Twice Baked Potatoes With Spinach And Onion Food

CHEDDAR & SPINACH TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan; bake 60-70 minutes or until tender., When cool enough to handle, cut each potato lengthwise in half. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in.-thick shells. In a large bowl, mash pulp with milk and butter, adding spinach, Monterey Jack cheese, 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, onion, salt and pepper., Spoon into potato shells; return to baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

CREAMED SPINACH TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Position racks in the middle and upper third of the oven; preheat to 400 degrees F. Scrub the potatoes and dry well. Bake directly on the middle oven rack until easily pierced with a knife, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven; let cool 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach (in batches, if needed) and cook, tossing with tongs, until wilted, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, nutmeg, cayenne and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Increase the heat to high and cook until the liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a cutting board and finely chop; squeeze dry in a kitchen towel.
• One at a time, hold each potato with another kitchen towel and halve lengthwise. Scoop the flesh into a large bowl, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Mash the flesh with the remaining 3 tablespoons butter until smooth; season with salt. Stir in the egg yolks and parmesan, then the spinach mixture. Brush the potato skins with melted butter; season the insides with salt and pepper. Set on a baking sheet.
• Beat the heavy cream in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Stir about one-quarter of the whipped cream into the potato mixture, then gently fold in the rest.
• Mound the filling into the potato skins. Return to the oven on the top rack and bake until the filling is warmed through and starts browning, about 15 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil until the filling is golden brown and the skins are crisp, 1 to 2 more minutes.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES WITH SPINACH AND ONION

Steps:

• 1. Bake the potatoes for about 1 hour at 400 degrees or until done. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool until still warm but you are able to easily handle them. Cut the top off lengthwise and scoop out the insides, reserving skins.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Saute the onion until just soft then add the spinach. Stir to combine. Allow to cool slightly. Pour into a bowl. Combine the sour cream, salt, pepper and potato and mash until smooth. Use this mixture to fill the potato skins. Then place each one on a baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until heatedthrough. Serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Rub potatoes with vegetable oil and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a paring knife easily inserts into the center of a potato, about 1 hour. Set aside to cool until easy to handle, about 10 minutes.
• Cut 1/3 off each potato lengthwise. Scoop flesh from each potato to within about 1/8-inch of the skins. Transfer flesh to a bowl.
• Combine potato flesh with butter and green onion; stir until butter is melted evenly into potato. Add salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and cheese; stir until cheese is melted. Pour cream and egg yolk into potato mixture; mix to combine. Season with salt to taste.
• Place small piece of potato skin inside the bottom of each larger potato shell. Fill each potato with an equal amount of cheese mixture. Gently press the surface of the filling with a fork to create texture. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake stuffed potatoes until golden brown on top, 20 to 30 minutes.

SPINACH AND BACON BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 190c.
• Pierce the potatoes a couple of times, then bake in oven for 1 hour or until tender.
• Meanwhile cook the bacon in a pan until crispy, then add the spinach and cook a couple of minutes more to dry it out.
• Place spinach and bacon in a bowl.
• Allow the cooked potatoes to cool a little, then split lengthways into two halves.
• Scoop the flesh from the potatoes into the bowl with the bacon and spinach; Leave a bit of flesh in the shell to support it.
• Add the sour cream and mash until smoothish.
• Add the sliced green onions and season with salt and pepper; stir through.
• Divide the mixture and fill the potato shells with it; sprinkle a talespoon of parmesan cheese over each.
• Bake in the oven for a further 20 minutes or until well heated through and the cheese browned.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Wash potatoes.
• Place in shallow pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork, turning once.
• Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 350 degrees.
• While still hot, carefully cut potatoes in half, lengthwise.
• Scoop out potato, leave an 1/8 inch wall.
• Place potato centers in mixing bowl, add butter and milk.
• Whip until fluffy.
• Add sour cream, cheeses, onion powder, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Mix.
• Spoon back into skins.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake in greased shallow baking pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until they begin to brown.

SPINACH POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the onion and pancetta until onion is tender and pancetta is cooked through.
• Alternately layer the potato slices, salt and pepper, pancetta and onion mixture, spinach, and cheese in the prepared baking dish. Pour the heavy cream over all.
• Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. Uncover, and continue baking 30 minutes, until bubbly and lightly browned.

SPINACH TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut a small slit on top of each potato, and place in a 400°F oven for 1 hour or until completely done.
• Cut each potato in half, lengthwise, and scoop out into large bowl.
• Place the potato shells on a baking sheet.
• Squeeze the spinach to get all the water out of it, and until it is fairly dry; set aside.
• Mash the potatoes in the bowl with the butter, sour cream and milk, salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Fold in the spinach and 1/2 the cheddar cheese.
• Fill potato shells with this mixture.
• Top with remaining cheddar cheese.
• These potatoes can be made in advance and kept in the refrigerator for a day prior to baking.
• Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes or until heated through and the cheese on top has melted and browned a little.

ROASTED ONIONS, POTATOES, AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Farenheit.
• Lightly oil a large roasting pan.
• Mix oil and vinegar in a bowl, add garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Trim ends off onions, and cut into wedges from end to end.
• Cut potatoes in large wedges.
• Place potatoes and onions in bowl with dressing, toss well.
• Spread potatoes and onions in single layer in roasting pan, and sprinkle with water or vegetable broth.
• Roast 30 minutes, stirring only once or twice and adding more water or broth if needed.
• Add spinach, and cook for about 10 minutes more.
• Alternatively: Sautee spinach and top with potatoes and onions.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH SPINACH & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Bake 1 hour 15 min. or until tender. Cool slightly.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise in half; scoop out centers into medium bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. Mash potato centers. Add Neufchatel and dressing; mix well. Stir in spinach, onions, pepper and 1 cup cheddar.
• Spoon potato mixture into shells; sprinkle with remaining cheddar. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through.

TWICE-ROASTED POTATOES WITH ONION, HERBS AND CHILLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.Prick the potatoes all over with a fork and place on a baking tray and roast for 1 hour until cooked.
• When they are cool enough to handle,tear the potatoes into 3 cm chunks.Return the chunks to the baking tray and scatter with the onion,herbs chilli flakes and garlic.
• Drizzle with the oil and toss well to combine.Dot with the pieces of butter and season with plenty of sea salt and ground black pepper.
• Roast on the top shelf for 15-20 mins,turning regularly,until crisp and golden.