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Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon is for Dinner.

Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon takes several minutes to prepare.

Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon takes several minutes to cook.

Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon are:

4 medium russet potatoes, scrubbed
3-1/2 Tbs. unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup cr?me fra?che or sour cream, at room temperature
1/4 cup half-and-half, warmed
3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar or Gruy?re
1/4 cup lightly packed fi nely grated Parmigiano Reggiano
5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 tsp. salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs. snipped fresh chives or finely chopped scallions (both white and green parts; optional)

Here is how you make Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon:

Heat the oven to 350?F. Set the potatoes directly on the oven rack and bake until tender all the way through, 1 hour to 1 hour-15 minutes. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.Examine each potato to see if there?s a way to halve it to give you two shallow, wide halves rather than taller, narrower ones. With a large chef's knife, slice each potato in half lengthwise, cutting cleanly? not sawing?so as not to tear the skin. Using a dishtowel or oven mitt to protect your hand from the heat, hold a potato half in one hand and gently scoop out the flesh with a spoon, leaving the shells 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick.Repeat with the remaining halves. Force all the flesh through a potato ricer or mash it with a potato masher; transfer it to a mixing bowl.With a wooden spoon, stir 3 Tbs. of the butter, the cr?me fra?che, half-and-half, cheeses, bacon, salt, pepper to taste, and chives or scallions, if using, into the mashed potato flesh. Scoop the filling into the potato skins, compacting it lightly. For a rough-textured surface, mark it with the tines of a fork. Top each with bits of the remaining 1/2 Tbs. butter..Heat the oven to 400?F. Arrange the potatoes on a baking sheet or in a large baking dish. Bake until heated through and beginning to brown in spots on top, 25 to 30 minutes (or 35 to 40 minutes if made ahead and refrigerated). Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.Serving Size: 8Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SEWAPEL.

The nutritional information for Twice-Baked Potatoes with Cheese and Bacon is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 187.4

• Total Fat: 15.2 g
• Cholesterol: 39.2 mg
• Sodium: 302.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 7.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 6.2 g