Twice-Baked Potatoes With Blue Cheese and Rosemary

Submitted by lazyme

"If you like blue cheese you will LOVE this recipe. It is easy and really great. Awesome with any kind of baked or roasted meat. From Bon Appetit Every-Night Cooking."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 22mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 60 ounces russet potatoes, rinsed, dried
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream
• 6 tablespoons sour cream
• 1⁄4 cup crumbled blue cheese (packed)
• 6 teaspoons crumbled blue cheese
• 1⁄4 cup butter, room temperature (1/2 stick)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F
2. Pierce potatoes with toothpick or fork.
3. Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes (or microwave on high until tender, turning once, 10 to 15 minutes).
4. Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes.
5. Cut off top third of each potato.
6. Scoop flesh from bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell.
7. Scoop flesh from tops; add to bowl. Discard tops.
8. Add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup blue cheese, butter, garlic and rosemary to potato flesh; mash.
9. Season with salt and pepper.
10. Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with large star tip; pipe mixture into potato shells, dividing equally. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.).
11. Preheat oven to 400°F
12. Bake potatoes on baking sheet until heated through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.
13. Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream atop each potato.
14. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon blue cheese over each potato and serve.
15. Variation:.
16. For a tangy, mellow flavor, try soft fresh goat cheese in place of the blue cheese.
17. Do-Ahead:.
18. Note that these potatoes keep for two days in the refrigerator.

Reviews

[gailanng]

A reinventive recipe of the classic baked potato...and one ensuring even Mr. Potato Head would be proud.

 

[mama smurf]

Thank you for a wonderful recipe. I made this with Recipe #339365#339365 and Recipe #185499#185499. They were delicious. I have two more left which I froze and will fix with another meal.

 

[Sharon123]

I enjoyed this yummy baked potato with a big salad. I did cut the recipe by a third for just 2 potatoes. Thanks for a different way to fix potatoes! Made for Photo tag. I was lazy and didn't use the piping bag.