Greek Yogurt And Chive Twice Baked Potatoes With Optional Bacon Recipes

GREEK YOGURT AND CHIVE TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH OPTIONAL BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Scrub potatoes, dry, and rub with olive oil and kosher salt. Prick them three or four times with a fork. Place directly on oven rack and bake 40 - 50 minutes until tender all the way through.
• Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees. Allow potatoes to cool for about five minutes, until relatively easy to handle. Slice in half with a sharp knife and allow to cool, cut side up, for a few more minutes.
• Using a spoon, carefully carve out the middle of the potato, leaving about 1/4 inch of potato along the sides and bottoms. This helps the potato to stay rigid.
• Carefully set potato halves hollowed side up on a roomy baking sheet.
• Place potato innards in a large bowl along with the Greek yogurt, 1 cup cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the milk and butter on medium heat just until the butter has melted. Add to the potato mixture. Using a potato masher or a fork, stir and mash until only small lumps remain. Stir in the chives, salt, and pepper. If adding bacon to the entire recipe, go ahead and stir that in now as well. If you're adding it to half of the recipe only, don't add it yet!
• Taste and add additional salt and pepper if you'd like.
• Carefully spoon potato and Greek yogurt mixture into six of the potato halves, mounding as much as you can without the filling spilling over the sides. If adding bacon to half the mixture, stir the bacon into the remaining mixture then continue filling the rest of the potatoes.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/3 cup cheddar cheese over each potato half.
• Bake for about 20 minutes until the filling is heated through and the potatoes begin to turn golden brown.
• Garnish with additional fresh snipped chives, if desired. Serve.

BACON TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. , In a small bowl, mash the pulp with butter. Stir in the milk, bacon, onion, chives, salt, pepper and 1/3 cup cheese. Spoon into potato shells. Top with remaining cheese. , Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH GREEK YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until fork tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Let cool slightly.
• Warm butter and cream in a small saucepan. Carefully peel hot potatoes, and cut into thirds. Pass potatoes through a ricer into a large bowl. Fold in cream mixture, yogurt, and chives. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place eight 6-ounce ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet, and divide potatoes among ramekins. Bake until tops are slightly puffed and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes. Garnish with chives if desired before serving.

BACON, CHEDDAR, SOUR CREAM AND CHIVE, TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wrap potatoes in foil and bake in a 400* oven for 45-60 minutes. When potatoes are done, unwrap and let them cool.
• When potatoes have completely cooled, slice them in half, and with a small spoon; gently remove the center and you should have a potato boat.
• Place scooped out potatoes in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients, mixing well.
• Reserve a handful of shredded cheese for the topping.
• Using a spoon fill the boats with the mashed mixture and top with the reserved cheese.
• Bake on 375* for 10-15 minute then on broil, watching closely so they do not burn until the cheese is slightly browned.
• Top Potato Boats with sour cream and more chives (optional of course), and Enjoy!