5.0 from 9 votes
Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes
Crispy potato skins filled with creamy, cheesy mashed potatoes and topped with bacon and scallions – an impressive side dish that's surprisingly easy to prepare.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 279 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 Russet potatoes 6 to 8 ounces
- vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese divided use
- 1/4 cup Sliced scallions or chives
- 1/3 cup chopped cooked bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Wash potatoes and dry them.
- Rub a little vegetable oil on the potatoes and place them on a baking sheet.
- Bake the potatoes for 45 to 60 minutes or until the potatoes are done. Cooking time varies on the size of potato. Potatoes are done with a fork goes in easily.
- Cut the top third off the potato.
- Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh of the potatoes. Be sure to leave about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch around the edge of the potato.
- Place the potato tops and the scooped out potato flesh into a large bowl.
- Add warmed butter, sour cream, salt, and pepper to the bowl. Blend until the potato mixture is smooth.
- Add half of the cheese, half of the scallions, and half of the cooked bacon. Stir them into the potato mixture.
- Fill the hollowed out potatoes generously with the potato filling.
- Top the filled potatoes with cheese.
- Turn the oven onto broil. Broil the potatoes until the cheese turns golden brown.
- Top the twice baked potatoes with the remaining bacon and scallions.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Calories
279kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
481mg
(20%)
Potassium
937mg
(27%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
500IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
25.5mg
(28%)
Calcium
191mg
(19%)
Iron
7.1mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 279kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 481mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 937mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 500IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 25.5mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 191mg | 19% |
| Iron | 7.1mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.