Best Creamy Twice Baked Potatoes Recipes

CREAMY TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet until tender, 45-60 minutes. Cool slightly., Cut off a thin slice from top of each potato. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in.-thick shells. Mash pulp with cream cheese, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spoon into shells; return to pan. Top with pecans. Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes.

CREAMY TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pierce potatoes and bake on a baking sheet until tender, about 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell., In a small bowl, mash the pulp with butter, milk and salt. Stir in cream cheese and sour cream. Spoon into potato shells. Sprinkle with paprika., Place on a baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and tops are golden brown, 20-25 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley and green onions.

TWICE-BAKED CREAMY SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes; place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 12-14 minutes or until tender, turning once. , When cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. In a large bowl, mash the pulp. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, butter and salt; mix well. Spoon into potato shells., Place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until heated through and topping is golden brown.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH CREAMY GREEN ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange potatoes on a baking sheet.
• Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until tender, about 1 hour.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in small pot over medium heat. Add green onions; cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in flour until well blended, about 1 minute. Pour in milk and 1/2 cup half-and-half gradually, stirring sauce constantly. Season with salt and cook until sauce is thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut a slice from the top of each baked potato and scoop the pulp into a bowl. Mash pulp until no lumps remain. Add 1/4 cup half-and-half and 1 tablespoon butter; blend together with an electric mixer. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and pepper until fully combined.
• Fill baked potato skins with the mashed pulp mixture; make a well on top of each potato. Fill wells with onion sauce. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.
• Turn on the broiler. Return stuffed potatoes to the oven and broil until golden brown; about 15 minutes.

CHEESY, CREAMY, TWICE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Rub potatoes with salt.
• Bake potatoes in preheated oven for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
• Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• Drain, crumble and set aside.
• When potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes.
• Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl set skins aside for filling.
• To the potatoes add sour cream, heavy cream, butter, salt, pepper, 1/2 the green onions and cheeses saving 1/4 cup cheddar for topping.
• Mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
• Spoon the mixture into the potato skins.
• Top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
• Bake for another 15 minutes.

CREAMY TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Scrub and dry potatoes, then prick several times with a fork and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• Reduce oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato; scoop out pulp and place in a small bowl. Beat potato flesh, butter, milk, and salt with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Fold cream cheese and sour cream into potatoes; spoon mixture into potato shells. Sprinkle with paprika and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until heated through and tops are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CREAMY PARMESAN TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Pierce potatoes with fork in several places. Place potatoes on paper towel in microwave oven. Cook potatoes on High 10 to 12 minutes or until fork-tender, turning potatoes over once halfway through cooking; cool slightly. 2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degree F. In medium bowl, mix salad dressing and sliced onion; set aside. 3. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, slice each potato lengthwise in half. With spoon, carefully scoop out flesh from each potato half, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell and making sure potato-skin shells are intact. Place flesh in bowl with dressing mixture. Place shells on small cookie sheet. 4. With potato masher or fork, mash potato mixture in bowl until almost smooth. Spoon mashed-potato mixture into shells; sprinkle with Parmesan. 5. Bake potatoes 12 to 15 minutes or until heated through and golden on top. Arrange potatoes on bed of green-onion tops if you like. Note: Blue type indicates an item that can be stored on the refrigerator door. Each serving: About 420 calories, 8 g protein, 61 g carbohydrate, 18 g total fat (4 g saturated), 5 g fiber, 4 mg cholesterol, 440 mg sodium.

RICH AND CREAMY TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Scrub potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan; bake until tender, 1-1/2-1-3/4 hours. Cool slightly., Cut each potato lengthwise in half. Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in.-thick shells; return to pan. In a large bowl, mash pulp with butter, adding 2 cups cheese and remaining ingredients. Spoon into potato shells., Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT TWICE-BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Scrub and pierce potatoes. Bake at 375° for 50-55 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring squash and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain., Cool baked potatoes for 10 minutes; cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving thin shells. , In a large bowl, combine potatoes and squash; mash until smooth. Add the cream cheese, butter, salt and pepper; mix until creamy. Pipe or spoon into potato skins. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.