Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Cost $13.56 recipe / $1.13 servingThis Twice Baked Potato Casserole is the ultimate comfort food! Creamy, cheesy, and loaded with bacon, sour cream, and cheddar. An easy side for the holidays or anytime.Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Ingredients
- 6 lbs. russet potatoes (about 6 large potatoes, (2721g) $4.75)
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil ($0.08)
- ½ lb. bacon (divided, (226g) $2.62)
- 1 stick butter (softened, (½ cup) $0.99)
- 1 cup sour cream (8 oz, $0.99)
- 1 cup milk (8 oz ($0.22)*)
- 8 oz. cream cheese (softened, $1.68)
- 2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded & divided, (200g) $1.67**)
- 1 tsp garlic powder ($0.06)
- 1 Tbsp salt ($0.12)
- 1 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.16)
- nonstick cooking spray ($0.01)
- 2 green onions (thinly sliced, $0.21)
Instructions
- Gather and prepare all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Wash, dry, then pierce the potatoes with a fork. Brush all the potatoes with vegetable oil. Then put them on a parchment-lined oven-safe tray and place them in the oven.
- Lay out the bacon on another parchment-lined oven-safe tray and place it in the oven. Cook the bacon for 15-20 minutes, until crispy. Then remove them from the oven and crumble when cooled. Set aside.
- Continue cooking the potatoes for an additional 40 minutes, until fork-tender.*** Remove them from the oven.
- Turn the oven down to 375°F. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut three of them in half lengthwise. Scoop out the potatoes into a large bowl and save the skins for another use. (I air-fried mine for a snack).
- Cut and add the remaining three potatoes, half of the crumbled bacon, butter, sour cream, milk, cream cheese, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the large bowl. Mash and fold together until combined.
- Grease a 9x13 oven-safe dish and pour the potato mixture into the dish. Spread evenly. Top evenly with the remaining cheddar and bacon.
- Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes, until melty. Remove from the oven and top with green onions.
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Equipment
- 9x13'' Casserole Dish
- Large Bowl
- 2 Sheet Trays
- Parchment Paper
Notes
*You can use other dairy options if you have them already, like heavy cream or half and half.
**You can also use different cheeses like mozzarella, provolone, Colby, or Monterey Jack.
***The time it takes your potatoes to cook until they're fork-tender will depend on the size of the potatoes. Mine were large and took one hour to cook.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 541kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 14gFat: 35gSodium: 975mgFiber: 3g
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