Description
Delicious Twice Baked Potatoes featuring creamy butter, crispy bacon, and a blend of Parmesan and sharp cheddar cheeses, baked to golden perfection and topped with melted cheese and green onions.
Ingredients
Scale
Potatoes and Bacon
- 6 baking potatoes roughly the same size
- 6 slices bacon
Filling
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
- 6 tablespoons freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- Salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Garnish
- Chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Bake Potatoes: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the potatoes for 60 minutes until tender and cooked through.
- Cook Bacon: While the potatoes bake, cook the bacon slices in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels and crumble when cool.
- Prepare Potato Filling: Let the baked potatoes cool for about 10 minutes. Slice each potato in half lengthwise and carefully scoop out the insides into a mixing bowl, leaving a small amount of potato attached to the skins.
- Mash and Mix: Add the softened butter to the potato insides and lightly mash. Mix in the crumbled bacon, Parmesan cheese, and half of the cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Fill Potato Skins: Spoon the potato mixture back into the potato skins evenly. You may have some skins left unused. Top each filled potato half with the remaining cheddar cheese.
- Bake Again: Place the stuffed potatoes back into the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake until the cheese melts, about 20 minutes.
- Garnish and Serve: Remove from the oven, garnish with chopped green onions, and serve immediately for best taste.
Notes
- Choose baking potatoes that are uniform in size and shape to ensure even cooking.
- These stuffed potatoes can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated overnight before the final bake, making them a convenient make-ahead dish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 potato half
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
