Twice Baked Bacon Potatoes Recipe

Twice baked potatoes are probably one of the most versatile recipes around. Depending on the toppings, they’re both healthy and affordable. Better yet, most kids love them! You can easily serve these twice baked bacon potatoes as a yummy lunch entrée or as a side at dinnertime. Either way, making baked potato is comfort food at its very best. Why not make these twice baked potato with bacon as an appetizer for National Potato Day on August 19th!

Russet Potatoes

Russet potatoes, like the ones called for here, are ideal for baking. Not only do these “potato boats” hold their shape well and they absorb their companion flavours nicely. If you choose to make extras, plain potatoes can be safely stored in your refrigerator for up to seven days. Put them in either Ziplock bags or plastic storage containers. Never store a baked potato (in the fridge) in the foil you bake it in. Believe it or not, doing so encourages the growth of botulism spores. Who knew?

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Tips for Baking The Twice Baked Bacon Potatoes

I’ve mentioned this before, but I totally recommend using real butter in recipes like this one. Your end results are so much better, even though you end up paying a little more. Some people aren’t fans of the heat element associated with sriracha. If you fall into this category, leave it out, add less, or replace it with good old ketchup. You aren’t going to see a difference texture-wise at all.

There’s nothing wrong with baking these potatoes a few extra minutes to achieve more of a crunch factor… think “hash brown potato crunchiness.” Just keep an eye and them, making sure they don’t burn. Let’s talk cheese! Feel free to replace the suggested Colby Jack with one (or more) of your of your favourites. Swiss would pair nicely with the bacon in this recipe. Don’t you think?

Twice Baked Bacon Potatoes Recipe

Potatoes are definitely a staple, when it comes to meal planning. There are over 150 different potato varieties in Canada alone. That being said, remember, every day is a good day to eat potatoes!

 Twice baked potatoes ingredients

• 6 large russet potatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup of unsalted butter (2 sticks) cubed
• 1 1/2 cup bacon, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup Colby jack shredded cheese
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup Sriracha

Kitchen tools

• Baking sheet
• Parchment paper
• Frying pan
• Small pot

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How to you make a twice baked potato

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Wash your potatoes to get the dirt off them and then pat dry them with a paper towel. Place potatoes on the baking sheet fitted with parchment paper. Poke holes using a fork in your potatoes and then place in the oven for 1 hour until cooked throughly.

Using the skillet pan, fry up your bacon to your liking. Once cooked place on a plate to cool. Chop up your bacon to get 1 1/2 cup.

In a large mixing bowl, add the cubes of butter, bacon, and sour cream.

Remove the potatoes from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Cut the potatoes in half and scrap out the insides and place into the large mixing bowl. Place the hollowed potatoes back onto the baking sheet.

Using a masher, mash the potatoes, butter, bacon, and sour cream together until slightly combined. Add the cheese and milk and mix until thoroughly. Once mixed well, scoop filling back into the potatoes and top with cheese.

Place back into the oven for 15-20 minutes until potato is warm and cheese is melted.

Baked Potato toppings: Drizzle the sriracha and top with sour cream.

Enjoy the perfect twice baked potato!

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Twice baked bacon potatoes

Lyne Proulx

Twice baked bacon potatoes are probably one of the most versatile recipes around. Depending on the toppings, they’re both healthy and affordable.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Canadian

Servings 6 servings

Calories 1194 kcal

Equipment

• 1 baking sheet fitted with parchment paper
• 1 Frying pan
• 1 Small pot

Ingredients

  

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• 6 large russet potatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup of unsalted butter 2 sticks cubed
• 1 1/2 cup bacon chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup Colby jack shredded cheese
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup Sriracha

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees
• Wash your potatoes to get the dirt off them and then pat dry them with a paper towel.
• Place potatoes on the baking sheet fitted with parchment paper
• Poke holes using a fork in your potatoes and then place in the oven for 1 hour until cooked throughly
• Using the skillet pan, fry up your bacon to your liking.
• Once cooked place on a plate to cool
• Chop up your bacon to get 1 1/2 cup.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the cubes of butter, bacon and sour cream
• Remove the potatoes from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees
• Cut the potatoes in half and scrap out the insides and place into the large mixing bowl
• Place the hollowed potatoes back onto the baking sheet
• Using a masher, mash the potatoes, butter, bacon and sour cream together until slightly combined
• Add the cheese and milk and mix until thoroughly
• Once mixed well, scoop filling back into the potatoes and top with cheese
• Place back into the oven for 15-20 minutes until potato is warm and cheese is melted
• Drizzle the sriracha and top with sour cream

Nutrition

Calories: 1194kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 12gFat: 110gSaturated Fat: 53gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 42gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 182mgSodium: 817mgPotassium: 1056mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1489IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 274mgIron: 2mg

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