Description
Loaded Potato Casserole brings comfort to your dinner table with crispy bacon, fluffy eggs, and perfectly baked potato goodness. Hearty ingredients blend together for a satisfying meal that serves up pure homestyle deliciousness.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 large russet potatoes
- 6 large eggs
- 6 pieces beef bacon
- ¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup whole milk
Seasoning:
- ½ teaspoon salt for roasting
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper for roasting
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F and scrub your russet potatoes clean. Pierce each potato multiple times with a fork to allow steam to escape during baking.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon avocado oil over the potatoes and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Place directly on the oven rack.
- Roast the potatoes for 50-60 minutes until your fork slides through them effortlessly. Remove and let them cool slightly.
- Slice each potato lengthwise with a sharp knife. Gently scoop out the soft potato interior into a mixing bowl.
- Add 3 tablespoons unsalted butter and ½ cup whole milk to the potato. Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Mash until smooth and creamy.
- Spoon the mashed potato back into the potato skins, leaving a center depression for filling.
- Cut 6 beef bacon pieces in half and layer two halves inside each potato shell.
- Sprinkle ¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese over the bacon.
- Crack one large egg into the center of each potato. Season the egg with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350F. Return stuffed potatoes to the oven.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until egg whites are set but yolks remain slightly runny.
- Remove from oven and rest for 2 minutes before serving hot.
Notes
- Check potato sizes for even cooking, picking medium potatoes that are uniform in shape.
- Salt and pepper the potato skins generously before first baking to enhance natural flavor and create a delicious crust.
- Drain bacon on paper towels before adding to potato to remove excess grease and keep the filling crisp.
- Crack eggs gently into the potato hollow to prevent breaking the yolk, which helps maintain that perfect runny center.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes - 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 582 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 693 mg
- Fat: 43 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 23 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 321 mg