Twice-Baked Potatoes

Name: Twice-Baked Potatoes
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: Canola oil; 8 medium-size baking potatoes (about 4 lb.); 1/2 cup butter, cut into slices; 1 cup sour cream; 8 thick-cut peppered bacon slices, cooked and crumbled; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese; 2 green onions, sliced

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Potatoes are like chicken: We love them, but sheesh how can we possibly think of yet another way to prepare them? And a baked potato is so easy that it's very tempting to pop a few spuds in the oven and call it a side dish. However, just a little extra time will kick your typical baked potato up many notches. Our Twice Baked Potatoes add tons of rich flavor to any meal. As a matter of fact, pair them with a hearty green salad, and they're a meal all by themselves. They're also crowd pleasers because the ingredients fit the who-doesn't-love-them category: butter, cheese, milk, bacon, sour cream, and green onions, plus a little salt and pepper. Potato skins will be crisp, the pulp fluffy and soft. And when you combine the potato with all the cheesy-creamy goodness in our ingredient list, you'll have a stuffed potato that's filling and fabulous.

By Southern Living Editors

Published on February 17, 2019

Twice Baked Potatoes — Photo: Antonis Achilleos

Hands On Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

1 hrs 45 mins

Yield:

16 servings

Ingredients

Canola oil
8 medium-size baking potatoes (about 4 lb.)
1/2 cup butter, cut into slices
1 cup sour cream
8 thick-cut peppered bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese
2 green onions, sliced

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Rub potatoes with oil. Bake on a baking sheet 45 to 50 minutes or until potatoes are tender and skins are crisp.
Meanwhile, stir together butter and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
Remove potatoes from oven, and let cool 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300°. Cut warm potatoes in half lengthwise; carefully scoop out pulp into bowl with butter mixture, leaving shells intact.
Mash pulp and butter mixture together using a potato masher. Stir in 1 cup cheese, green onions, and seasoned salt and pepper to taste. Spoon mixture into potato shells; place on baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
Bake at 300° for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and potatoes are thoroughly heated