Description
Create the Ultimate Loaded Twice Baked Potato Casserole. This recipe combines creamy mashed potatoes, sharp cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, and green onions into one comforting, crowd-pleasing dish. It is simple to assemble and delivers huge flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 lbs Russet potatoes
- 1 cup Milk
- 8 tablespoons Unsalted butter
- 1 cup Sour cream
- 1 cup Shredded sharp cheddar cheese, plus 1 cup for topping
- 4 strips Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup Green onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
- 2 large Eggs, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Wash and pierce the potatoes several times with a fork. Bake directly on the oven rack for 50 to 60 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.
- Allow the potatoes to cool slightly. Cut them in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl, leaving about a quarter-inch of potato skin intact in each shell. Set the empty skins aside on a baking sheet.
- Mash the potato flesh thoroughly. Add the milk, butter, sour cream, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, bacon, green onions, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- Stir in the lightly beaten eggs until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Spoon the potato mixture evenly back into the reserved potato skins.
- Arrange the filled skins in the prepared baking dish.
- Top the filled potatoes with the remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the casserole is heated through.
- Serve immediately and enjoy the connection you made while cooking.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, you can brush the reserved potato skins lightly with melted butter before filling.
- Feel free to substitute Monterey Jack or pepper jack cheese for part of the cheddar.
- If you are short on time, use leftover baked potatoes from a previous meal.
- This dish freezes well before the final bake; cover tightly and freeze up to three months. Thaw overnight before baking.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Category: Casserole
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (2 potato halves)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 85mg