Recipe: Yummy The Utimate Baked Stuffed Potato

The Utimate Baked Stuffed Potato.

You can have The Utimate Baked Stuffed Potato using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of The Utimate Baked Stuffed Potato

1. Prepare of POTATOS.
2. It's 4 of russet potatos, baked until tender and cooled.
3. Prepare 1 of shallot, chopped.
4. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
5. Prepare 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
6. It's 1/4 cup of Romano cheese, grated.
7. It's 1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
8. It's 1/4 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste.
9. It's 1/2 tbsp of chopped fresh chives.
10. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley.
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Cajun seasoning.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of hot sauce , such as Frank's brand.
13. You need 4 slice of of cold butter, salted or unsalted about a teaspoon for each slice.
14. You need of canola or peanut oil for frying, about 4 cups.
15. Prepare 1 tsp of butter, salted or unsalted.
16. You need of SEASONING MIX FOR FRYED POTATO SHELLS.
17. Prepare 2 tbsp of Romano cheese, grated.
18. It's 1/2 tsp of granulated garlic.
19. It's 1/2 tsp of Cajun seasoning.
20. It's of POTATO TOPPING.
21. You need 4 of slices of sharp cheddar cheese.
22. It's 4 of slices of bacon, precooked until almost crisp, cut in half.

The Utimate Baked Stuffed Potato step by step

1. Cut top off cooled baked potatos, save top and remove flesh from potato into a bowl..
2. Combine all the seasoning mix for fryed pototos in a small bowl. Heat oil in Dutch oven or large deep pot to 350. Fry potato shells and their tops until golden, about 4 minutes. Remove to a rack, sprinkle all over with seasoning and cool on rack.
3. In a small skillet , add the teaspoon of butter, add shallot and garlic and soften minute. Add cream and simmer about 5 minutes until beginning to thicken. Remove from heat.
4. Mash the potatos in the bowl. I use a ricer for this for very smooth potatos, but any way is fine. Add cream mixture, romano , cheddar and cream cheeses, pepper, hot sauce, chives, parsley and Cajun seasoning, mix together..
5. Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking pan with foil. Spray with non stick spray..
6. Fill potato shells with mashed potato mixture. Push cold butter piece into center of potato.
7. Add slice of cheddar cheese on top, then place top of potato on..
8. Cross bacon over top and secure with a toothpick. The potatoes can be prepared ahead and refigerator at this point up to 2 days in advance. Bring to room temperature before baking..
9. Bake in oven on prepared pan until hot and cheese is melted and bacon is crisp. About 15 minutes..