Dinner for 8
Cheddar Bacon Twice Baked Potatoes
Baked potatoes are mixed with butter, cream, cheddar, bacon, and green onions, then returned to the oven until golden.
Typical price
$4.95for 4 servings
$1.24 per serving$4.95 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 90 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 1.75 lb | $1.73Typical price |
| Bacon$6.49 each typical | 0.5 | $3.82Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $1.69Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $0.61Typical price |
| Cheddar and shredded cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.51Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | a little | $0.09Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.14Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $9.89 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 4 x 300g / 10oz potatoes
- 1 tbsp canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 200 g / 7oz bacon
- 120 g / 8 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup cream
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 3 green onions
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp chives (optional)
- sour cream
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400 F, rub the potatoes with oil and salt, and place them on a baking sheet.
- Bake the potatoes for 55 minutes, until tender when pierced.
- Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat for 8 minutes, then crumble it.
- Halve the potatoes and scoop the centers into a bowl, leaving the skins intact.
- Mash the potato with butter, cream, salt, pepper, cheddar, green onions, and bacon.
- Fill the potato skins, top with sour cream, and bake at 400 F for 15 minutes.
Swaps
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Cheddar and shredded cheese for Mozzarellaabout the same price
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
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