Twice Baked Faux Tatoes 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.

FULLY LOADED TWICE-BAKED 'TATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• With a sharp paring knife, make an X-shaped incision on the top of each potato.
• Place potatoes in the oven and bake 1 hour or until tender.
• Remove potatoes from the oven, and allow to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a saute pan oven medium-low heat, melt the butter, add the onion, mild pepper and Jalapenos and cook gently for approximately 4 minutes or until onions are translucent.
• Stir in ham and cook an additional minute.
• Remove pan from heat and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and sour cream. Set aside.
• Cut an oval in the top of each cooled potato; remove this portion of skin, and reserve.
• Scoop flesh out of potatoes, leaving a layer of flesh on the bottom and sides to make sure potato holds its shape; set aside.
• Chop the reserved potato skin, and mix with scooped-out potato flesh.
• Stir potato mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
• Add the sauted onion mixture, spinach leaves, artichoke hearts, bleu and parmesan cheeses, salt and pepper to the bowl, and stir until blended, using your hands if necessary.
• Pack potato filling into the reserved skins, mounding filling on top.
• At this point, the potatoes can be covered and refrigerated overnight, if desired.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Return potatoes to the oven, and bake for about 25 minutes, or slightly longer if using chilled potatoes, until golden bown.