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Favorite Loaded Baked Potatoes Recipe

Jeff Baygents
This is the most popular loaded baked potatoes recipe. It covers all the popular toppings and 3 ways of cooking. Cook in the oven, microwave, or on the grill.
Prep 7 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 463kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 large potatoes Russet (or white, Idaho)
  • 1 Tbsp oil or bacon drippings
  • ⅔ Tbsp butter
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 strips bacon cooked, crumbled
  • 2 Tbsp shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 medium green onion chopped
  • 2 tsp sour cream
  • ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Prepare Potatoes
    Hand rub (or scrub with vegetable brush) under running water and rinse off potatoes. Remove any protruding "eyes". Pat reasonable dry. Puncture each potato about ½ dozen times all around with a fork to allow excess steam to escape.
    2 large potatoes, 1 Tbsp oil
  • If not cooking in a microwave: Rub a very thin coating of bacon drippings around each potato or, use a cooking oil. Never use butter before baking.
  • Proceed with only 1 of the following Cooking Ways.
  • Cooking Way 1: Microwave
    Add the potatoes to the microwave and select the option "potatoes". Monitor for over or undercooking. Can remove those that are cooked and continue with remainder. Usually, takes about 5 to 10 minutes for 1-4 potatoes.
  • Cooking Way 2: Oven
    Preheat oven to 375°F. Do not wrap in foil. Place on a baking sheet or directly on oven shelf. Bake about 1 hour. Review recipe notes for other temps or times.
  • Cooking Way 3: Grill
    Preheat the grill. Foil is optional (and not recommended). The use of foil is to avoid smoked flavor from the grill or to cut down on the impact of any unbalanced high heat. Place on grill on indirect heat only; think of your grill as an oven and not a burner. Cook overall about the same as oven temps and times.
  • After Cooking
    Test to confirm baked by poking half-way deep with a fork. No resistance past the skin is good for being done. Or, the inside temp will be around 210°F (range is 205-212°F).
  • Soon after cooked, cut the potatoes lengthwise ½-way deep, and again crossways. Pinch ends to open up and apply toppings in this order: butter slices, salt, bacon crumples, shredded cheese, diced green onion, sour cream, and black pepper.
    ⅔ Tbsp butter, ¼ tsp salt, 2 strips bacon, 2 Tbsp shredded cheddar cheese, 1 medium green onion, 2 tsp sour cream, ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper

Notes

What temperature should a baked potato be cooked at? AND How long to cook baked potatoes?

These are the more common times and associated temperatures:
  • 425o F Large Potatoes for 35-40 minutes, Small/Medium Potatoes for 30 mins
  • 400o F Large Potatoes for 45-50 minutes, Small/Medium Potatoes for 40 mins
  • 375o F Large Potatoes for 1 hr, Small/Medium Potatoes for 50 mins
  • 350o F Large Potatoes for 1 hr to 1 hr + 10 mins, Small/Medium Potatoes for 1 hr
Final internal temperature of a baked potato is about 210o F.
Nutrition Facts
Favorite Loaded Baked Potatoes Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
463
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
6
g
38
%
Trans Fat
 
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
7
g
Cholesterol
 
29
mg
10
%
Sodium
 
535
mg
23
%
Potassium
 
1630
mg
47
%
Carbohydrates
 
66
g
22
%
Fiber
 
8
g
33
%
Sugar
 
3
g
3
%
Protein
 
12
g
24
%
Vitamin A
 
313
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
 
74
mg
90
%
Calcium
 
117
mg
12
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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