Taco Twice Baked Potatoes Food

TACO BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pierce the skin of the potatoes with a fork. Place potatoes on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Mix ground beef with onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Cook in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbled, about 10 minutes. Add water as needed to prevent beef from sticking to skillet. Drain and discard grease.
• Cut baked potatoes open. Spread butter inside and top each with the taco meat mixture, 1/4 cup cheese, 2 tablespoons sour cream, and 2 tablespoons salsa.

TACO BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub potatoes; pierce each several times with a fork. If desired, rub with oil. Bake until tender, 50-75 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain. Stir in taco seasoning and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. , With a sharp knife, cut an "X" in each potato. Fluff pulp with a fork; season with salt and pepper. Spoon beef mixture over top. Serve with toppings.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a baking sheet. Rub them with the canola oil and bake for 1 hour, making sure they're sufficiently cooked through.
• Slice the butter into pats. Place in a large mixing bowl and add the bacon bits and sour cream. Remove the potatoes from the oven. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F.
• With a sharp knife, cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scrape out the insides into the mixing bowl, being careful not to tear the shell. Leave a small rim of potato intact for support. Lay the hollowed out potato shells on a baking sheet.
• Smash the potatoes into the butter, bacon and sour cream. Add the cheese, milk, seasoned salt, green onions and black pepper to taste and mix together well. (IMPORTANT: If you plan to freeze the twice-baked potatoes, do NOT add the green onions.)
• Fill the potato shells with the filling. I like to fill the shells so they look abundant and heaping. Top each potato with a little more grated cheese and pop 'em in the oven until the potato is warmed through, 15 to 20 minutes.

TACO POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the potatoes in a large bowl, drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with the taco seasoning. Toss to coat thoroughly.
• Pour out onto 2 baking sheets and roast until sizzly and somewhat crisp, shaking the pans as you go, 35 to 40 minutes.

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.

EASY TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes in a 375 degree oven 1 to 1 1/2 hours until done.
• When potatoes are done let them cool 10-15 minutes.
• Then slice them in half lengthwise.
• Using a spoon carefully scoop out the potato, leaving a little on skin so they don't break. Save the skins.
• In a large bowl mix all the ingredients except 1/4 cup cheese, green onion and paprika with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy. If not creamy enough add a bit more milk.
• Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• Spoon potato mixture evenly into shells.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and green onions.
• Sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Return to oven until hot and cheese is melted, about 15-20 minutes.
• Or you can wrap in saran wrap and put in a freezer ziplock bag and freeze for use at another time.

TACO BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown beef; drain.
• Add taco seasoning; prepare according to package directions.
• With a sharp knife, cut an X in the top of each potato; fluff pulp with a fork.
• Top with taco meat, cheese and onions.
• Serve with salsa and/or sour cream, if desired.

TACO STUFFED TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bake potatoes at 400º for 1 hour 15 minutes.
• While potatoes are cooling (about 15 minutes), cook ground beef until lightly browned.
• Drain beef and return to pan; add taco seasoning and water.
• Simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Remove a small slice from top of potatoes, removing potato pulp and making sure to leave at least a 1/4-inch shell all the way around.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the following ingredients: 3/4 cup of cheese, sour cream, margarine, salt and pepper; mix well.
• Divide pulp evenly between potato shells.
• After putting pulp mixture back into shell, make a "nest" to add ground beef mixture evenly between the two.
• Return to oven to bake for another 25 minutes and then divide remaining cheese (at this point, add more cheese if desired) over each potato.
• Bake for another 10 minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Wash and dry the baking potatoes.
• Coat the outside of the potato with the vegetable oil.
• You don't want it dripping.
• Place the baking potatoes onto a baking sheet and bake at 400º for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the potato gives to a slight squeeze.
• Carefully slice the potatoes in half lengthwise.
• Let sit about 10 minutes.
• Melt the butter and place in in the bottom of a heavy mixing bowl.
• Carefully using a spoon scoop out the inside of the potato and place it in the mixing bowl with the butter.
• Leave the shells on the baking sheet.
• Mash the potatoes up.
• Add the sour cream, cheese, salt, pepper, and granulated onion.
• Mix together till thoroughly blended.
• Put the potato mixture back into the shells.
• Top each half with 1 Tablespoon of bacon bits.
• Place cookie sheet of potatoes in freezer.
• After they are frozen put the twice baked potatoes in freezer bags or containers.
• To eat them just pop them in the microwave for a few minutes.
• Can also be popped into the oven at 375 till just starts to get slightly browned on top.
• You want them just hot enough to melt the cheddar cheese.
• Cooking them to long will dry them out.
• Makes a great lunch or a side dish with dinner.