Nothing is more classic Iowa than a grilled ribeye. Nothing pairs with that ribeye better than a twice baked potato. When it is nice we love to pair grilled meat and a classic recipe like Twice Baked Potatoes together.
Twice Baked Potatoes
When I married T, I learned his love for twice baked potatoes. His love ran so deep that for several years after we got married, his grandma made him a pan of twice baked potatoes for his birthday! That had been the tradition for many years! As she aged, I took over the responsibility of making the potatoes.
The Recipe
The first time I had ever made them they turned out great, so that’s the recipe that I’ve always stuck with. Here’s what I came up with!
- 4 baking potatoes
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2T milk
- 3T butter
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 strips bacon, crumbled
- Begin by halving the potatoes and brushing the skin with olive oil and sprinkling with salt.
- Place cut side down in an olive oil brushed baking pan.
- Bake the potatoes at 350 until soft.
- Remove and cool the potatoes enough to be able to handle.
- Scrape the inside of each potato half out and put in a mixing bowl.
- Combine the potatoes, butter, milk, sour cream, pepper, crumbled bacon, and shredded cheddar and mix well.
- Fill the potato boats with the potato filling and place in a 30 oven and bake for 20-30 minute until heated through.
Twice baked potatoes are always allowed in our house! In fact, T likes them so much that if we ever go to a restaurant and they are on the menu, he orders them! It always makes me feel good when he says that I cook something as good as a restaurant. When he tells me that my potatoes take the cake and are better than any others he’s had, it makes me even happier! That’s what’s happened with these potatoes, so I’ll say they are a success!
Cooks Tips
- Mix the potatoes, butter, sour cream, and milk together very well smashing the potatoes as you go. I did not use a mixer as we like our potatoes lumpy, so I just used a large serving fork to break them up and mix and it worked well.
- I finished my potatoes off by broiling them for about 5min to get the peaks golden!
- Make 1-2 potatoes extra and have them for lunch the next day! They reheat very well!
