Smoked Bacon & Cheddar
Cheese Twice Baked Potatoes
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Recipe Type: twice baked potatoes, cheese, smoked bacon, side dish
Total Time: 20 min
Prep Time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients
8 baking potatoes
8 ounces each
6 slices smoked bacon, divided
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup milk
1 cup cheddar cheese finely grated
1-1/2 tablespoons onion finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
fresh chives snipped, or sliced green onion tops for garnish
Instructions:Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Scrub potatoes, dry with a paper towel, rub with 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; wrap in foil shiny side in, prick with a sharp knife,
place on a baking sheet and bake for 70 minutes rotating halfway through the cooking time.
While potatoes are baking, place bacon in a skillet, cook over medium heat
until crispy. Drain on paper towel, let cool and crumble bacon.
Remove baked potatoes from oven to cool on a rack, reduce oven temperature to 325. Remove foil
from potatoes, cut off tops
of each potato with a sharp knife starting approximately 1/2-inch from each side of the
potato making an oval shape along the top without tearing the skin.
Scrape potato pulp into a bowl from the tops you just cut, discard
tops. Scrape pulp from inside each potato leaving a 1/4-inch shell.
Mash potatoes with butter, milk, grated cheddar cheese, chopped onion, nutmeg,
half the crumbled bacon, salt, pepper until of a smooth consistency. Spoon or pipe potato mixture back into each shell. Brush potato skins with the remaining
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, place on a baking sheet and bake at 325 degrees F. for an additional 10 minutes or until heated through. Remove from oven, top with fresh
chives or green onion tops, the remaining crumbled bacon and serve.
Note: Potatoes can be baked two days ahead. When cooled, wrap individually in plastic wrap and
refrigerate. When ready to serve remove the plastic wrap, place on a
baking sheet in a 350 degrees F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes to reheat and serve hot.
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