Recipe Remake: Twice Baked Potato

A remake of my original Twice Baked Potato with some slight differences.

Yum.  Twice baked potatoes are so tasty.  If you've never had one you just don't know what you are missing.  One weekend I was trying to think of an idea for lunch for my husband and myself and I thought twice baked potatoes would be great (and they were).  This time I had normal sized potatoes so I used one each.  They made for one filling lunch.  I don't think these are very healthy but they sure were good.  Warning:  do not drive or operate heavy machinery for 1 hour after eating.  My husband and I were so full and happy that we passed out (napped) for about an hour immediately after eating.  

Twice Baked Potatoes

Ingredients:

2 baked potatoes
3 strips crispy bacon, chopped
1/4 cup butter or olive oil
1-2 hand fulls cheese
1/4-1/2 cup green onion slices

Take two baked potatoes (see the tutorial on How to Make a Great Baked Potato) and cut off a small strip along the top.  Scoop out the insides of the potato leaving about a 1/4 inch thick shell.

In a bowl mix the potato insides, bacon, butter, cheese and green onions.  Mix until thouroughly combined and the potato is slightly moistened.

Load the potato mixture back inside the potato shells, packing it in as best as you can, it will mound out of the shell, but you should be able to get it all back in.

Put the top back on (I thought about leaving the top off, but it helps keep the filling in and after baking it is crispy and delicious) and bake for about 30 minutes at 350F.  Enjoy.

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Twice Baked Potato

A great side to any meal or even a meal all its own, my twice baked potatoes are everything I love about a loaded baked potato and more.

Not too long ago my husband purchased a 20 pound bag of potatoes at Costco.  It's only the two of us so we have potatoes taking over our kitchen.  I have been gradually using them and trying to think of new and exciting ways to eat them.  Here is my latest potato creation.

Twice baked potatoes are a simple recipe, just start with a baked potato, scoop out the insides, mix the insides with your favorite potato toppings, put it back together and bake it a second time.

Ingredients:

1 very large potato (our potatoes are ridiculously big, us can use 2 normal potatoes)
4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup ranch dressing
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onions

Bake the potato, and let it cool enough to handle.  Then cut it in half (if using smaller potatoes only cut off the top) and scoop out the insides.

Mix the potato insides with the rest of the ingredients, adding salt and pepper if you want.  I don't think it needs any salt with the cheese and dressing, but this is a personal preference.  When the ingredients are mixed well stuff the mixture back into the potato shells.

Bake the stuffed potato halves at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until cheese is melting and the tops are browned.  This recipe serves 2.

Twice baked potatoes are a fun and different way to enjoy the usual baked potato.  You can always us your own favorite ingredients to make the potato your own.  I served this with a grilled cheese sandwich and some broccoli to round out the meal.  Enjoy

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