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Twice Baked Potatoes - Cowboy Kent Rollins

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 slices thick-cut bacon
  • 4 russet potatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • ¾ cup French onion or green onion dip or more to taste
  • ½ to ¾ cup milk
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 6 green onions chopped
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove from the skillet and let cool on a paper towel, then chop. Reserve the grease.
  • With a fork, pierce the potatoes in several places. Rub the outside skins of the potatoes with the reserved bacon grease followed by the olive oil. Generously sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Wrap the potatoes in tinfoil and place in a 12-inch Dutch oven or a preheated oven to 425 degrees Bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until softened.
  • Let the potatoes cool enough to handle and remove from the tinfoil. Slice the potatoes in half, lengthwise. Carefully spoon the potatoes out into a bowl, be careful not to tear the outside skins.
  • To the bowl, stir in the onion dip and ½ cup of milk. Mash with a potato masher and whip until smooth. Add more milk if needed to achieve a whipped and creamy consistency. Salt and pepper, to taste. Add more dip mix if desired, to taste.
  • Stir in ½ cup of the cheddar cheese and ½ cup of the mozzarella. Stir in half of the green onions. Stir in the chopped bacon.
  • Spoon the potato mixture evenly back into the skins. Evenly top with the reaming cheeses and green onions.
  • Place the potatoes on a baking sheet (or back into the Dutch oveand bake at 350 degree F until the potatoes have warmed through and the cheeses have melted, about 10 to 15 minutes.