Quick Baked Potatoes (Best Shortcut Recipe!)

Quick Baked Potatoes with a crispy, salty crust and fluffy inside - but in half the time it usually takes! Grab your favorite toppings because this shortcut recipe will be ready lickety-split. Once you try this method, you’ll wonder why you ever baked them any other way!

📝 Ingredients

• 3 medium to large baking potatoes (pick ones of even size)
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp kosher salt (or more for taste)
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper (or more for taste)
• optional toppings (butter, chives, green onions, cheese, bacon, flavored butters, sour cream)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 425℉. Wash and dry potatoes. Cut in half, place on an unlined cookie sheet, and drizzle both sides with oil and seasonings. Then place cut side down.
2. 2Bake for 30 minutes. If you have smaller potatoes, begin checking at the 25 minute mark and if they are really large it might take an extra few minutes. *See note below. Serve with toppings of your choice.