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Twice-Baked Bacon Cheese Potatoes

Twice-Baked Bacon Cheese Potatoes
Posted in : Appetizers, Cookbook, Late Night, Lunch on
by : ChefLars
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A Little Personal History:

I love baked potatoes and twice baked is the “bomb” 🙂

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Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Equipment Chef's Knife, Cutting Board, Fork, Grater, Large Mixing Bowl, Measuring Cups, Measuring Spoons, Medium Mixing Bowl, Potato Masher, Small Mixing Bowl
Cost Cheap
Skill Level Artisan
Servings
Ingredients
  • 4 medium baking potatoes (i.e. Russet, Idaho)
  • 8 cup bacon strips chopped (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • 1 cup sour cream (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • 4 tablespoons dried chives (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil (canola, olive, peanut, etc)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Pinch Ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup Baked Potato Seasoning Oil
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Equipment Chef's Knife, Cutting Board, Fork, Grater, Large Mixing Bowl, Measuring Cups, Measuring Spoons, Medium Mixing Bowl, Potato Masher, Small Mixing Bowl
Cost Cheap
Skill Level Artisan
Servings
Ingredients
  • 4 medium baking potatoes (i.e. Russet, Idaho)
  • 8 cup bacon strips chopped (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • 1 cup sour cream (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • 4 tablespoons dried chives (½ for mix ½ for topping)
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil (canola, olive, peanut, etc)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Pinch Ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup Baked Potato Seasoning Oil
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. If not using prepared bacon bits, microwave or fry bacon strips till crisp. Pat dry with paper towels and chop into bacon bits. Set aside in cup bowl.
  3. Shred cheddar cheese. Set aside in cup bowl.
  4. In pint mixing bowl, combine half of bacon bits, cheddar cheese, sour cream, chives; milk, melted butter or oil, salt/pepper (potato filling mix). Set aside.
  5. Put other half of bacon bits, cheddar cheese, sour cream and chives In separate 1 cup bowls as side dishes. Set aside or refrigerate
  6. In a 1 pint bowl, combine oil, Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, paprika and pepper (oil/seasoning mixture).
  7. Wash and lightly scrub potatoes under water. Prick all sides of potatoes with fork. Place on non-greased baking dish.
  8. Brush potatoes with ½ of oil/seasoning mixture.
  9. Bake potatoes for 1 hour or until done. Potatoes are done when a fork or wooden skewer easily pierces through potato.
  10. Carefully remove potatoes from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
  11. Change oven setting to broil.
  12. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and, into large mixing bowl, carefully scoop out pulp with a small spoon.
  13. Mash potato pulp with potato masher or large fork until smooth.
  14. Add potato filling mix to bowl and fold together until well combined.
  15. Spoon the mixture into the empty potato shells. Place back on cookie sheet.
  16. Re-brush skins and top of stuffed potatoes with remaining oil/seasoning mixture and return to broiler.
  17. Broil potatoes 10 or 15 minutes until spotty brown and crisp.
  18. Serve with side dishes of shredded cheese, bacon bits, dried chives and sour cream.
Recipe Notes

Advanced Preparation:

Steps 1 – 15 can be done in advance and refrigerated till ready ready to broil.

Tips, Notes, and Variations:

  • Also related: Baked Potato Skins
  • If you’d like a little “Cajun” zip, add ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper to the oil/seasoning mixture.