What happens when you take a loaded baked potato and blow it up to 10 times its original size? You get a casserole dish that’s to die for, that’s what. Stuffed with mashed russet potatoes, this golden baked casserole is loaded with crispy bacon, butter, sour cream and cheese for a decadent, bubbly side that will upstage whatever main dish is on the table.
More About This Recipe
- You’ve probably had potato casseroles in your life, but we’re willing to bet you haven’t had one like this before. Basically, if mashed potatoes and a baked potato had a baby, this potato casserole would be it. We love it topped with bacon and cheese (obviously; that could basically be the Tablespoon.com motto) but feel free to play around and use whatever your favorite baked potato toppings are. Broccoli and cheese, chili, or sour cream and chives—anything goes.
Loaded Baked Potato Casserole
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 5 lb russet potatoes
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (12 oz)
- 10 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2Place potatoes on cookie sheet; prick all over with fork. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until tender. Remove potatoes; reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Let potatoes cool until able to handle, about 15 minutes.
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Step3Cut potatoes in half, and scoop out insides into large bowl. Add softened butter; mash with potato masher until most of the lumps are gone. Stir in sour cream, half-and-half, salt and pepper. Reserve 1 cup of the cheese, 3 tablespoons of the crumbled bacon and 1/4 cup of the sliced green onions for topping. Stir remaining cheese, bacon and green onions into potatoes.
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Step4Spoon mixture into baking dish. Sprinkle reserved 1 cup cheese on top. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until top is slightly puffed and starting to brown around edges.
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Step5Garnish with reserved crumbled bacon and green onions, and serve.
Nutrition
460
Calories
26g
Total Fat
16g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 460
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 26g
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 72%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 780mg
- 33%
- Potassium
- 1120mg
- 32%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 17%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 16g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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