Twice Baked Potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes are a favorite side dish for easy family meals and entertaining. They are baked and then split into two halves and filled with seasonings, cheddar cheese and bacon.

KEY Ingredients

potatoes cooked bacon shredded cheddar cheese sour cream chive and onion cream cheese butter heavy cream dry Ranch salad dressing mix See Full List

When scooping out the potato flesh, use a spoon and leave a ¼ inch of potato around the border to provide stability to the potatoes while baking after being filled.

[{"selector":"#anim-32c922a8-6146-4fef-88cf-a89771eaa360","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.02579%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3edd0b00-b3d9-42e8-9342-93b7de00dd3d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f8c3584-b364-49a7-a482-5ec9c7278ed8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efbd8b6c-ec43-4b19-8284-95bcaf6d269b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.19018%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6007ee58-3179-41bf-92e9-b617129cc703","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc9cead1-443f-4aa6-8034-bb66605cffc6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Details

You can bake and fully assemble these potatoes up to 1 day in advance. When doing so, cover and chill in the refrigerator then you'll have a delicious side dish ready to bake just before serving.

[{"selector":"#anim-def549b8-03d3-49a7-960c-f617459fc784","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.02579%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93baadb5-7ecc-4665-8ed1-8160f1650358","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-504f8a3a-26fc-43a7-b4d2-b798a4b8cabc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b343b15-63e0-422c-8734-b50726dc5f00","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.19018%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30a592b2-ab6e-4dac-8e8b-6503ac05ecc3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-760d2ad6-ae52-4317-b93e-279f7fc7a886","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Details

Light sour cream, low fat cream cheese, light butter and shredded cheese can be used.

[{"selector":"#anim-3a1fd5d9-4652-4ebe-999d-c93e48d4688c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-109.02579%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e60221d-a707-4486-8ae4-6513ede2eb13","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-622dd010-150f-4c4a-997c-c478e7576953","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f69bba75-3889-45f8-a519-8a884fe0098d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.19018%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06fc3a9a-a0c8-4b9e-b810-20e08a94a54f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dca1993c-2c46-43e9-b8b1-fc4d167ec870","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Details

Craving More? Try This Next!

Twice Baked Potatoes