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Twice Baked Potatoes

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword easy-twice-baked-potatoes, twice-baked-potatoes-recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 614kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 large baking potatoes
  • olive oil or vegetable oil and coarse sea salt
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 bunch green onions whites end chopped, green end thinly sliced, divided use
  • 1 8 oz sour cream
  • 6 oz chive and onion cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup butter cubed
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 1.0 oz packet dry Ranch dressing mix
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese divided use

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Have nearby a baking sheet.
  • Scrub potatoes and pat dry with paper towels.Arrange on a baking sheet. Use a fork to poke the top of each potato a few times.
  • Brush potatoes with oil. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt (eyeball the amount). Transfer to the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the tip of a knife easily glides thru the middle and they're cooked through.
  • Carefully cut around a 1 inch slice from the top of each potato. Use a spoon to scoop out the potato flesh placing into a medium bowl leaving around a 1/4 inch border of potato attached to the skin to stabilize. Place the scooped out potato shells back onto the baking sheet.
  • To the potato filling add sour cream, cream cheese, butter, heavy cream, Ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, white parts of green onions, bacon and 1 cup shredded cheese. Reserve some bacon for tops and green onion for garnishing.
  • Using an electric mixer beat the mixture until desired creaminess. (You can make the filling smooth or leave a bit chunky to your personal taste.)
  • Fill each potato shell with the potato mixture. Top each potato with the remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese and reserved bacon.
  • Return to the oven and bake until the potato filling is warmed through, around 20 minutes.
  • Garnish with green onions and serve immediately.

Notes

  • You can use light sour cream, low fat cream cheese, light butter and low fat shredded cheese for this recipe.
  • You can also use turkey bacon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 614kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 133mg | Sodium: 676mg | Potassium: 1654mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1464IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 371mg | Iron: 3mg