Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Take plain baked potatoes to the next level with ooey-gooey cheese, crispy bacon, and fresh green onions!
Ingredients
- 6 russet potato washed and dried, medium
- canola oil for drizzling
- 1 ounce butter unsalted
- 2 1/4 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 3/4 cup Bacon crumbled, cooked
- 1 1/3 cups sour cream
- 1/3 cup onion grated
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup green onion chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Drizzle potatoes with canola oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Place on center rack in oven and bake for 60 minutes or until tender.
- Remove potatoes from oven and let cool on a rack. Once cool, cut an oval on the skin, remove the top, and scoop out the insides into a mixing bowl.
- Add butter to the scooped potato in the mixing bowl and mash. Mix in 1 1/2 cups of cheese, the bacon, sour cream, grated onion, salt, and pepper.
- Fill the potato skins with the mixture. Arrange them in an oven-safe dish, cover with foil, and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
- After removing the foil, top with the remaining cheese and continue baking until the cheese melts. Sprinkle with green onions when serving.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 548
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 548kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 833mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 1083mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 911IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 388mg | 39% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.