Cheesy Onion Dip Stuffed Potatoes Food

TWICE BAKED POTATOES (STUFFED JACKET POTATOES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C / 430°F (200°C fan). Place a rack on a tray (recommended but not critical).
• Prick potatoes: Wash, scrub and dry potatoes well. Prick each potato 8 times with a fork.
• Oil and salt: Put potatoes in a bowl, pour over oil and rub onto potatoes. Then sprinkle over salt and use your hands to coat. (Just do this as best you can. Some will stick, much will not!)
• Bake: Place potatoes on rack and bake for 75 minutes or until you can pierce with a small knife with no resistance.
• Cook bacon: Place bacon in a cold non-stick pan over medium heat. When the fat starts to melt, turn the heat up to high and cook bacon until golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Heat butter and cream: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Then add cream and heat until hot, but don't let it boil. (You could also do this in a microwave)
• Lower oven: Turn oven down to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan).
• Scoop out potato flesh: Allow potatoes to cool enough so you can handle them (or use a tea towel). Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh, leaving 0.7cm (1/3") thick layer of potato still stuck to skin.
• Mash potato: Place potato flesh in a bowl and mash while hot until smooth.
• Add-ins: Add half the cheese (save the rest for topping), most of the bacon (save a bit for garnish), all the green onion, hot cream and butter, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Stuff and top with cheese: Fill potato skins with the mashed potato mixture. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake: Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted, golden and bubbly.
• Serve: Serve immediately, garnish with sour cream, reserved bacon and chives.

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 POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Slice tops off of potatoes and scoop the flesh into a large bowl, leaving skins intact.
• To the potato flesh add the cheese and dip. Mix well and spoon mixture into potato skins.
• Bake for another 30 minutes, or until heated through.

CHEESE-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 425° for 45 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven; reduce temperature to 350°. Cut each potato in half horizontally; leaving a thin shell, carefully scoop pulp into a bowl. Set potato skins aside. , To the pulp, add sour cream, Parmesan cheese, bacon, onion and horseradish. Mix with a fork until combined but not mashed. Add salt and pepper. Fill potato skins. Top each potato with 1 teaspoon butter and sprinkle with cheese. Place in a shallow baking dish. Bake at 350° until heated through, about 20 minutes.

FAVORITE CHEESY POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place potatoes in a Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 8-12 minutes. Drain. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, mix soup, onion dip, milk, sour cream, parsley, salt and pepper; gently fold in potatoes and cheese. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until heated through and cheese is melted, 15-20 minutes longer. Just before serving, stir to combine; sprinkle with additional parsley. (Potatoes will thicken upon standing.) Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Cover casserole with foil; bake as directed until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, increasing covered time to 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes longer. Just before serving, stir to combine. If desired, sprinkle with additional parsley.

STUFFED POTATO SKINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the middle of each, leaving enough to keep the skin intact and stable.
• Put the raw potato flesh into a food processor along with onion, 1/4 cup of Cheddar cheese, sour cream, garlic, salt, and pepper. Blend ingredients together until it is the consistency of a very rough puree (be sure not to blend to a paste). Spoon mixture back into potato shells; top with the remaining Cheddar and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour.

CHEESE-STUFFED BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Set the potatoes directly on the rack in the center of the oven and bake until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and turn the heat down to 400 degrees F. Cut a slit in the top of the potatoes and carefully scoop out the flesh into a bowl, leaving the shells intact. Mash the potato lightly with a fork. Add the butter, sour cream, and 1/3 cup of the cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Refill the shells with the potato mixture mounding it slightly.
• Set the potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake until heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining cheese and bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHEESY ONION DIP-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp and reserve the shells.
• Mix the pulp with sour cream, Cheddar cheese, butter, onion dip mix, salt, and pepper. Spoon mixture back into the shells and sprinkle the tops with paprika.
• Bake in the oven until heated through and cheese is melted, about 25 minutes.

CHEESY STEAK-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prick potatoes with fork. Microwave potatoes until tender.
• Meanwhile, coat large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add steaks; cook, turning once, until browned, 2 minutes. Transfer to cutting board; cut into 1/4" wide slices. Add onion to skillet; cook, over medium heat, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, 7 minutes.
• Horizontally cut off top 1/4 of each potato. Scoop out potato from skins into bowl, leaving 1/4" thick shell. Mash potato with milk, dip, salt and pepper. Stir in steaks, onions and 1/2 cup cheese. Spoon into potato shells; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Place on jelly roll pan. Bake until hot and cheese is melted, 20 minutes.

CHEESY FRENCH ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cube potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Place into medium-sized saucepan and cover with water. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
• When done, drain and return to pan or to a medium-sized bowl.
• With a mixer on medium speed, mix until all potatoes are broken up.
• Add dip, mixing until smooth.
• Add milk, mixing well.
• Add margarine, salt (may not need it with the salt in the dip) and pepper.
• Mix until margarine melts. Add cheese and mix well.
• You might have to add more milk to get it to the right thickness or thinness you want.

CHEESY BAKED POTATO SKINS & ONION DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Brush potatoes with 1 Tbsp. oil. Prick potatoes with fork. Bake 50 to 60 min. or until potatoes are tender. Cool slightly. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese spread, sour cream and onions; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Increase oven temperature to 450ºF. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out centers, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. (Refrigerate removed potato centers for another use.) Cut each shell lengthwise into 4 wedges. Place potato wedges in foil-covered shallow baking pan; brush with remaining oil.
• Bake 40 min., stirring halfway through baking. Cool slightly.
• Heat broiler. Arrange potato wedges, skin sides down, on broiler pan. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and pepper.
• Broil, 4 inches from heat, 2 to 3 min. or until cheese is melted. Serve with cream cheese mixture.

CHEESY ONION POTATOES

Steps:

• If you are using unpeeled potatoes make certain to wash and scrub the skin, and if you are slicing the potatoes ahead of time and soaking in water the potatoes must be dried with a paper towel before using in this recipe.
• Place the hot melted butter in a bowl; add in garlic powder,dry onion soup and cayenne pepper; mix to combine and allow to sit for about 30 minutes to soften the onion flakes (you may leave it sit for more time if desired) stir occasionally.
• Slice the potatoes into quarters, then place in a large roasting pan; sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.
• Pour the butter mixture over the potatoes; toss to coat (I use my hands for this).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to bottom position.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes.
• Remove and stir the potatoes.
• Place back in the oven and bake uncovered for another 20- 30 minutes or until just fork tender, removing and stirring another time while cooking (cooking time will depend on the thickness of the potatoes).
• Sprinkle with cheese and green onions over the hot potatoes.
• Serve immediately.