Double Baked Potatoes With Mushrooms And Cheese Recipes

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH MUSHROOMS AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Using the tines of a fork, prick the skins of the potatoes all over and arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours until tender and cooked through. Remove from the oven and let cool until warm enough to handle, about 20 minutes.
• While the potatoes are cooling, in a medium skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until the mushrooms are golden and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 6 minutes. Put the mixture into a medium bowl. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and, using a small spoon, scoop out all but 1/4-inch of the flesh. Add the potato flesh to the mushroom mixture. Add the butter, oregano, and 1 cup of the cheese. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Arrange the potato halves, cut side up on the baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, brush both sides of the potatoes with the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil and season the inside with salt and pepper, to taste. Spoon the mushroom mixture into each potato half. Arrange 1 half-piece of prosciutto on top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted and the prosciutto is crispy, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, transfer to a serving platter, garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

CHEESY TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Rub potatoes with olive oil and salt; pierce each several times with a fork and arrange onto a baking sheet about 6 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool until cool enough to handle, keeping oven heat at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Halve potatoes lengthwise and scoop potato from each half into a bowl, leaving about 1/4 inch of the potato attached to the skin all the way around.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in butter until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir scooped potato, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, and most of the green onion together with the garlic and butter; cook and stir the mixture until heated and smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Scoop the potato mixture into the potato skins and arrange onto the baking sheet.
• Bake in oven until heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with remaining green onion, bacon, and paprika.

DOUBLE-BAKED POTATOES WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Pierce each potato in several places with fork.
• Place all potatoes directly on oven rack and bake until tender, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms; sauté until beginning to brown, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes.
• Add green onions; stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Set aside.
• Using oven mitts as aid, cut each potato lengthwise in half.
• Scoop cooked potato flesh into large bowl, leaving skin intact.
• Add cream cheese, sour cream, and remaining 4 tablespoons butter and mash well.
• Mix in mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Mound mashed potatoes in potato skins.
• Sprinkle each half with 1 tablespoon cheese.
• Place on baking sheet.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Bake potatoes until heated through and cheese melts, about 25 minutes, or 35 minutes if potatoes have been refrigerated.

DOUBLE-BAKED POTATOES WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Pierce each potato in several places with fork. Place all potatoes directly on oven rack and bake until tender, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms; sauté until beginning to brown, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes. Add green onions; stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Set aside.
• Using oven mitts as aid, cut each potato lengthwise in half. Scoop cooked potato flesh into large bowl, leaving skin intact. Add cream cheese, sour cream, and remaining 4 tablespoons butter and mash well. Mix in mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound mashed potatoes in potato skins. Sprinkle each half with 1 tablespoon cheese. Place on baking sheet. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake potatoes until heated through and cheese melts, about 25 minutes, or 35 minutes if potatoes have been refrigerated.

STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH HAM, MUSHROOMS, AND GRUYERE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a cutting board. With the tip of a small, sharp knife, score a lid shape on the top of each potato about a third of the way down, cutting in about 1/8 inch all the way around.
• Spread a 1/4-inch-thick bed of rock salt on a baking tray. Place the potatoes on the bed of rock salt. Bake the potatoes until tender enough to be pierced easily with a wooden skewer, about 45 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and leave them for a few minutes to cool slightly. Leave the oven on.
• Heat a saute pan over high heat. Add the olive oil and, as soon as it swirls easily, add the butter. When the butter foams, add the ham and mushrooms and saute until they are hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the ham and mushrooms to a small mixing bowl.
• Using a small, sharp knife, and protecting your hand from the heat with a folded kitchen towel, carefully cut off the lids from the still-hot baked potatoes, following the scoring marks. With a sharp-edged tablespoon, scoop the flesh from the potatoes, including the lids, leaving a wall about 1/4-inch thick, and transferring the scooped-out flesh to a large mixing bowl. Return the potato shells and lids to the bed of rock salt. Put the tray back in the hot oven, leaving the oven door open, to keep the potato shells and lids warm.
• With a potato masher, mash the potatoes. Season the mixture, to taste, with salt and generously with pepper. Add the creme fraiche or sour cream and the butter and mash to combine them with the potatoes. Stir in the ham, mushrooms, and 2 ounces of the cheese.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and turn the temperature up to 500 degrees F.
• Carefully spoon the mashed potato mixture back into each potato shell. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the filling on each potato. Leave the lids unfilled, placing them around the side of the tray.
• Return the tray to the oven and continue baking the potatoes until they are heated through and the cheese has melted, 7 to 10 minutes. If the cheese has not browned, turn on the broiler and broil the potatoes briefly, keeping a close eye on them to prevent burning.
• Using tongs, transfer the potatoes to a heated serving platter or individual plates. Place the lids on top of the potatoes at an angle, inserting 1 end partway into the filling to secure them.

TWICE BAKED CHEESY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes for 1 hour or until soft.
• In a microwave safe bowl, combine the cheese and butter. Cook in microwave for 1 1/2 minutes or until melted. Add sour cream and mix together.
• Cut potatoes in half, scoop out insides while being careful not to tear the skins. Add to cheese mixture and mix together until smooth.
• Stuff potato mixture back into potato shells and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

DOUBLE BAKED POTATOES WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Clean the potatoes well, then with a fork pierce each several times.
• Place the potatoes directly on the rack in the oven and bake for about 60 minutes or until they are tender.
• While potatoes are cooking, in a large heavy skillet over medium heat melt together 1 tablespoon of butter and the olive oil, then add the mushrooms and sauté, stirring frequently, until they begin to brown, about 7 minutes.
• Add the chopped scallions and stir until they wilt, about 1 minute, then remove from heat and set aside.
• When potatoes are done cooking, cut each of them lengthwise in half (wearing oven mitts while doing this is cumbersome, but help protect your hands); don't turn off the oven - you're going to need it again in a while.
• With a spoon carefully scoop out the cooked potato out of the middle, placing the scooped bits into a large bowl, leaving the potato skins intact.
• To the scooped potato in the bowl, add the cream cheese, sour cream, and remaining butter, and mash it all together well.
• Stir in the mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Mound the mashed potato mixture in the potato skins, and sprinkle each half with remaining cheddar cheese.
• Place the potato halves on a baking sheet.
• (At this point, you can cover and refrigerate the halves if you want to bake them the next day.).
• Bake the filled potato halves on the baking sheet at 375 degrees F until they are heated through and the cheese topping melts, about 25 minutes (if you made them the day before and they were chilled when they went into the oven, it might take about 35 minutes).