Cheesy Stuffed Baked Potatoes Recipes

CHEESE-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Set the potatoes directly on the rack in the center of the oven and bake until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and turn the heat down to 400 degrees F. Cut a slit in the top of the potatoes and carefully scoop out the flesh into a bowl, leaving the shells intact. Mash the potato lightly with a fork. Add the butter, sour cream, and 1/3 cup of the cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Refill the shells with the potato mixture mounding it slightly.
• Set the potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake until heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining cheese and bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHEESY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub and pierce potatoes. Rub with oil if desired. Bake until tender, 50-75 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell; set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375°., In a small skillet, saute onions in 1/4 cup butter until tender. In a large bowl, mash potato pulp. Stir in sauteed onions, cream, sour cream, salt and pepper. Fold in cheese. Stuff into potato shells., Place on a baking sheet. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.

CHEESY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°f.
• Cut off top 1/2 INCH from garlic head.
• Wrap garlic in foil.
• Prick potatoes with fork.
• Bake potatoes and garlic on baking sheet until tender, about 1 hour. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Separate garlic cloves. Pinch bottom of each clove to remove from skins; throw skins away.
• Cut slit lengthwise down center of eat potato. Scoop potato from skins, leaving 1/4-inch thick shells.
• Mash potatoes with 1/2 cup cheese, butter, oil, salt, paprika, black pepper, and garlic.
• Scoop potato mixture into shells; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake on ungreased baking sheet until cheese is melted.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash potatoes and poke 2 or 3 vent holes in each with a fork. Bake potatoes in oven until done, about 1 hour. (Poke with a fork and if fork goes in easily they are done). Remove potatoes from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in 1/2 lengthwise and scoop pulp into mixing bowl being careful not to break skin. Mash potatoes with butter, cheese, milk, and chives. Taste-test and adjust seasoning if necessary with salt and pepper. Spoon mashed potatoes back into skins and place in a 9 by 13-inch dish. Return to oven and heat thoroughly.

CHEESY SHRIMP-STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 30 minutes.
• Slice off the top 1/3 of each baked potato. Use a spoon to scoop out all of the pulp from the potatoes and the tops, and place in a large mixing bowl. Set the emptied potato shells and tops onto a baking sheet.
• Add softened butter to the potato pulp; mix on medium to high speed until well combined. Then blend in sour cream, salt, and pepper.
• Roughly chop all but 4 shrimp. Stir chopped shrimp into the potato mixture with the Cheddar cheese until combined, then spoon it into the potato shells, molding it high. Add any overflow that won't fit into the top pieces. Slice 4 remaining shrimp in half lengthwise and arrange 2 pieces on top of each filled potato.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, filling is heated through, and top is lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.

CHEESE-STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes; rub with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add the cheddar cheese, whipping cream, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. , In a large bowl, mash the pulp with cheese mixture. Stir in 2 tablespoons chives. Spoon into potato shells. Place on baking sheets. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining chives.,

CHEDDAR CHEESY BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Prick potatoes with fork; place on baking sheet. Brush with dressing. Bake 45 min. to 1 hour or until tender.
• Heat broiler. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, then crosswise, being careful not to cut all the way through to bottoms of potatoes. Squeeze potatoes from both ends to open. Lightly mash potatoes (in skins) with fork. Sprinkle with cheese; mix with fork.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 2 to 3 min. or until cheese is melted.

CHEESY TWICE-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Wash, dry potatoes, bake until soft.
• About 45-60 minutes.
• Cut a slice from the top of each potato being careful not to break skin.
• Scoop out insides.
• Mash well.
• Beat in sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper.
• If necessary, add more sour cream (milk works too) to make light and fluffy.
• Stir in onions.
• Spoon mixture back into shells.
• Place potatoes on a baking sheet.
• Dust tops with paprika and return to oven until lightly browned.