Twice Baked Potato

Twice Baked Potato

Recipe by Rita
Course: RecipesCuisine: American
Servings

1612

Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 

35

minutes
Calories

kcal
Total time

2

hours 

5

minutes
Cook Mode

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Ingredients

  • 8 8 baking potatoes

  • 2 sticks 2 butter (I try to use less)

  • 1 cup 1 sour cream

  • 1 1/2 – 2 cups 1 1/2 – 2 cheddar or jack cheese

  • 1 cup 1 bacon bits

  • 1/4 – 1/2 tsp 1/4 – 1/2 Lawry’s seasoned salt

  • black pepper

  • milk or Half-n-Half (if necessary)

  • 2/3 cup 2/3 green onion (optional)

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Wash, then place eight baking potatoes on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake in a 400-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, ensuring they’re sufficiently cooked through.
  • When potatoes are cooked, reduce the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Begin slicing two sticks of butter into pats (or less, if you choose) and place butter into a large bowl.
  • Add 1 cup of bacon bits and 1 cup of sour cream to the butter.
  • Remove the potatoes from the oven, slice each in half, then scrape out the potato filling into the bowl with the other ingredients.
  • Lay the hollowed-out potato shells on a cookie sheet.
  • Grab a potato masher (hand-held, not electric), and smash the potatoes with the other ingredients.
  • Add 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon of Lawry’s salt and pepper.
  • Add 1 cup of shredded cheese and slice green onion and add (optional).
  • Fill potato shells with potato filling.
  • Top with additional cheese.
  • Place into 350-degree oven, bake 15-20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

  • Serving Size: 1g

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