Stuffed Bacon And Cheese Potatoes Food

HASSELBACK POTATOES STUFFED WITH CHEDDAR AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
• Stir together butter and oil. Brush bottom of 14 x 11-inch (3 L) roasting pan with some of the butter-oil mixture. Slice thin lengthwise strip off the bottom of one potato; place flat side down on cutting board. Place two wooden spoons on opposite long sides of potato. Cut potato crosswise into 20 thin slices until almost all the way through, stopping when knife hits spoon handles. Repeat with remaining potatoes.
• Arrange potatoes flat side down in roasting pan; brush with butter-oil mixture and season with salt and pepper. Scatter rosemary and thyme sprigs around potatoes.
• Bake in centre of oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until cooked through but still firm, basting with butter halfway through. Remove from oven; let cool 5 minutes.
• Grate 2 tbsp (25 mL) cheese finely; combine with panko. Slice remaining cheese crosswise into 20 slices; cut each slice crosswise into 3 pieces for a total of 60 pieces.
• Insert bacon alternately with cheese in potato slices. Brush all over with butter from pan. Sprinkle panko mixture over top. Bake in centre oven for 12 to 16 minutes or until cheese is melted and panko mixture is golden.
• Discard herb sprigs; garnish with fresh herbs if desired.

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.

BACON AND CHEESE-STUFFED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Pierce each potato in several places with fork or sharp knife. Bake 1 hour or until tender. Cool 5 min.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise in half; scoop out centers into medium bowl, leaving 1/8-inch-thick shells. Add cheese, butter, milk and pepper to potatoes in bowl; mash until desired consistency. Stir in bacon and chives; spoon into potato shells. Place in shallow baking dish.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through.

STUFFED BACON AND CHEESE POTATOES

Steps:

• Prick potatoes in several places with fork; place on microwaveable plate. Microwave on HIGH 10 min. or until tender.
• Cut 3 lengthwise slits into each potato, being careful to not cut all of the way through to bottoms of potatoes. Place 1 piece of bacon and 1 piece of Singles in each slit.
• Microwave 1 min. or until Singles are melted.

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.

LOADED POTATOES-STUFFED WITH BACON, CREAM CHEESE, AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Microwave potatoes till soft about 10 minutes.
• Cut lenghtwise in 1/2 scoup out flesh leaving some so to hold the shape.
• Mix the scouped potato with the rest of the ingredients mashing the potatoes.
• Fill back into skins and bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees.