The Ultimate Loaded Baked Potato
Last Updated on: 16th March 2025, 01:48 pm
The Ultimate Baked Potato
A Game-Changer for Baked Potato Lovers!
If you love baked potatoes, get ready for a game-changer! The Ultimate Baked Potato is the perfect combination of mashed potatoes, cheesy potatoes, and baked potatoes all in one. Crispy on the outside, fluffy and flavorful on the insideโthis is the ultimate comfort food you didnโt know you needed.
Why This Is the Ultimate Baked Potato
What makes this potato so special? Itโs everything you love about classic baked potatoes, but better! Hereโs why:
- Creamy & Cheesy: Think mashed potato smoothness with melty, gooey cheese.
- Crispy & Golden: The perfect balance of crunch and softness.
- Endlessly Customizable: Top it with bacon, chives, sour cream, or your favorite toppings.
How to Make the Ultimate Potato
Want to recreate this masterpiece? Check out the full recipe video below! Whether you're looking for a new side dish, an easy weeknight dinner, or a way to impress guests, this baked potato upgrade will not disappoint.
Get ready to take your love for potatoes to the next level. As always, have fun & enjoy!
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Bon Appetit
Chef Abyssinia
Loaded Double Baked Potato
Equipment
- Oven
- Sheet Tray
Ingredients
- 2 each Russet Potatoes
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
- 4 Strips Bacon
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Sour cream
- 1/4 stick Butter
- 1/4 cup Cheddar Cheese Shredded
- 2 each Scallions Chiffonade
Garnish
- 1/4 cup Sour cream
- 1/4 cup Cheddar Cheese Shredded
- 2 each Scallions Chiffonade
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F
- Clean potatoes and them potatoes dry
- In a medium-size bowl, toss your potatoes with 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1 tsp of salt, rub your potatoes until they are fully coated
- Individually wrap your potatoes with aluminum foil and bake for 1 - 1/2 hours
- Test your potatoes readiness by stabbing them with a fork, once your potatoes are ready, remove them from the oven and set them aside to cool for about 20 minutes unwrapped
- Whilst your potatoes are cooling, prepare your bacon
- Set your bacon on a baking sheet lined with foil or parment paper, bake your bacon for 12-15 minutes or until ready. Remove from oven and set aside to cool
- Once your potatoes have cooled, slice them in half and begin to core out your potatoes unsing a spoon. Be gentle and try not to pierce, puncture, or rip the sides and skin of your potato skin
- Add the potato filling to a medium-sized bowl and begin to mash your potatoes using a whisk, a fork, a potato masher or even a ricer
- To your potatoes add in warm milk, sour cream, butter, 2 tsp of salt, and 1 tsp of pepper taste
- Taste your potatoes, once they are ready to add in cheddar cheese and sliced scallions
- Refill your potatoes with the mashed filling and top them with half of the cheddar cheese that you have measured out for garnish, about 2 tbsp
- Bake your potatoes for another 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees F
- Whilst you potatoes are baking, let's prep your bacon. Remove bacon from grease, pat with a paper towel to remover any excess grease and begin to rough chop
- Once your potatoes are ready, remove them from the oven and begin to load your poatoes with topping. Sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon, and scallions.
- Enjoy!
A M A Z I N G!!!!!! This recipe is a MUST TRY it was so simple to follow and very very tasty. I will definitely be making this again!
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