The Best Twice Baked Potatoes Recipes

BEST TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Microwave (or bake in oven at 400 for 1hr) the potatoes until done.
• Allow to cool a bit.
• Slice about a 1" strip of the skin off the top of each potato.
• Carefully scoop out the pulp, placing in a large bowl, and leaving potato shells intact.
• Mash the potato pulp along with the margarine.
• Add milk, sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper; combining well.
• Spoon the mixture back into the potato shells, piling high.
• Top with the crumbled bacon or bacon bits.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through.
• Slice the butter into pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
• With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet.
• Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well. (IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT add the green onions.)
• Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.

TWICE-BAKED LOADED POTATOES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
• Rub each potato with 1 teaspoon of oil, and prick the top with a fork.
• Place the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 1 hour.
• Transfer potatoes to a cutting board, and cut in half.
• Using a spoon, gently scoop out the inside flesh of the potatoes and transfer to a medium bowl. Reserve the skins.
• Add the sour cream, melted butter, salt, pepper, ½ of the shredded cheese, and ½ of the scallions, and combine with a hand mixer until smooth.
• Use a spoon to transfer the potato mixture back into the scooped out potato skins.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the potatoes with remaining cheese, and bake for 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted.
• Top with sour cream, bacon, and the remaining scallions.
• Enjoy!

THE BEST TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Scrub potatoes and pierce all over with a paring knife or fork. Rub with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt, then place directly on the oven rack. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the potatoes can be pierced easily with a paring knife.
• Remove from oven allow to cool until they are able to be handled. Slice in half lengthwise and remove the flesh and place in a medium bowl, leaving a ¼ inch border around the skin so the potatoes remain sturdy. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and brush on the empty potato shells and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the empty shells on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for an additional 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• Meanwhile, place the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Once it begins to melt, add the white parts of the scallion and stir to combine. Once the butter is totally melted, add the milk and continue to cook over very low heat. (Do not allow the mixture to come to a simmer.)
• Once the milk mixture is warmed through, remove from the heat and pour over the potato flesh in the bowl. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, salt, pepper and half of the shredded cheddar cheese. Using a potato masher, mash the mixture until combined and nearly smooth.
• Fill the empty shells evenly with the mixture, mounding any excess on top of each potato. Sprinkle the tops with bacon, and the remaining shredded cheddar cheese. Return to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and the tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining green scallions and serve immediately.

TWICE BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place sweet potatoes on sheet tray and bake for 1 hour or until soft. Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Split potatoes and remove the flesh to a medium sized bowl, reserving skins. In another bowl, add brown sugar, butter and cream cheese and the all of the spices and mash with a fork or rubber spatula.
• Add the butter and cream cheese mixture to the sweet potato flesh and fold in completely. Add the filling back to the potato skins and place on a half sheet tray. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES RECIPE (BEST EVER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Place a cooking rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Lightly rub each potato with oil and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the potatoes, evenly spaced, on the rack over the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake the potatoes to an internal temperature of 209°F or until fork tender (45 minutes-1 hour).
• Remove the potatoes from the oven, and leave the oven on.
• Once the potatoes have cooled on the rack 10 minutes, cut the potatoes in half crosswise. Leave a 1/8 inch-¼-inch thickness of flesh in each shell, and carefully scoop out the potato flesh into a medium-large mixing bowl.
• Transfer the potato shells back to the prepared baking sheet and cook at 400°F for 10 minutes (this is so the shells can crisp a little and hold their shape after filling).
• While the shells cook, mash together half the cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, half the butter, half the scallions, and half the bacon lardons with the baked potato flesh until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and mix together.
• Transfer shells from the oven and set the oven to broil. Fill the potato shells, mounding in the middle, with the mashed potato mixture and top with remaining cheese, scallions, bacon lardons, and butter.
• Broil until the cheese has melted and the potatoes are spotty brown and little crispy on top, approximately 5-10 minutes. Watch closely.
• Allow the potatoes to cool 10 minutes and serve.
• Enjoy!

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Rub potatoes with olive oil and salt and place on a large baking sheet.
• Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork, flipping halfway through.
• Let cool for at least 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides leaving a 1/4-inch shell.
• Combine potato flesh with cream cheese, sour cream, butter and 8 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese in a large bowl.
• Use a potato masher to mash together until desired consistency is reached.
• Fold in crumbled bacon and green onions. Season with salt and pepper.
• Scoop the filling into the potato shells. You want the filling to be pretty generous.
• Top each potato half with the remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and potatoes are heated through.
• Serve immediately.

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

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour. You can just microwave the potatoes instead because it is way faster and they taste just as good. About three minutes per potato, just check for tenderness. So if you are cooking 4 potatoes in the microwave you will need to cook them for at least 12 minutes. Make sure to poke holes in the potatoes with a fork before microwaving so that they don't explode.
• 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 leaving about 1/4 inch of flesh so the potato maintains it's shape; save skins. To the potato flesh add sour cream, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 cup cheese, 1/2 the green onions, and milk (start adding 1/2 cup of milk but you may not need to add it all depending on the consistency you want. You don't want them too runny). Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. Spoon the mixture into the potato skins and place on a baking sheet. Top each with remaining cheese and bacon. If making ahead of time, refrigerate here.
• Bake for another 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees. Add 10 minutes if you refrigerated ahead of time. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425º F.
• Wash and dry the potatoes.
• Pierce the potato 2-3 times with a fork.
• Rub oil all over the potatoes.
• Rub salt and pepper all over the potatoes.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes. The exact baking time will depend on how large the potatoes are. The potato should be tender inside if you poke a fork into it.
• Remove the potatoes from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350º F.
• Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop the flesh into a large bowl. Be sure to leave about ¼" of the flesh on the skins so the skins can hold the filling.
• To the potato flesh add sour cream, cream cheese, milk, butter, bacon, chopped onions and 1 cup of cheese.
• Use a potato masher to mash the mixture together until it is well mixed and as smooth as you'd like it. It's ok to leave the potatoes a little chunky if you'd like...more make them completely smooth!
• Spoon the mixture into the potato skins. Top each with remaining cheese and bacon.
• Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST EVER TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Pierce each potato with the tines of a fork. Bake your potatoes on a baking sheet, bare with no tin foil, in a 400 degree oven until soft - anywhere from 40-50 minutes depending on the size!
• Start your bacon cooking, chop it into little slices and cook in a pan.
• Slice the potatoes in half when they are cool enough to handle.
• Carve out the soft insides, as much as you want, and put it in the bowl. Leave some in the potato to hold the shape. I find then when you eat it, you can literally just carve off bites one at a time, instead of a mushy mess.
• Add in your butter, sour cream and cream cheese to the potato filling, mixing in completely.
• Add milk until they are the perfect texture for your palate.
• Mix in the seasoning salt and pepper.
• Drain the cooked bacon and add it and half a cup of cheese to the filling, mixing in completely.
• Add in green onion to taste, start with a 1/4 cup.
• Stuff the potatoes with the filling and add the rest of the cheese on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Serve these with sour cream sprinkled with a little seasoning salt.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with foil. Prep the potatoes by washing them under cold water. Next pierce them with a fork several times and then place on baking pan. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle on the kosher salt. Bake potatoes for one hour. Allow to cool.
• Cut potatoes in half and then scoop out most of the inside of the potato. Leave a little bit, so the skins don't tear. Mash the inside of the potatoes in a large bowl and then mix in the butter, half and half, sour cream, salt and pepper.
• Once mashed, scoop the potatoes back into the skins. Then top with cheese, bacon and green onions.
• Bake at 375°F for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

BEST TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put foil on a baking sheet and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash and dry potatoes, poke several holes all around each one with a fork.
• Generously coat potatoes with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and place on baking sheet.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until tender in the very center of each one.
• Allow them to cool enough so you can handle them. Then cut each one in half lengthwise.
• Scoop out the center leaving 1/2" thick walls and the skins in tact. Put halves on baking sheet.
• Turn down oven to 350 degrees.
• IN a mixing bowl add the scooped out potato insides, softened butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 c. sour cream or softened cream cheese. Mix until well combined.
• Add half the cheese and bacon and mix gently in. Now fill the skins with this mixture until there is no more left. Top with remaining cheese and bacon.
• Bake for approx. 15-18 minutes or until cheese has melted.
• Can put some sour cream in a pastry bag or freezer bag. Cut off tip and squeeze on top in the shape of football lacing for fun. Top with chives.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES FOR THE FREEZER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wash and scrub potatoes. Place potatoes on the center rack and bake until they are soft in the center, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cool to the touch, about 15 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in half and remove potato flesh from the skin, leaving the skin intact. Place potato flesh in a large bowl and beat until fluffy using an electric mixer. Add butter, milk, salt, and pepper and beat until smooth.
• Spoon potato mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large tip and pipe back into the potato skins. Sprinkle with fresh chives. Transfer to freezer bags and freeze until ready to use.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet; prick them in several places with a fork. Rub them with the vegetable oil and bake for 1 hour, or until tender. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• In the meantime, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high until crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop flesh into a large bowl, leaving a small rim of the potato intact so you don't tear the shell. Lay the hollowed out potato shells back onto the baking sheet.
• Add the bacon (reserving some), sour cream, half of the cheese, the onions (reserving some), milk, butter, salt, pepper, and garlic powder into the bowl. Using a handheld mixer, blend until combined and creamy.
• Divide mixture among the potato skins, then sprinkle with reserved bacon, cheese, and onion. Place back into the oven for 15 minutes until warmed through and cheese had melted.
• Dig in and enjoy!