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Cheesy Bacon Gruyere Twice Baked Potatoes

These cheesy bacon gruyere twice bake potatoes are the perfect side dish to any meal.

When I was a little girl I loved to go to my grandparents house for Sunday dinners. They lived on lake Michigan, so we would eat great food and then go splash on the beach – it doesn’t get much better than that when you’re a kid.

My grandma was an amazing cook and I especially loved her twice baked potatoes. While the original version has cheddar, parmesan and tomatoes, I’ve probably made them 100 different ways.

Since my grandma passed, my dad has perfected the art of her twice baked potatoes. Lucky for you he has shared his potato making skills with me – although this cheesy bacon version is all my own. I’m stepping it up a bit with gooey gruyere, caramelized shallots, and of course bacon!

A close up of food, with PotatoI still love the original, but holy moly these are SO good! So good in fact, you’ll notice only 3 potatoes made it in the photos…

the 4th was already in the Mr.’s stomach before I even got my camera out.

Gruyere Bacon Caramelized Shallot Twice Baked Potatoes - thelilypadcottage.com

These are perfect for entertaining since you can make them up the day before and just pop them in the oven for the 2nd baking.

Baked potatoes stuffed with gruyere cheese, bacon, and caramelized shallots. - thelilypadcottage.comTry these out the next time you grill a steak or ribs, or use my basic recipe and stuff them with your own combination of ingredients. You really can’t screw this recipe up!

A close up of food, with Potato

Cheesy Bacon Gruyere Twice Baked Potatoes

Cheesy Twice Baked potatoes make a great side dish for any meal
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 potatoes
  • 5 slices of cooked crumbled bacon
  • 3/4 C Gruyere cheese
  • 2 tbs butter
  • 1/2 C sour cream
  • 1 large shallot finely diced
  • 1 clove of garlic finely diced
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Bake potatoes at 375 for an hour or until cooked completely thru.
  • While the potatoes are cooking, sautee the shallot and garlic in the butter until caramelized. Let cool slightly, slice tops off and carefully scoop out the inside of the potato leaving the skin intact.
  • In a bowl mix the cooked potato, sour cream, bacon, shallot/garlic mixture, and gruyere. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Stuff back into the potato skins, top with extra gruyere.
  • Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until melty and delicious.

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 16gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 299mgPotassium: 1042mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 434IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 321mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Potato recipe, Twice Baked Potato
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8 Comments

  1. These seriously look so amazing Kelly! Like drooling on the keyboard amazing. ;)

    Heather

  2. Yummmm!!! These look so good, and who doesn’t love anything smothered in bacon and cheese! Delish!! So fun to meet you at Haven, I came looking for your boys room Jennifer Carrol was boasting about and have enjoyed peeking all around. :)

  3. My mum used to make these for special dinners when I was a girl, but I haven’t made them for years. They were a real treat – though not made with Gruyere – I’ll have to give this a try when we grill.

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