Fully Loaded Stuffed Potatoes

Fully loaded stuffed potatoes aka twice baked potatoes, filled with an absolutely delicious, creamy, gooey filling of bacon, green onions, sour cream and butter! For the ultimate comfort food, whether for lunch, dinner, a side dish, or appetizer, this baked potato recipe will completely impress!

These fully loaded stuffed potatoes are the best side dish to go with barbecued steaks or pork chops! For example, you don't need all of the seperate dishes of toppings that you need with plain baked potatoes. Plus, for some reason, the children who eat their oven baked potatoes with only butter, will devour these! These stuffed potatoes are also so handy because you can make them up ahead of time and just reheat them to serve.

Why are Stuffed Potatoes Called Twice Baked?

Fully loaded stuffed potatoes are also called twice baked potatoes. This name implies that you bake them two times. Yes, once to cook the potato and another, shorter time to heat the filling. There are so many variations to this recipe. You can add whatever you would like to have in your fully loaded stuffed potato. I do think you should stick to the amount of moisture in this recipe though. Too much moisture will cause the skins to get soggy and too little moisture makes for a dry potato!

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So Simple and Can Be Made Ahead!!

Twice baked potatoes are a make ahead option! You can bake the potatoes, stuff them, then pop the stuffed potatoes into the fridge or freezer. When you want to serve the baked potatoes, just heat in a 350°F oven for 20-30 minutes, until brown and bubbly!

This twice baked potato recipe is super simple, with only 8 ingredients. Bake the potatoes, then, it takes only 15 minutes to mix up the filling!

History of Fully Loaded Stuffed Potatoes

Potatoes have been cultivated for many many milleniums already. They were first cultivated around 8,000 B.C. Potatoes were brought to Europe around 1500 A.D. and have been a staple in many countries around the world since then. Potatoes rank 4th in the world, behind rice, wheat and corn as a food staple. Their ease of growing and ability to grow in so many different climates and locations make them a very affordable and healthy food. The loaded potato only came into popularity in the 70s. Consequently, three different restaurants in the U.S. take credit for inventing them. It doesn't really matter who invented them, we're just so glad they did!

Ingredients

• Russet Potatoes: These make the best baked potatoes, their skins are thick enough to hold all of the incredible toppings. Plus, the insides bake up nice and fluffy! Use large evenly sized potatoes if possible.
• Butter: This is the fat component. It soaks into the skins causing that delicious crispy buttery flavor.
• Milk: Extra moisture to keep the potatoes from drying out.
• Cheddar Cheese: Use freshly grated cheese, it melts the best. The cheese can be orange or white cheddar, or any other type of cheese that melts good.
• Sour Cream: Just another creamy component.
• Green Onions: A mild oniony flavor, can add more or less according to taste. You could use fresh chives if you have them, for an even milder onion flavor.
• Bacon: I use a whole pack for this recipe, this is where the truly delicious combination comes from. I bake the bacon in the oven for convenience sake, then cut it into tiny bacon bits once it has cooled.
• Seasoning Salt: Taste the mixture before stuffing the potatoes to see if you need more salt and adjust if needed.

How to Make Fully Loaded Stuffed Potatoes

1.Cook the bacon by placing on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes. Once the bacon has cooled, cut into small pieces. Set aside

2. Wash the potatoes and pat dry with paper towel. Slice the ends off, then rub with vegetable oil and sprinkle salt. Place the prepared potatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

3. Once the potatoes have finished baking, cut in half lengthwise and scoop the insides into a large bowl. Leave a thin layer of potato on the skin for a more sturdy shell to hold the creamy mashed potato mixture. Add the sour cream, butter, milk and seasoning salt to the potatoes and mash.

4. Add the bacon, green onions and cheddar cheee and mix well.

5. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. They will be a little heaped up.

6. Bake for 20 minutes at 375°F, until bubbly and hot and starting to brown on the top.

Celebrate National Potato Day on August 19th by Making Fully Loaded Stuffed Potatoes!!

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