Velveeta Loaded Baked Potato Food

VELVEETA® LOADED BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prick potatoes with fork. Bake 1 hour or until tender.
• Cut VELVEETA into 1/2-inch cubes; place in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 min. or until completely melted, stirring after 30 sec.
• Split potatoes; fluff with fork. Top with VELVEETA, bacon and onions.

VELVEETA CHEESE POTATOES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees
• In a large bowl, combine the cooked and cubed potatoes, onions and bread pieces
• Transfer to a greased casserole dish
• In the microwave, melt butter and cheese together, stirring to combine pour the cheese/butter mixture over the casserole
• Bake 45 minutes, or until bubbly, hot and lightly browned.

VELVEETA JALAPENO BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut slits in tops of potatoes.
• Top with remaining ingredients.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool potatoes until easily handled and cut into cubes.
• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
• Combine milk, cream, sour cream, processed cheese, and Cheddar cheese in a large pot over medium heat; cook, stirring frequently, until cheeses are melted, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes and bacon to milk mixture and simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until potatoes begin to dissolve into soup, about 20 minutes; season with onion salt and black pepper.

LOADED BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F. Pierce each potato with a paring knife and roast in the oven until tender, about 1 hour, depending on the size of your potatoes.
• Meanwhile, dice up the bacon. Heat a saute pan over medium heat and cook the bacon until crispy, about 7 minutes. Drain the bacon fat and reserve.
• Return the saute pan to the heat and add the reserved bacon fat. Cook the broccoli and red pepper for 2 minutes. Add the water and allow to cook until water has evaporated. Remove from heat.
• When potatoes are done cooking, remove and allow to cool until you can handle them. Cut them in half and with a spoon, scoop out the insides, leaving about 1/4 inch border on the skins.
• Place the scooped-out potato in a bowl and mix with half the bacon, broccoli, red pepper, sour cream, salt, pepper, and half the Cheddar. Divide this filling back among the potato skins.
• Return the stuffed potatoes to the 400-degree oven and bake until heated through, or until an instant-read thermometer reads 165 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and top with remaining bacon, Cheddar, and green onions.

VELVEETA POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Cook the potato halves in boiling salted water until just firm tender.
• Let cool to room temperature then chill until completely cold.
• When potatoes are cold slice about 1/3-inch thick (or a little larger).
• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish.
• Layer half of the chilled sliced potatoes in the bottom of the buttered dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper on top.
• Then sprinkle with half of the onion, then half of the Velveeta cheese.
• Repeat the layers.
• Drizzle with the whiping cream, then sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake for about 50 minutes.

CHEESY SCALLOPED POTATOES

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish and layer the potatoes and Velveeta cheese.
• Make sauce by melting butter, whisk in flour, then gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and pour over potato cheese casserole.
• Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.

POTATO CHEESE SOUP WITH VELVEETA®

Steps:

• In a large pot over high heat, combine the potatoes and carrot with water to cover and boil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender.
• In a separate large skillet over medium heat, saute the celery and onion in the margarine for about 10 minutes.
• Drain all but about 2 cups of the water from the potatoes and carrots; add 4 cups milk. Reduce heat to low and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer the onion and celery mixture to the pot and stir in the chicken soup base. Heat slowly, then add the cheese. Allow the cheese to melt, stirring all together well.
• In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the 1/2 cup milk and pour into the soup. Mix well until thickened.

VELVEETA® CLASSIC POTATOES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 8 to 10 min. or until tender; drain. Return potatoes to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly. Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 22 to 25 min. or until potatoes are tender. Stir gently before serving.

LOADED POTATO SKIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes in several places with fork. Microwave on HIGH 16 to 18 min. or until potatoes are tender, turning and rotating potatoes every 6 min. Cool slightly.
• Heat oven to 375ºF. Cut potatoes lengthwise in half; scoop out flesh into large bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell in each potato half.
• Mix sour cream, dry seasonings and 1/2 cup dressing until blended. Add to potato flesh; mix well.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Crumble 6 bacon slices. Add to potato mixture along with the VELVEETA and 1/2 the onions; mix lightly.
• Cut 9 potato shells crosswise in half; place, peel sides up, over potato mixture in baking dish. Discard remaining shells. Brush potato peels with remaining dressing.
• Bake 20 min. Sprinkle potato shells with cheddar; bake 5 min. or until melted. Crumble remaining bacon slices; sprinkle over casserole along with the remaining onions.

VELVEETA POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put potatoes, carrots, onion and seasonings in a large pot.
• Cover with water and cook till potatoes are tender.
• (You don't drain the water, so don't overfill the pot.) In a separate bowl, mix the soup and softened cream cheese.
• Add this to the cooked potatoes, along with the milk.
• Let simmer for about 10 minutes, stir frequently so that it doesn't scorch.
• Add the velveeta and allow the cheese to melt.
• Serve hot.

CROCK POT LOADED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cube potatos and place in microwave safe glass dish. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 20 min or until fork tender stiring every 7 minutes.
• Place all other ingredients in large crock pot (on high) and let melt while the potatos are cooking.
• Add potatos to crock pot and stir. Turn crock to low and let cook for about two hours so the cheese can absorb into the potatos.
• If you like, you can top with more sour cream, bacon, and/or chives.