Twice Baked Potatoes Crock Pot Food

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.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES - CROCK POT

Steps:

• Place potatoes in slow cooker, and cover with salted water.
• Cover. Cook on High for 3-4 hours or until tender, then drain well.
• Transfer potatoes to a mixing bowl, and mash with a potato masher until almost smooth.
• Add cream cheese, sour cream, butter, milk, salt and pepper. Continue mashing until smooth.
• Stir in 1 Celsius of the cheese and half the bacon.
• Return mixture into the slow cooker.
• Cover. Cook on Low for 2 hours, or on High for 1 hour.
• Spread evenly into a baking dish.
• Use a spatula or fork to make an irregular surface.
• Top with remaining cheese, bacon and green onions.
• Place under broiler for 4-5 minutes to melt cheese and brown top. (Note: If you don't have access to an oven, you can return to the slow cooker instead. The cheese will melt but will not brown.).
• Serve immediately.

CROCK POT TWICE BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bake potatoes until tender.
• Grease a crock well or use a plastic liner. Place half of warm, cubed, baked potatoes in crock.
• If using sprinkle salt and pepper over potatoes. Spread half of sour cream over potatoes, but avoid touching the edge of the crock. Sprinkle half of cheeses over potatoes. Sprinkle half of bacon over cheese.
• Repeat layers and cook on low for 1.5 - 2.5 hours until cheese is just melted.
• Turn off heat and sprinkle chopped green onions on casserole before serving.

BAKED POTATOES FROM THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Stab potatoes with fork.
• Wrap each in foil.
• Fill crock pot with potatoes.
• Cover and cook on High 2 1/2- 4 hours.
• Do not add water.
• Cooking time depends on how big your potatoes are.
• Use your best judgement.
• It doesn't hurt to cook them for the 4 hours.
• For large potatoes, I have cooked five to six on Low for 8 to 10 hours and they turn out perfectly.

SLOW COOKER TWICE BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 Bake potatoes for one hour or until tender. Once potatoes have cooled, scoop out the inside and place into the bottom of a slow cooker. Roughly mash potatoes using a potato masher. Add diced onions, chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Cook on low for 4 hours. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Pour in milk and cook an additional hour. Ladle into bowls and add your bacon, cheese, and green onion. Enjoy!

MAKE-AHEAD TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash potatoes and pat dry.
• Place potatoes, not touching, on a large baking sheet.
• You may need two baking sheets.
• Spray potatoes generously with non-stick cooking spray.
• Sprinkle outside of potatoes with a little salt.
• Bake 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until potatoes "give" when gently squeezed, indicating they are done.
• In large mixing bowl, add butter, cream cheese, salt and pepper and mix well.
• With a serrated knife, cut baked potatoes in half lengthwise, being careful to leave skins unbroken.
• With large spoon, scoop out the inside of potatoes, leaving a thin layer of potato attached to the inside of the skin.
• Place potato skin shells, skin side down, on the baking sheet used to bake the potatoes.
• Put scooped out potato in mixing bowl as you remove it and mix to combine with butter mixture, adding skim milk as needed to make potatoes the consistency of slightly stiff mashed potatoes.
• You may need a little more or less milk to get the final desired consistency.
• Using the palm of your hand to support the potato shell while filling, spoon and press potato mixture into each half potato shell.
• Return filled shell to baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese and pat cheese to make it adhere to the potatoes.
• TO SERVE IMMEDIATELY: Return baking pan of potatoes to oven and bake about 15-25 minutes until potatoes are hot and cheese is melted.
• TO FREEZE FOR LATER USE: Cover potatoes with plastic wrap and place baking sheet in freezer, leaving several hours until potatoes are completely frozen.
• Remove potatoes from freezer and wrap each potato in a resealable plastic sandwich bag.
• Place wrapped potatoes into one or more gallon resealable freezer bags.
• Store in freezer for up to 3 months.
• TO COOK FROZEN POTATOES: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place potatoes on baking sheet and loosely cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake about 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or more until potatoes are hot.
• Do not over bake.
• This method keeps the potato skins firm and crisp.
• If time is short, place potatoes in microwave and cook on high about 10 minutes.
• Remove and then place in 350°F oven to finish cooking.
• IN A BIG HURRY: These potatoes can be completely heated from frozen state in the microwave, heating them just until they are hot.
• Potato skins will be softer than if cooked in the oven.
• OR, they can be defrosted in the microwave and reheated, uncovered, in a 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes or until hot.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Position racks in the top and middle of the oven, and heat oven to 400 degrees. Take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften. Scrub the potatoes clean and pat them dry. Poke holes all over them with a fork. In a large bowl, toss them with the oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place the potatoes directly on the top rack, and place a baking sheet or a piece of foil on the middle rack to catch drips. Bake for about 1 hour, until the skin is crisp and potatoes offer no resistance when a knife is inserted in their centers. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
• Slice the top third lengthwise off the potatoes. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving 1/4-inch border of potato on the skin, and transfer the flesh to a medium bowl. Scrape the potato tops of all flesh, and add the flesh to the bowl. Place the bottoms on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Snack on the tops - chef's treat - or discard.)
• Mash the potato flesh with a fork or potato masher. Add the butter, and stir until smooth (try not to overwork). Add the milk, sour cream and cheese and stir to combine. (If you want the filling softer, add more milk.) Season generously with salt and pepper. Stir in the chives, if using.
• Mound each potato skin with a quarter of the filling. Bake the potatoes until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.