Twice Baked Potatoes With Spinach And Onion 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 WITH SPINACH & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Bake 1 hour 15 min. or until tender. Cool slightly.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise in half; scoop out centers into medium bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. Mash potato centers. Add Neufchatel and dressing; mix well. Stir in spinach, onions, pepper and 1 cup cheddar.
• Spoon potato mixture into shells; sprinkle with remaining cheddar. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH SPINACH AND ONION

Steps:

• 1. Bake the potatoes for about 1 hour at 400 degrees or until done. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool until still warm but you are able to easily handle them. Cut the top off lengthwise and scoop out the insides, reserving skins.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Saute the onion until just soft then add the spinach. Stir to combine. Allow to cool slightly. Pour into a bowl. Combine the sour cream, salt, pepper and potato and mash until smooth. Use this mixture to fill the potato skins. Then place each one on a baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until heatedthrough. Serve immediately.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash the potatoes and pierce them with a fork. Rub the potatoes with the olive oil and place them on a jellyroll pan or a large cookie sheet with a rim. Bake the potatoes for 45 minutes to an hour, or until done. Remove the potatoes from the oven and cut them in half lengthwise. Set aside. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 350 degrees F.
• When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, scoop out the potato flesh into a large electric mixing bowl. Add the milk, butter, sour cream, cheese, garlic salt, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix until creamy. Divide the mixture evenly and spoon it back into the potato shells. Return the potatoes to the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and garnish with the bacon and green onion.

TWICE-BAKED SPINACH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Pierce potatoes with a fork, and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until tender. Cool. Cut each potato in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Mash pulp with a potato masher.
• Combine milk and cream cheese in a large bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add potato pulp, 1 cup cheddar cheese, onion, salt, pepper, and spinach; stir well.
• Spoon potato mixture into shells; sprinkle each half with 2 tablespoons cheddar cheese. Place stuffed potatoes on a baking sheet; bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with green onions, if desired.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Wash potatoes.
• Place in shallow pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork, turning once.
• Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
• While still hot, carefully cut potatoes in half, lengthwise.
• Scoop out potato, leave an 1/8 inch wall.
• Place potato centers in mixing bowl, add butter and milk.
• Whip until fluffy.
• Add sour cream, cheeses, onion powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Mix.
• Spoon back into skins.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake in greased shallow baking pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until they begin to brown.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Use a fork to pierce the potato skins.
• Bake the potatoes unwrapped for about 1 hour, or until soft, in the preheated oven.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Over medium-low heat melt the butter in a large saucepan. Combine onion, mushrooms, red pepper, garlic powder, pepper, chives and salt. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until the onions are soft.
• Slice open the baked potatoes and, keeping the skins intact, scoop the insides into a medium bowl. Transfer the onion mixture to the bowl. Mix in the sour cream. Pour in 1/2 of the cheese and continue mixing until all ingredients are well blended.
• Using a large spoon, fill the potato skins with the mixture. Top with bread crumbs, the remaining cheese and bacon.
• Return the potatoes to the preheated oven and continue baking for about 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the filling is slightly brown.

SPINACH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion and pancetta until onion is tender and pancetta is cooked through.
• Alternately layer the potato slices, salt and pepper, pancetta and onion mixture, spinach, and cheese in the prepared baking dish. Pour the heavy cream over all.
• Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. Uncover, and continue baking 30 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned.