Roasted Garlic Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe 445

ROASTED GARLIC TWICE-BAKED CHEESY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place each potato and head of garlic onto its own piece of foil, which should be large enough to fully wrap around the potato or garlic.
• Prick the potatoes several times one each side with a fork. Cut off the top of the garlic to expose the top of the cloves.
• Drizzle each potato and the heads of garlic with olive oil.
• Move to oven and bake for an hour. (I usually place them on a cookie sheet to prevent any oil from dripping and to make it easier to put in and out at once).
• Remove the potatoes and garlic from the oven and reduce heat to 350°F.
• Unwrap each potato and halve the short way (so they look like little cups, as opposed to a long "boat"). Cut off a small bit on each of the smaller, round ends so that they will sit up straight. Gently scoop out the potato flesh, leaving a thin edge all the way around the cup. Avoid breaking the potato skin.
• Mash the potato flesh in a medium bowl. Add sour cream, processed cheese (reserve 8 small cubes), and pepper, and beat until fluffy.
• Stuff mixture into the cups - it will be quite full, so mound on top as needed.
• Return to oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes, until heated through and cheese has melted.
• Top each potato half with a remaining piece of cheese and return for an additional 5 minutes, or until the cheese on top has melted.
• Garnish the potatoes with bacon and green onions before serving.

ROASTED GARLIC & PARMESAN TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Scrub potatoes, prick with a fork all around, rub down generously with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
• 3. Bake in oven for about an hour until potatoes are tender and the skin is crisp.
• 4. While potatoes are baking put 1/2 cup of olive oil in a small pot, add garlic cloves, turn to low heat and let garlic cloves roast.
• 5. Once potatoes are done, cut length wise, scoop out potato flesh witin a half inch of the skin. Put flesh into a bowl.
• 6. Take garlic from oill once they begin to brown. Put butter and garlic in a mini food processor and blend together to make garlic butter.
• 7. Add garlic butter, cheese, parsley,1/2 cup of evaporated milk, and a couple spoonfuls of garlic oil. Salt and pepper.
• 8. Mix thoroughly, if mixture is to dry, not coming together add more milk and/or oil. Check for salt and pepper and adjust as needed.
• 9. Spoon mixture into potato skins. Top each with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
• 10. Put back in oven for ten to fifteen minutes, until cheese browns and potatoes are heated through.
• 11. These are delicious with a wonderfully grilled ribeye that your husband should be doing while you're working on potatoes.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH ROASTED GARLIC AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Rub potato skins with oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and rub potatoes to coat. Bake potatoes in preheated oven 50-60 minutes, or until soft. Do not wrap potatoes in foil. Remove potatoes from oven and slice skin off the tops. Scoop potato flesh into a large bowl, reserving intact skins. To potatoes, add all but two tablespoons of cheese plus egg, butter, roasted garlic and liquid smoke if using. Mash potatoes while gradually adding milk. Spoon mixture into skins and top with remaining cheese. Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown.

TWICE-BAKED GARLIC POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º. Cut off and discard top of garlic. Place garlic on piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil and wrap tightly. Bake potatoes and garlic for 1 hour. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop out into a bowl and reserve shells. Unwrap garlic and squeeze cloves into potatoes. Mash potatoes and garlic with butter and enough milk to moisten. Blend in cream cheese, parsley, onions and salt. Spoon mixture back into potato shells. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake until cheese melts, 25 minutes.