Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 1 hr 35 mins | Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins | Yield: 8 Servings
Potatoes baked twice in the oven with, cheese, bacon, and a lot more! This casserole will surely make your dinner extra special. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1/4 to 1/2 c milk (if potatoes are too thick)
4 tbsp butter, melted
2 c shredded cheddar cheese
4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 lb of bacon slices, cut into bits and fried
1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt
8 medium russet potatoes, about 4 lbs.
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 c sour cream
Directions:
Prepare the oven and preheat it to 218 degrees C or 425 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Use a fork to poke small holes all over the potatoes, then lay them onto the prepared baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the potatoes for about an hour or until fork-tender.
Remove the potatoes from the oven and allow them to cool at room temperature. Cut each potato in half and remove the flesh. Put it into a large bowl.
Add butter, sour cream, salt, garlic, pepper, and cream cheese into the bowl with the potato flesh. Stir everything to combine.
Add 1/2 of green onions, 1/2 of the bacon, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, and milk. Stir again until well incorporated.
Apply cooking spray to the inside of a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared casserole dish and spread it evenly. Scatter the rest of the bacon and cheese on top.
Cover it with foil entirely.
Reduce the heat of the oven to about 325 degrees F.
Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove the casserole from the oven, then garnish with more green onions.
Serve and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1/4 to 1/2 c milk (if potatoes are too thick)
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 c shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1/2 lb of bacon slices, cut into bits and fried
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt
- 8 medium russet potatoes, about 4 lbs.
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 c sour cream
Instructions
Prepare the oven and preheat it to 218 degrees C or 425 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Use a fork to poke small holes all over the potatoes, then lay them onto the prepared baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the potatoes for about an hour or until fork-tender.
Remove the potatoes from the oven and allow them to cool at room temperature. Cut each potato in half and remove the flesh. Put it into a large bowl.
Add butter, sour cream, salt, garlic, pepper, and cream cheese into the bowl with the potato flesh. Stir everything to combine.
Add 1/2 of green onions, 1/2 of the bacon, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, and milk. Stir again until well incorporated.
Apply cooking spray to the inside of a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared casserole dish and spread it evenly. Scatter the rest of the bacon and cheese on top.
Cover it with foil entirely.
Reduce the heat of the oven to about 325 degrees F.
Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove the casserole from the oven, then garnish with more green onions.
Serve and enjoy!
