There are side dishes that keep you on your healthy diet and then are these twice baked potatoes ð
I'll be honest, most of our sides aren't this hearty so these twice baked potatoes are a special treat! When I make these, I typically have them alongside some pork chops or roast and then the next day I have it as my meal for lunch... and then for dinner ðĪŠ

These twice baked potatoes may not be the side you whip up after a long day at work, but wow are they great for hosting friends or family. I mean, what is more impressive than a cheesy, bacon filled, creamy mashed potato?!?
Nothing. There is nothing better. If they tell you there is something better, they are lying.

I think these potatoes would go great with a variety of meals, but the entrees I keep thinking of are pork chops, grilled chicken, and a crockpot roast! What would you pair this with?

Twice Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 russet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Steak and Chop Seasoning Mix
- 5 cooked bacon slices chopped into small pieces, divided
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup 2% milk
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 4 green onions chopped and divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Pierce holes in potatoes (about 6 per potato) and then lightly coat with olive oil, I use my hands for this. Lightly sprinkle all sides of potato with steak and chop seasoning.
- Bake potatoes for 75 minutes, flipping them at the 30 minute mark.
- Let potatoes cool while you prepare the filling.
- Reduce oven heat to 350.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ½ of the bacon pieces, sour cream, milk, butter, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, ½ of the cheddar cheese, and ½ of the green onions. Gently mix.
- Slice each potato, longways so that you now have 8 little potato skin boats.
- GENTLY scoop out the potato flesh with a spoon. I used a grapefruit spoon here and it worked great! Don't worry about getting all of the flesh out, keep an outer perimeter to keep the shape.
- Add to potato flesh to the large mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients and mix after each potato is in the bowl.
- Once all of the potatoes have been hallowed out, mix your potato filling and ensure all of the butter has melted.
- Add back the potato mixture to the potato skins. I measured about ½ cup filling per potato skin (you will have 8)
- Top with the remaining cheese and then bacon.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Top with green onions and enjoy with pork chops or grilled chicken!!
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