Crispy and Creamy Twice Baked Potatoes

The perfect side dish for any dinner, twice baked potatoes. Loaded with bacon, roasted garlic and herbs.

Course dinner, lunch

Cuisine American, canadian

Keyword potato, potato dish

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 1 45

Servings people

Calories 662kcal

Author Jen

Ingredients

3 baking potatoes russet potatoes
1 head of garlic
4 strips of bacon
100 grams block of smoked gouda
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper to taste
fresh chives

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Place bacon on foil lined baking sheet and place on bottom rack inside oven.
Wrap garlic head in foil and place on middle rack of oven.
Wash potatoes, poke all over with fork and place potatoes, unwrapped on middle rack of oven.
Turn bacon after 15 minutes and bake for 10 more minutes, or until crispy, set aside on paper towel lined plate. Remove potatoes after about 1 hour, or until you can easily poke a toothpick into centre of potato, set aside to cool.
Remove garlic after about 1 hour and set aside.
Once potatoes have cooled slice in half, lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop out the flesh of the potato, careful not to piece the skin.Place potato skins, skin side up, on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil. Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, place potato flesh in a small sauce pan, over low heat. Stir in milk, butter, ½ of the smoked gouda cheese, salt and pepper.
Squeeze half of the roasted garlic into the potato mixture, wrap the other half to use in another recipe. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
Scoop potato mixture into the potato skins. Sprinkle with bacon and the other half of the Ivanhoe smoked goudanofollow. Place on foil lined baking sheet and return to oven to bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
Sprinkle with chopped chives, salt and pepper and enjoy.

Notes

Nutrition Info is to be used as a rough guide only. Nutrition Info is based on the products I am using and you may not be using the same products/brands. Thus, the Nutrition Info may vary.

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