The Works Twice Baked Potatoes Recipes

"THE WORKS" TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• Place potatoes on a baking sheet and roast until tender, about 25-30 minutes
• Remove and set aside until cool enough to touch
• While the potatoes are roasting, in a medium skillet over medium-high heat with 1 turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon, cook bacon until crispy
• Remove and reserve on a paper towel
• When the potatoes are cool to touch, cut in half and scoop out the insides into a medium-size mixing bowl
• Place the skins cut sides up back onto the baking sheet
• Once all the potatoes are scooped out, add the bacon into the bowl with the potato flesh along with the sour cream, 3/4 cup of the cheese, salt and ground black pepper, and mix
• With a small spoon, scoop the potato-bacon-cheese mixture into the little potato skins, top with the remaining cheese and place back in the oven until the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes

ULTIMATE TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; save skins. To the potato flesh add sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the green onions. Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
• Bake for another 15 minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH THE WORKS

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out filling being careful not to break the skins.
• In a bowl mix all ingredients except the 1/2 c cheese with a potato masher. Mixture should be very dense.
• Place potato halves onto a baking sheet.
• Spoon mixture evenly on each potato half.
• Sprinkle cheese over the tops. (I always sprinkle a bit more bacon and green onion over the tops just before baking too).
• Bake in 350 oven till bubbling, approximately 30 minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Gently scrub potatoes, but do not peel. Pierce potatoes several times with a fork to allow steam to escape while potatoes bake.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced in center with a fork.
• When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut lengthwise in half; scoop out inside, leaving a thin shell. In medium bowl, mash potatoes with potato masher or electric mixer on low speed until no lumps remain. Add milk in small amounts, beating after each addition with potato masher or electric mixer on low speed (amount of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on kind of potatoes used).
• Add butter, salt and pepper; beat vigorously until potatoes are light and fluffy. Stir in cheese and chives. Fill potato shells with mashed potato mixture. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Increase oven temperature to 400°F. Bake about 20 minutes or until hot.