Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes

Crispy skinned russet potatoes are sliced in half, their filling mashed into creamy mashed potatoes and loaded back in with shredded cheese and bacon on top which gets all melty in the oven.
Ingredients
- 3 Russet Potatoes
- Olive Oil
- Sea Salt or Kosher Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 ounces Cream Cheese (softened)
- 2 Tablespoons Sour Cream
- Garlic seasoning with parsley
- Colby Jack Cheese (shredded )
- 3 Slices Bacon (cooked and crumbled)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- 2
Roll each potato in a drizzle of olive oil and then in the salt to coat entirely.
- 3
Place the potatoes in the oven on tin foil and bake for 40-50 minutes
- 4
Allow to cool then slice open lengthwise and remove most of the white flesh into a bowl. See note if you do this on separate days.
- 5
Add the butter, cream cheese and sour cream and using a potato masher begin mashing the insides.
- 6
Add seasoning and mash until smooth, adding more butter if necessary.
- 7
Spoon back into each potato skin and top with cheese and bacon.
- 8
Place into a baking dish and bake until the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.
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