Cheese Stuffed Baked Potatoes Food

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Drizzle potatoes with canola oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Place potatoes on center rack in oven. Bake for 1 hour or until done (insert a knife into potato to check for doneness)
• Take potatoes out of oven and cool on baking rack.
• When potatoes are easy to handle, cut an oval on skin and remove. Scoop out inside of potato using a spoon and place in mixing bowl. Add butter and blend using a potato masher.
• Add 1 1/2 cups of cheese, the bacon, sour cream, grated onion, salt and pepper - mixing well. Taste, adjusting seasoning.
• With a small spoon, stuff mixture into potato skins making sure not to over pack. Place in an oven proof dish, cover with foil and heat in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Heat until cheese is melted.
• Serve potatoes with sour cream, chopped green onions and additional bacon.

CHEESY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°f.
• Cut off top 1/2 INCH from garlic head.
• Wrap garlic in foil.
• Prick potatoes with fork.
• Bake potatoes and garlic on baking sheet until tender, about 1 hour. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Separate garlic cloves. Pinch bottom of each clove to remove from skins; throw skins away.
• Cut slit lengthwise down center of eat potato. Scoop potato from skins, leaving 1/4-inch thick shells.
• Mash potatoes with 1/2 cup cheese, butter, oil, salt, paprika, black pepper, and garlic.
• Scoop potato mixture into shells; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake on ungreased baking sheet until cheese is melted.

CHEESY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub and pierce potatoes. Rub with oil if desired. Bake until tender, 50-75 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell; set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 375°., In a small skillet, saute onions in 1/4 cup butter until tender. In a large bowl, mash potato pulp. Stir in sauteed onions, cream, sour cream, salt and pepper. Fold in cheese. Stuff into potato shells., Place on a baking sheet. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash potatoes and poke 2 or 3 vent holes in each with a fork. Bake potatoes in oven until done, about 1 hour. (Poke with a fork and if fork goes in easily they are done). Remove potatoes from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in 1/2 lengthwise and scoop pulp into mixing bowl being careful not to break skin. Mash potatoes with butter, cheese, milk, and chives. Taste-test and adjust seasoning if necessary with salt and pepper. Spoon mashed potatoes back into skins and place in a 9 by 13-inch dish. Return to oven and heat thoroughly.

HAM AND CHEESE STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Wash and pat dry potatoes.
• Rub each potato with shortening.
• Prick potatoes several times with fork.
• Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
• Cut in half, and scoop out inside leaving shell, and place on a cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl, beat potatoes for 1 minute.
• Add butter,onion,eggs, and pepper.
• Continue until smooth and fluffy.
• Fold in 1 cup of cheese and 1/2 cup of ham, fill potato shells with mixture.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese , and 1/2 cup of ham.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are throughly heated, and cheese is melted.

CLASSIC STUFFED TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Scrub and pierce potatoes.
• Bake for one hour, or until fully cooked.
• Remove potatoes from oven and let cool slightly.
• Cut potatoes in half and scoop out potato, being careful not to tear the skins, and place in a large bowl.
• Set skins aside.
• Add butter and salt to potatoes; mash until smooth.
• Add sour cream; mash until combined.
• Add cheese; mash until combined.
• Add one tablespoon of milk; mash.
• If the mixture needs to be more creamy, add more milk, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.
• Add additional salt to taste, if needed.
• Fill empty skins with potato mixture.
• Top each potato with a half slice of cheese.
• Return to oven and reheat until hot.
• *Note*You may also refrigerate them to reheat at a later time, or you can freeze them.
• If you freeze them, delay placing the cheese slices on top until you are ready to bake them. You might want to add more milk to the mix before filling the potatoes because after freezing they seem to reheat a little less creamy.

CHEESE-STUFFED TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes; rub with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add the cheddar cheese, whipping cream, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. , In a large bowl, mash the pulp with cheese mixture. Stir in 2 tablespoons chives. Spoon into potato shells. Place on baking sheets. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining chives.,

STUFFED BAKED POTATO WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Put potato into a pan of salted water,bring to boil and simmer until just tender (about 15 or 20 minutes).
• Cut potato into half, scoop out the centre leaving a thin wall of flesh.
• Mash scooped out potato and leave aside.
• Heat oil in pan using moderate heat, add onion n stir, add meat, ketchup, coriander, black pepper n soy sauce.
• Season to taste and leave aside.
• In a bowl mix mashed potato and meat together.
• Fill the potato shell with mixture, mounding it.
• Sprinkle top with sufficient cheese, bake at 200celcius for 10-15 minutes.
• Note: The potato skin will be eaten, so wash them well.

ONION BACON CHEESE STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 350 degrees for one hour or until done.
• Scoop out potato.
• Put potato in large bowl and mash.
• Fry chopped bacon until crisp.
• Remove from pan.
• Fry onions in bacon grease.
• Drain grease.
• Add bacon, onion, and cubed cheddar cheese to the potatoes.
• Add sour cream and milk.
• Mash and mix until smooth.
• Pile into baked potato skins.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes.
• Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top and put back in oven until cheese is melted.
• These can be frozen when put potato mixture into baked potato skins.

CREAMY STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes. Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving thin shells. , In a large bowl, beat the pulp with butter. Stir in 1 cup of cheese, sour cream, salad dressing mix, chives and garlic. Spoon into potato shells. Sprinkle with remaining cheese., Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 ° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Top with bacon and green onion.

TWICE-BAKED GOUDA-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub and dry potatoes. Rub surface with a little vegetable oil or vegetable shortening. Prick in several places with fork.
• Bake in preheated oven for approximately 1 hour or test for doneness by gently squeezing the middle of the potato, using a pot holder. If it gives in easily to your touch, it is done. Remove potatoes to a work surface.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and allow to cool long enough to handle. Scoop out flesh with a spoon, being careful to leave shells intact (about 1/4-inch thick) and place in a bowl. Add 1 cup of the cheese, plus the sour cream, heavy cream, butter, green onion, parsley, salt and pepper to the potato flesh. Mash with potato masher or beat until just smooth with an electric mixer.
• Fill potato shells with potato mixture; sprinkle with bacon and remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. Garnish with minced fresh parsley.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce potatoes with fork. Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 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 1 day 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 and serve.