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Perfect Baked Potato
With crispy, seasoned skin, a tender inside, and all the best toppings this recipe always results in the perfect baked potato!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4 potatoes
Calories: 230 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 Russet potatoes
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash potatoes with a stiff brush and cold water, then pat dry. Use a fork to poke 8–12 deep holes all over the surface of each potato to let the moisture escape during cooking.
- In a large bowl, lightly coat potatoes with oil and salt. Then place potatoes in the oven directly on the middle rack (or on an aluminium foil-lined baking sheet).
- Bake for 1 hour, until the skin is crisp and the flesh feels soft.
- Let potatoes cool a bit until you can handle them. Create a dotted line from end to end of each potato with your fork, then crack the potatoes open by squeezing the ends toward each other. Serve with any desired toppings (see note below).
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Notes
- Topping ideas. Try pulled pork, leftover chili, chopped bacon, salsa, chives, chopped broccoli, cheddar cheese, gorgonzola cheese, blue cheese, scallions and chives.
- Make Ahead. After baking your potatoes, choose from three different methods to keep them warm.
- Store. Place leftover baked potatoes in an air-tight container or re-wrap them in foil and store them in the fridge for 3-5 days. Reheat in the microwave or oven.
- Use cooking foil: Remove potatoes from the oven and immediately wrap each baked potato in a foil wrapper, carefully, to prevent all heat ot steam from escaping.
- Use a slow cooker: After wrapping each of the baked potatoes in foil, place them into the slow cooker and keep them warm until ready to serve.
- Use portable warm containers: This is a preferred method to keep potatoes warm when bringing potatoes from another destination. Wrap potatoes in foil, keep in warm coolers or containers and cover with towels or blankets to trap all heat.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1potato
Calories
230kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
38g
(13%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Sodium
11mg
(0%)
Potassium
888mg
(25%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
2IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4potatoes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1potato | |
| Calories | 230kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 888mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.