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Best Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe in a cast iron skillet

Best Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe

Jessie Thompson
This is the great side dish that you thought you could only get at a restaurant, but I'm here to dispell that myth! This is my Best Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe and I'm bringing it to you just in time for the holiday season. Potato skins are scooped out and the flesh is mixed with cream cheese, bacon, sour cream, and more to make a delicious filling. Then, those same skins are restuffed with that delicious creamy filling and topped with extra cheese, bacon, and a sprinkling of green onions for a show stopping easy side dish!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Southern
Servings 10 servings
Calories 261 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Baking sheet
  • 1 Large mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 5 medium russet potatoes
  • Avocado oil
  • Salt/pepper
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese Plus some for sprinkling on top
  • 3/4 cup fried crumbled bacon
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 teaspoon of Tony's seasoning

Instructions
 

  • First, heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Second, use a fork to poke a few holes into the potatoes.
  • Third, pour avocado oil in your hands and rub it all over each one of the potatoes.
  • Next, sprinkle a generous amount of salt and pepper on the outside of each potato and rub in.
  • Then, places the potatoes directly on the rack in the oven and bake for 1 hour. (Turning them once at the halfway mark.)
  • Once the potatoes are fork tender and the skin is golden brown and crisp, remove them from the oven, lower the oven to 350 degrees, and cut them in half.
  • Next, use a spoon to scoop the potato flesh out of the skins and place into a separate large bowl.
  • Then, place the empty potato skins into a casserole dish, baking sheet, or a large cast iron skillet.
  • Then, mix the cream cheese, butter, sour cream, milk, cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup of bacon, and Tony's seasoning with the scooped potato filling in the large mixing bowl.
  • Fill the potato skins with the cream cheese mixture.
  • Afterwards, Top each potato with an extra sprinkling of shredded cheese, a little bit of bacon, and green onions.
  • Bake potatoes for 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until the filling is hot and the cheese is melted on top.
  • Finally, serve hot and alongside your favorite main dishes!

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Notes

What are the Macros for the Best Cheesy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe?
Makes 10 servings (Nutritional information below is for 1 serving = 1 potato half)
Calories – 261
Protein – 8.9 grams
Carbs – 19.3 grams (net)
Fat – 15.6 grams
Keyword Baked, potato