Twice Cheesy Baked Potato Recipe
Pair this easy cheesy twice baked potato recipe with a grilled filet or barbecued chicken. Yummy baked potato topped with cheesy goodness. Yum!
Easy Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes
Ooeey gooey super easy cheesy twice baked potatoes pair well with a grilled steak or barbecued chicken. What's not to love potatoes and cheese...yum!
Ingredients
- 8 baking potatoes washed
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 T Sea salt roughly ground
- 8 T salted butter
- 16 Slices bacon fried extra crispy
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup Italian cheese blend plus more for topping
- 1/2 cup light cream or half and half
- Freshly ground black pepper and sea salt to taste
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
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Bake for 1 hour, make sure they are cooked through.
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While the potatoes back fry bacon until crispy and drain on paper towel.
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Slice the butter into pats and place in a large bowl with sour cream.
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When potatoes are cooked through, remove them from the oven
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Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
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Using a potholder, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl with the butter and sour cream. Leave a little bit of potato inside the skin, this will help keep the shape and reduce the risk of tearing the skin.
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Lay potato skins on a baking sheet.
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Smash the hot potatoes into the butter, sour cream.
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Add cheese, cream or half and half, salt and pepper to taste.
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Mix together, until well combined
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Fill the potato skins with the filling, you'll have lots of filling add lots to each skin.
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Top each potato with 2 slices of crispy bacon.
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Top each potato with a little more grated cheese
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Place them in the oven until the potato is warmed through and the cheese is bubbly and browning - about 15 to 20 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Stress-Free Tip:
Need to speed this up?
Microwaving is perfectly acceptable, the skins just won't be as crispy. Don't cover with oil and salt when microwaving.
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