Recipe: Delicious Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes

Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes. Twice-Baked Loaded Potatoes. featured in How To Cook Perfect Potatoes. Transfer potatoes to a cutting board, and cut in half. Baked potatoes are always a big hit and these Fully Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes are no exception!

Scrub potatoes; rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Coat potatoes with cooking spray; pierce potatoes with a fork. My husband is a meat and potatoes guy, so I try new combinations for variety. You can have Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes

1. It's 12-15 of whole potatoes.
2. Prepare of Olive oil.
3. You need of Seasoning salt.
4. You need of Garlic salt.
5. You need 1 of medium onion chopped.
6. Prepare Half of stick butter.
7. It's 1 cup of sour cream.
8. You need 1 cup of chopped green onion.
9. It's of Salt.
10. You need of Pepper.
11. It's Half of cup grated parmesan.
12. You need Half of cup milk.
13. It's 2 cups of shredded cheese.
14. You need 1 lb of bacon crumbled.

In this dish, twice-baked potatoes and potato skins make a scrumptious casserole. —Cyndy Gerken, Naples, Florida. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven.

Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes step by step

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Wash potatoes and poke holes with toothpick, knife, or fork. Coat thoroughly with oil and season the outsides to taste with seasoning salt or desired spices. Bake in the oven for 45 mins. Or until tender. (I also added grated parmesan this time.).
2. Remove from oven and let cool until you can handle the potatoes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°. Slice potatoes into halves and lay them side by side on the cookie sheet or baking pan..
3. Scoop out the middles into a mixing bowl, careful to leave enough on the sides as not to break the little "boats" or skins. Season the insides if desired with preferred seasonings. Set aside..
4. Add the cheeses, (setting aside a little to top with later) chopped onion, sour cream, milk, and butter to the potato middles. Smash everything down and mix together thoroughly with a fork..
5. Add spices to desired taste and chopped green onion. Here is where I also sometimes add in 1/3 cup of the crumbled bacon as well..
6. Beat with mixer on high until desired texture is achieved. Sometimes I like to leave it a little chunky other times I make it more smooth amd creamy. Depends on my mood and company..
7. Using a spoon, scoop mixture into potato boat halves. (About a half cup in each.) Line up side by side to support each other..
8. Top with remaining bacon crumbles, shredded cheese, and if desired chopped green onion. Bake in oven at 375° for 30-40 mins or until cheese begins to brown around the edges. Enjoy!.

Twice-baked potatoes prepped in the oven and finished on the grill get pilled high and are stippled with fillings: extra-sharp cheddar, peppered bacon and chives. Note: Instead of brushing skins with butter before they're grilled, try using some reserved bacon fat. It'll up the smoke-factor and make the skins. The loaded twice baked potato casserole is all of your favorite baked potato toppings in one easy to prepare dish. Twice Baked Potatoes is guaranteed to be a family favorite!