I have desired making twice baked potatoes since I saw a mother make them on her cooking show a few months ago. Finally, I decided to try my hand at them.
Except, I was only making one, so I chose to microwave it instead. No need to use a giant oven for one potato! This recipe is extremely easy and only requires a tiny bit of work.
Start by rinsing your potato with cold water, poking it with a fork a few times, and rinsing your potato again.
Microwave it by pressing the 'Baked Potato' button, or microwave on high for 4 minutes then flip your potato and microwave for 3 minutes if you don't have a 'Baked Potato' button. Allow your potato to stay in the microwave for a minute.
Next, you want to cut your potato in half long ways and scoop all of the potato out of the skin and into a bowl. Keep the skin on the plate for later.
Mix the potatoes with whatever ingredients you'd like. I used I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, a couple generous squirts of bacon flavored Hidden Valley Ranch, a splash of vanilla almond milk, bacon bits, cheese, a tiny bit of Cajun seasoning, and black pepper (I would have also added sour cream, but unfortunately my family was out of it).
Scoop all of the potato back into the skin halves. Don't worry, it's supposed to be pretty much overflowing. You just added a bunch of ingredients to make it fluffy, creamy, and thicker than when it was just potato. You also can add an extra layer of cheese on top.
Now you should microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes, give or take depending upon your microwave. After the layer of cheese melts completely, take it out of the microwave and add an extra squirt of ranch on top if you'd like.
Finally, enjoy your amazing creation and be proud of it! Doesn't it look great?
I hope my little Twice Microwaved Potato inspires you and you enjoy it as much as I just enjoyed mine!
Becca
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