Crack Twice Baked Potatoes

This super easy recipe for Crack Twice Baked Potatoes is loaded with the flavors  of ranch, bacon, and cheddar cheese. One of the best recipes for a quick side dish!

crack twice baked potatoes.

In my opinion, there aren't many side dishes on earth better than a good twice baked potato.

three crack twice baked potatoes on a dark table.

It's like the perfect combination of flavors and textures. A little bit of crisp on the outside (from buttered skins) and a warm, creamy, flavorful inside. I'm craving one just writing this!

looking down on crack twice baked potatoes on a dark table.

If you've browsed Pinterest recently, I'm sure you've seen something about some kind of "cracked out" recipe or something called crack dip. Well - it's named that for a reason. It's totally addictive. We had a little bit leftover from a batch I made about a month ago, along with a few potatoes that needed to be used up - and crack twice baked potatoes came together beautifully!

looking down on crack twice baked potatoes on a wood table.

Check out the super simple method for bringing this home run of a side dish together - once you start making twice baked potatoes this way, there's a pretty good chance you'll never go back.

xo, Leslie - signature at the end of blog post.

Crack Twice Baked Potatoes

This super easy recipe for Crack Twice Baked Potatoes is loaded with the flavors  of ranch, bacon, and cheddar cheese. One of the best recipes for a quick side dish!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Servings 8 -10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 medium potatoes
  • 12 oz sour cream
  • 1 pack ranch dressing mix
  • 6-8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ½ stick butter melted
  • 3-4 tablespoons salt
  • chives for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Bake potatoes until insides are soft (I prefer to put in an Instant Pot with 1 cup of water for about 15 minutes). Allow to cool before handling.
  • Mix together sour cream, ranch dressing mix, bacon, and shredded cheddar cheese.
  • Once potatoes are cool, cut in half and scrape out the insides with a spoon, leaving just enough around the peel to keep skins stable. Mix scraped out potato with the sour cream mixture until well-blended.
  • Brush outside of skins with butter and sprinkle with salt; place on a lined cookie sheet. Then, spoon sour cream mixture back into skins.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until tops of potatoes start to brown.
  • Garnish with chives.
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