Cheddar and Garlic-Stuffed Potatoes |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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YUM - baked potatoes with lots of garlic paste, butter and gooey Cheddar. In our house, this recipe is a favorite with the kids. It uses a whole head of garlic, not cloves. Ingredients:
1 head garlic (medium or large, depending on how much garlic flavor you want) |
olive oil |
4 medium russet baking potatoes (about 2 pounds total) |
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened |
1/3 cup sour cream |
1 1/2 cups coarsely grated cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces) |
salt & freshly ground black pepper |
sour cream and chopped green onion, to taste, as topping |
Directions:
1. Put a rack in the middle of oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cut off and discard top quarter of garlic head. Place in a piece of foil and drizzle with just a tiny amount of olive oil (about 1/8 teaspoon). Bring up all sides of foil and twist tightly at the top to wrap the garlic tightly in the foil. Scrub potatoes and prick with a fork. Bake potatoes and garlic on oven rack for 45 minutes.
3. Remove garlic and let cool. If crispy skin is desired, rub potatoes with olive oil and cover with foil; continue baking potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes more. Take potatoes out of oven, but leave the oven on.
4. Squeeze pulp from garlic cloves into a medium bowl and discard skin. Stir in butter, sour cream, and 1 cup Cheddar. Cutting lengthwise, slice off top quarter of each potato and discard. Leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells, scoop flesh out of potatoes and add to cheese mixture. Mash with fork to combine. Season with salt and pepper and divide among shells.
5. Arrange potatoes in a small baking pan and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar. Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes. Add a dollop of sour cream and a generous sprinkling of chopped green onions on top before serving.
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