Twice Baked Potatoes

“SIMPLY MARVELOUS!Company’s coming…NUTZ! Decided on an easy meal, grilled rib eye steaks, tossed salad/seasoned oil/vinegar dressing and these marvelous twice baked potatoes with a delicious cabernet sauvignon.Irish Coffee’s for dessert. We all had great fun, wonderful company and tasty food…what more could you ask for?The first time I followed the recipe to the letter…received WILD raves.The second time (for company) I sauteed minced elephant garlic in the butter and used sour cream instead of the milk…once again, many WILD raves and hollers for seconds!Thanks for sharing.”

“Barbara, you did it…these were wonderful! I didn’t have romano or parmesean cheese so I used cheddar and jack together and it was great. I used alot of fresh cooked bacon in and on top of the mixture.Thanks for posting this yesterday when I asked for recipes…its a keeper!”

“This recipeis soooooo good! It makes a really nice presentation (you can pipe the mixture into the potatoes too!).i also added a bit of garlic and soour cream.yummm yumm!! simple- but looks like you spent hours! thanks for sharing the recipe!”

“These are fabulous! The mashed potato inside a nice, crispy baked shell makes for a great side dish. I especially liked the green onions mixed in with the filling. I’ll definitely make this again.”

“These are just wonderful! Didn’t have any bacon, so I threw some “bacos” into the mashed mixture and the second baking softened them perfectly. Thank you for a wonderful recipie. The leftovers are in the freezer and will be gone shortly!”

“Excellent flavor!I didn’t change a thing except to use bacon bits instead of cooked bacon – so easy!Since it’s just the two of us, I was able to freeze extra servings for another day.These made a nice side to our steak & lobster New Year’s Eve dinner.Thanks, Barb!”

“I made these tonight for a special birthday dinner and they were fantastic!I really liked the addition of the green onion.I served these with a spinach/mandarin salad, broiled lobster tails and yeast rolls.These potatoes will be made often!”

“V E R Y G O O D!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Excellent potatoes.Clear and concise instructions.”

“I made these potatoes for dinner this evening.They were wonderful!I left out the onions, because my father doessn’t like them.They were very flavorful.I would definitly make these again.”

“Delicious and a breeze to make”

“These were wonderful! Nice and soft inside and crispy outside, tasted so great. Thanks Barbara Mooers….”

“Awesome! My only change was I added maybe 1/4 cup, maybe a little less, of sour cream to the mashed part before restuffing the shells.I also did about 6 scallions because I really love them.Everyone LOVED them, will make again for sure!”

“Fabulous!!!I added garlic, caramalised onions (chopped finely) and plenty of salt and cracked black pepper.This would be very easy to make and set aside for later, just bake the second time prior to serving.A great recipe that my four children and husband loved. This looks great on a plate, suitable for guests.Thanks Aroostook, you made me a happy mummy with four little empty plates and four little full tummies.”

“Fabulous!I made out Valentines Dinner a day early and I served these with our steaks.I did omit the bacon but otheriwise followed your directions.We loved them. Not only are they delicious, but they look awesome.Thank you for this “fancified” potato recipe.”

“So good and a lot easier than I expected!I actually left the foil on while I scooped them out and baked them. I was using Yukon Gold so the skin is so fragile I was worried they would be falling apart.Super delicious recipe and SO worthy of company!”

“I made this for the ” Let’s P-A-R-T-Y “event in the Cooking Games and Events Forum, and of course as part of our dinner. Since the was just two for dinner, I made a few changes to the recipe.After baking two very large russets instead of cutting them in half, I made a couple of criss-cross cuts. The potato pulp was mixed with the full amount of butter, and used about 2 1/2 Tblsp. of the green onions, and added a parmesan/romano blend cheese in with mixture ( I misread the recipe ).Also, a bit of pepper was added to potato mixture.Returned to the potato shell topped with chedder cheese, and bacon ( which isn’t an option 🙂 ). And I have to tell you this is on of the best twice baked potatoes I’ve ever had. This will be made again. Thank you for posting, and ” Keep Smiling 🙂 “”

“Aroostook, these were really good. I had trouble scooping the potato out of the skin without breaking it (I think I had bad potatoes) so I just baked them in mini muffin pans instead of the skin. That worked really well. The only thing I added was some stredded cheddar cheese to the potato mixture also.Will be making again soon. Thanks so much for the recipe.”

“I made some up ahead and froze to be made when busy work nights keep me at the office.My DH and I both agree they are delicious and we enjoy them every time we have them.This is one of those recipes you can’t be without.Great for company too!”

“This is the recipe I always use.I like to make a TON of them ahead and freeze.They reheat wonderfully in the oven or in the microwave.”