Freezable Twice Baked Potatoes -- OAMC

gailanng's Note:

Economical and worthy of the time and effort to have on hand. A thinner-skinned potato seems to be more kid friendly. These can be scaled down effectively. There are about 10 - 12 potatoes per 5 pound bag resulting in 20 - 24 potato halves.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 20.0 halves

• 5 lbs thin-skinned potatoes (one five pound bag)
• ¼ lb butter , melted (1 stick)
• ½-1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ¾ cup sliced green onion
• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• 2 cups cheddar cheese , shredded
• 4 slices bacon , cooked and crumbled (optional)
• paprika

Directions:

1. Wash and dry potatoes. Cook on high power in microwave in batches of 5 or 6 repeating until all potatoes are cooked. Check for doneness by gently squeezing with a clean dishtowel and removing potatoes as they become soft. Each batch will take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes; cool to touch.
2. Cut potato in half and carefully scoop pulp to within 1/4 inch of the skin, placing pulp in a large bowl; set aside shell portion.
3. To potato pulp, add melted butter and next 8 ingredients; stirring to combine well. Fill each potato shell, patting filling into place. Sprinkle with paprika.
4. Arrange potatoes on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze. Place individual frozen potatoes in plastic freezer bag, squeezing out air or place in a resealable freezer container. Return to freezer.
5. To bake: Place frozen potatoes on a greased and foil-lined baking sheet. Bake frozen potatoes approximately 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees or until heated through.
6. For defrosted potatoes, bake approximately 25 minutes.
7. To microwave: Place desired amount of frozen potatoes on a microwavable-safe dish and cook on high power for approximately 3 minutes per potato. Take size into consideration.

Reviews

[Julie3551]

These were very good. I made 1/4 of the recipe for a grandkids sleepover during ZWT6 and they gobbled them up, although I had to leave the onion out of theirs. Thank you for this great recipe.

[diner524]

Wonderful twice baked taters!! I didn't have the thin skinned on hand so used 2 very large Idaho potatoes and then adjusted the other ingredients down for 2 lbs. This made me 4 large potatoes, of which 3 are gone and one is in the freezer. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for PRMR.

[bmcnichol]

Great. I followed the recipe as written other then I used regular onions instead of green onions as that is all I had. We had them for dinner and then I froze the rest. Looking forward to having them again.