Twice baked potato/skins

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"Hmmm... I think I'll make both."

My mom makes these amazingly decadent twice-baked potatoes in a pan, but she normally uses red potatoes. I will have to make and post that exact recipe another time.

Ingredients

• 9 medium russet potatoes
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk (if potatoes are too thick)
• 1 jar bacon bits, or a half pound of bacon, fried and cut into bits, or cut into bits and fried
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• canola oil to fry in
• sour cream, if desired
• 3 green onions, sliced

Details

Servings 9
Adapted from food-pusher.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven
to 350° Fahrenheit. Scrub and pierce potatoes several times with a sharp knife. Bake potatoes at

Place potato insides in a large bowl or the bowl of a standing mixer. Mix briefly to break potatoes down a little. Add cream cheese, sour cream, butter, chopped garlic, and about 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon or so of pepper. Beat until thoroughly mixed, but don't mix to the point of gumminess. If the mixture seems really thick, add up to 1/2 cup milk to smooth it out to the consistency of mashed potatoes.

Spray a large casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Spread potato mixture into the prepared pan.

Immediately
after removing from oven, cover the top with 1 cup of cheese. Then sprinkle with about 2/3 of the bacon and sliced green onions, if desired. Allow to sit for about 10-15 minutes before serving. The heat from the potatoes will melt the
cheese perfectly.

Makes about 9-10 servings.

Heat about 2 inches of canola oil in a pan (about

Place fried skins, open side up, on a baking sheet. Sprinkle each with cheese and a little bacon. Place in

Makes about 9 servings.

You scoop out the inside of the potato and leave the skin. If you're not going to go over the top like I did by frying the skins, and you like potato skins, you could always quarter the skins and lay them on the bottom of the pan before putting the mashed potato mixture in the pan. Otherwise, you would discard the skins.

Can you use red potatoes to make the twice baked potatoes? I'm not going to make the potato skins.

You can definitely use red potatoes to make the twice baked potatoes, and that would be fabulous. This recipe is actually based on my mom's recipe that originally called for red potatoes. I would mix in the red potato skins, because I like them, but you could easily peel them and use the insides only.

Hi, I make twice stuffed potatoes and freeze them. They turn out great. Just; pull out of the freezer, thaw, add cheese to the top and bake. I might suggest freezing the mixture in a zip lock freezer bag. I'm not sure if the non-stick spray would work as well after freezing and thawing. Good luck!

If I'm not going to make the skins, and I use red potatoes, can I boil them instead of baking them? I think it would be faster.

You can definitely just boil the potatoes until tender and proceed. I think that's how my mom usually makes these potatoes. Well, she's gotten to the point of even using instant mashed potatoes, but I refuse to do that. They'll taste great just about any way you cook the potato. :)

when do i add the green onions if i'm making it in a dish, also only one cup of cheese i use to top it when its done?

Just sprinkle the green onions on top when you sprinkle the bacon bits. I mean, they would taste good mixed into the potato too. At any rate, I added that step to the recipe--sprinkling the onions on top that is. You can put more than a cup of cheese on top if you'd like. The reason the amount in the ingredients section is more than a cup is because I used the rest on the potato skins. Does that make sense?

I am pregnant and dying to find new ways to eat baked potatoes which happen to be my strongest craving right now Imade this and now I'm addicted!!! Thank you so much for this recipe and my little boys go crazy for it too!!!

I had thought about mixing hamburger in with the potatoes to make a complete meal out of it. Has anyone tried this?

I make sure both sides get fried and crispy. :)

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