Cards are nice, so are flowers… but if you really want to show us some love, then you’ll serve us some of these Twice-The-Love Potatoes. For real. We’ll be gushing as we scoop up these warm, creamy, cheesy mashed potatoes alongside our favorite meal. These are baked twice, once to achieve tender perfection, and twice to ensure everything is nice and gooey. Gosh, we feel so loved! We hope you feel the same after eating these Twice-The-Love Potatoes!
Ingredients
- 8 medium russet potatoes, washed and dried
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened and sliced into cubes
- 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated, plus more, to taste, for topping
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 3 green onions, sliced
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 –Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Step 3 –Use a pastry brush to coat the potato skins with the canola oil.
Step 4 –Place the potatoes on an 18×26-inch baking sheet and bake until they are easily sliced-through with a knife, about 40 minutes.
Step 5 –While the potatoes bake, in a large skillet over low heat, add the bacon and slowly cook, flipping them occasionally, until the edges begin to curl and they’re crispy.
Step 6 –Place the cooked bacon on a paper-towel-lined plate.
Step 7 –Transfer the baked potatoes to a wire rack and reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees F.
Step 8 –Peel 6 of the baked potatoes, leaving the skin on 2 of them.
Step 9 –Cut all of the potatoes into thirds and place them in a large bowl.
Step 10 –Crumble the cooked bacon, reserving 1/4 of it for topping.
Step 11 –Add the remaining crumbled bacon, the butter, the sour cream, the milk, 1 cup of the cheddar cheese, the seasoned salt, the salt, and the black pepper to the potatoes and use a potato masher to mash until well-combined.
Step 12 –Add the potato mixture to the prepared baking dish.
Step 13 –Evenly sprinkle the reserved bacon and the remaining cheddar cheese over the potato mixture.
Step 14 –Bake the potato mixture, about 20-25 minutes.
Step 15 –Serve the potato mixture garnished with the green onions.
