twice baked potatoes

(1 RATING)
36 Pinches
Woodstock, ME
Updated on May 3, 2013

My husband loves these potatoes, and they are so easy to make. I got the recipe from a cook at a restaurant I worked at years ago.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 4 large chef's potatoes
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 3 - green onions (white part and light green part)
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
  • - salt and pepper to taste

How To Make twice baked potatoes

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash and poke potatoes with a few vent holes on the tops. B
  • Step 2
    Place potatoes on oven rack and bake for about an hour. Check periodically. ( Some potatoes cook faster than others).
  • Step 3
    Cook slices of bacon until crisp.
  • Step 4
    When potatoes are done cut off the very top of the potatoes. (Use a potholder or kitchen towel they will be very hot.)
  • Step 5
    Take a spoon and scoop the potato out of the bottoom shells, into the mixing bowl with green onions, onions and garlic.
  • Step 6
    Add butter, sour cream, salt and pepper.
  • Step 7
    Mix all ingredients until smooth.
  • Step 8
    Once mixed scoop potatoes back into shells and return to the oven until the tops start to turn golden brown.
  • Step 9
    You can also sprinkle cheddar cheese over the tops of the potatoes before putting back in oven and remove when cheese is melted and potatoes are hot.

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Category: Potatoes
Keyword: #Dish
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Potatoes

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