Twice Baked Potatoes With Caramelized Onions And Blue Cheese Recipes

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F/205°C.
• Wash, scrub, dry and prick potatoes with a fork (about 6 times per potato). Rub with oil, and season with salt.
• Place on a rack over a sheet pan, and bake for 50-60 minutes. The internal temperature should be 210°F/100°C (they will be tender when pierced with a fork/knife). Remove from the oven, and let them cool until they're cool enough to safely handle.
• Cut the potatoes lengthwise, and carefully scoop out the flesh leaving about ¼ inch stuck to the skin of the potatoes (be careful to leave the skin intact).
• Place the potato flesh in a bowl, and mash it with a potato masher. Add ¾ cup of cheese, sour cream, milk, butter, green onions, half of the bacon, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Fill potato skins with the mixture, top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden.
• Garnish with bacon and chives, and serve.

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 CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Steps:

• These small potato cups (each one is half a russet potato) are a great choice if you're short on oven space. The potatoes can be baked and stuffed one day ahead and chilled, then warmed in the oven for 20 minutes while the turkey rests before carving.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Pierce potatoes in several places with fork, then brush lightly with oil. Place potatoes directly on oven rack and bake until tender when pierced with fork, about 55 minutes. Cool potatoes slightly.
• Cut off thin slice from both short ends of each potato and discard. Cut each potato crosswise in half; stand each half on its small flat end. Using teaspoon, scoop out cooked potato pulp from each half, leaving 1/3-inch-thick shell and forming potato cup. Place potato cups in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Place potato pulp in medium bowl; add cheese, sour cream, milk, and cayenne. Using potato masher or fork, mash until well blended and almost smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound mashed potato mixture in potato cups.
• Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender and deep brown, about 12 minutes. Top potato cups with shallots. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F Bake potato cups until heated through, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION-STUFFED BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes with a fork; arroange on paper towels in microwave.
• Microwave on High for 10 minutes or until done.
• Cut each potato in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4 inch thick shell.
• Combine potato pulp, 1/4 cup cheese, sour cream, salt& pepper.
• Spoon potato mixture evenly into shells.
• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and sugar; saute 8 minutes or until browned.
• Stir in sherry, worcestershire sauce, thyme,& garlic.
• Cook 1 minute or until liquid evaporates scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Top each potato half with about 2 tablespoons onion mixture and 1 tablespoon of cheese.
• Microwave on high 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
• (Note: can also warm potatoes in oven for a few minutes if you're already using your oven.).

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Pierce potatoes with toothpick or fork.
• Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes (or microwave on high until tender, turning once, 10 to 15 minutes).
• Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes.
• Cut off top third of each potato.
• Scoop flesh from bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell.
• Scoop flesh from tops; add to bowl. Discard tops.
• Add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup blue cheese, butter, garlic and rosemary to potato flesh; mash.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with large star tip; pipe mixture into potato shells, dividing equally. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Bake potatoes on baking sheet until heated through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream atop each potato.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon blue cheese over each potato and serve.
• Variation:.
• For a tangy, mellow flavor, try soft fresh goat cheese in place of the blue cheese.
• Do-Ahead:.
• Note that these potatoes keep for two days in the refrigerator.

BLUE CHEESE TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Rub potatoes with shortening.
• Bake at 400 for 1 hour til soft.
• Cook bacon til crisp and crumble.
• Cut potatoes in 1/2 lenthwise
• Scoop out inside of each.
• Mash the potatoes.
• Add sour cream, blue cheese, milk, margarine, salt and pepper.
• Beat with mixer until fluffy.
• Spoon potato mixture lightly into shells.
• Sprinkle with bacon.
• Place on baking sheet and return to oven.
• Bake 15 minutes or until heated through.