Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes

Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes are a must make side dish. Loaded with cheddar cheese, bacon, green onions and sour cream they are perfect for your next Sunday dinner!

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, baked potatoes, cheddar cheese, cheesy potatoes, green onions, mashed potatoes, twice baked potatoes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 25

Servings Servings

Calories 323kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

3 large baking potatoes scrubbed and rinsed
4 slices thick cut bacon diced into 1 inch pieces
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese divided
2 green onions diced about 2 tablespoons
salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Puncture potatoes with a fork about 6 times around the potato, this will allow steam to escape while they are cooking. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the skins are crispy but the potato is soft. You should be able to insert a fork and remove it easily.
While your potato is cooking cook your bacon until brown. Remove to paper towel lined plate. Set aside.
Once your potatoes are baked, turn your oven down to 350 degrees.
Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise (Note: be careful they will retain a lot of the heat for awhile). Being careful not to puncture the skin, spoon out the insides, place them in a mixing bowl and set the skins aside.
To the potatoes add butter, milk and sour cream. Mash with a potato masher. Stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese and green onions. Mix well. Season to taste with salt.
Fill the potato skins with the mixture. Top with remaining cheddar cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees in a baking dish until the cheese melts. Garnish with more green onions if desired. Serve immediately.

Notes

These can be made, to the point of the second baking, up to 2 days in advance.

Nutrition information for estimation purposes only.

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