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh, leaving 0.7cm (1/3") thick layer of potato still stuck to skin.
• Mash potato: Place potato flesh in a bowl and mash while hot until smooth.
• Add-ins: Add half the cheese (save the rest for topping), most of the bacon (save a bit for garnish), all the green onion, hot cream and butter, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Stuff and top with cheese: Fill potato skins with the mashed potato mixture. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake: Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted, golden and bubbly.
• Serve: Serve immediately, garnish with sour cream, reserved bacon and chives.

MAKE-AHEAD BAKED STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Scrub potatoes; pat dry. Preheat oven to 425 F.
• Pierce top of 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 skin intact.
• With an electric mixer on low speed, beat the potato with 5 tablespoons of the milk, along with the butter, salt, and pepper. Add a little more milk, as needed.
• Spoon potato mixture into the potato skins; sprinkle each with Parmesan cheese. Arrange the stuffed potatoes in a single layer in a baking dish; cover and refrigerate for up to one day.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. Bake potatoes for 20 to 30 minutes, or until potatoes are hot and tops are lightly browned. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley, if desired.
• Enjoy.

TWICE-BAKED LOADED POTATOES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
• Rub each potato with 1 teaspoon of oil, and prick the top with a fork.
• Place the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 1 hour.
• Transfer potatoes to a cutting board, and cut in half.
• Using a spoon, gently scoop out the inside flesh of the potatoes and transfer to a medium bowl. Reserve the skins.
• Add the sour cream, melted butter, salt, pepper, ½ of the shredded cheese, and ½ of the scallions, and combine with a hand mixer until smooth.
• Use a spoon to transfer the potato mixture back into the scooped out potato skins.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the potatoes with remaining cheese, and bake for 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted.
• Top with sour cream, bacon, and the remaining scallions.
• Enjoy!

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES FOR THE FREEZER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wash and scrub potatoes. Place potatoes on the center rack and bake until they are soft in the center, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cool to the touch, about 15 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in half and remove potato flesh from the skin, leaving the skin intact. Place potato flesh in a large bowl and beat until fluffy using an electric mixer. Add butter, milk, salt, and pepper and beat until smooth.
• Spoon potato mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large tip and pipe back into the potato skins. Sprinkle with fresh chives. Transfer to freezer bags and freeze until ready to use.

EASY TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes in a 375 degree oven 1 to 1 1/2 hours until done.
• When potatoes are done let them cool 10-15 minutes.
• Then slice them in half lengthwise.
• Using a spoon carefully scoop out the potato, leaving a little on skin so they don't break. Save the skins.
• In a large bowl mix all the ingredients except 1/4 cup cheese, green onion and paprika with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. If not creamy enough add a bit more milk.
• Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• Spoon potato mixture evenly into shells.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and green onions.
• Sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Return to oven until hot and cheese is melted, about 15-20 minutes.
• Or you can wrap in saran wrap and put in a freezer ziplock bag and freeze for use at another time.

CLASSIC STUFFED TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Scrub and pierce potatoes.
• Bake for one hour, or until fully cooked.
• Remove potatoes from oven and let cool slightly.
• Cut potatoes in half and scoop out potato, being careful not to tear the skins, and place in a large bowl.
• Set skins aside.
• Add butter and salt to potatoes; mash until smooth.
• Add sour cream; mash until combined.
• Add cheese; mash until combined.
• Add one tablespoon of milk; mash.
• If the mixture needs to be more creamy, add more milk, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.
• Add additional salt to taste, if needed.
• Fill empty skins with potato mixture.
• Top each potato with a half slice of cheese.
• Return to oven and reheat until hot.
• *Note*You may also refrigerate them to reheat at a later time, or you can freeze them.
• If you freeze them, delay placing the cheese slices on top until you are ready to bake them. You might want to add more milk to the mix before filling the potatoes because after freezing they seem to reheat a little less creamy.

DOUBLE STUFFED POTATOES WITH THE WORKS

Steps:

• Preheat a small nonstick pan over medium high heat. Rub potatoes with a drizzle of oil. Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 12 minutes, rotating once. While potatoes cook, add chopped bacon to hot skillet and brown until bits are crisp. Add scallions and cook scallions together with bacon 1 minute more. Transfer bacon bits and green onions to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Allow potatoes to cool enough to be handled, 5 minutes. Preheat broiler to high. Cut potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh into a small bowl. Smash potato flesh together with sour cream until combined using a potato masher. Stir in cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions and season with salt and pepper, to your taste. Scoop filling back into potato skins and place on a cookie sheet. Place potatoes in oven and brown under broiler, 6 inches from heat 5 minutes.

CHEESE-STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes; rub with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add the cheddar cheese, whipping cream, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. , In a large bowl, mash the pulp with cheese mixture. Stir in 2 tablespoons chives. Spoon into potato shells. Place on baking sheets. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining chives.,