With the holidays fast approaching I wanted to share a recipe that I have been making since I was about 10 years old. Now there is nothing new about this recipe, no secret ingredients but this dish holds a special place in my heart. It is the first recipe I can remember learning from my mother. We absolutely love Twice Baked Potatoes. Creamy cheesy potatoey baconey goodness held in its own little potato skin cup.
And if you have leftover baked potatoes this is a good way to use them up!!
These are even better the next day. We would make these for Thanksgiving and Christmas and we would always make them the day before. We would just bake them the next day but this way the flavors would all meld together and be even better!! You could even sprinkle bacon bits on top of them that would be more baconey goodness!!
Sooo good! I could eat these every day!!
Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 6 Russet Potatoes baked
- 5 strips of bacon cut in bite size pieces
- 1/4 c diced onions
- 1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 1/4 c sour cream
- 4 T butter
- 3 T milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- sliced scallions for garnish
Instructions
- While potatoes are still warm scoop out the pulp of the potato leaving about a 1/4 inch to form a shell.
- Place in a bowl and gently mash, set aside.
- Place bacon and onions in saute pan and cook until bacon is crisp and onions are translucent. Add bacon, onions and bacon drippings to bowl holding potatoes. Add 1 c cheddar cheese, sour cream, milk, and butter and mix gently until well blended. You want the potatoes to be lumpy. Scoop mixture back into potato shells, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake in 350 degree oven until cheese is melted and potatoes are hot throughout. Sprinkle with scallions before serving.
If your looking for more easy Thanksgiving side dishes take a look at these! I am so excited to be a guest participant in the 12 Bloggers recipe series for the month of November and I have been invited back for 2015 as a regular contributor! I am beyond honored to be joining some of the most amazing bloggers out there!!
- Roasted Kabocha Squash with Balsamic and Feta from Betsylife
- Bacon-Parmesan Spaghetti Squash from Home Cooking Memories
- Balsamic Green Beans with Pancettafrom A Little Claireification
- Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan from The Rebel Chick
- Cheesy Garlic & Herb Pull Apart Bread from Million Moments
- Easy Sweet Potato Casserole from A Night Owl Blog
- Garlic Knots from Bless This Mess Please
- Bacon Cranberry Almond Green Beans from Mom Endeavors
- Twice Baked Potatoes from Pink Cake Plate
- Glazed Sweet Potato Fingerlings from See Vanessa Craft
- Herbed Sweet Potato Biscuit Recipe from Around My Family Table
- Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Pineapple from East Valley Mom Guide
I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday season and make sure to come back in December when I share the 12 Days of Christmas Candy!!
I absolutely LOVE baked potatoes and this is such a fun idea for Thanksgiving! 🙂 I am pinning your recipe so I don’t forget about them! YUM!
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Yes! Twice Baked Potatoes are a favorite around here too and they’re such a fun thing to put out for a holiday spread! These look delicious!
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These look so good. It’s so nice to have family favorite recipes that always bring up happy memories!
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