Best Quick Baked Potato Recipes

QUICK BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash the potato, puncture with a fork in 2-3 places, then microwave on high for about 4 minutes.
• Rinse it again so it's wet. Sprinkle on salt and pepper if desired.
• Finish baking in oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

BUFFALO CHICKEN STUFFED BAKED POTATO WITH LIME SOUR CREAM AND QUICK PICKLED CELERY

Steps:

• To meal prep the potatoes: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast until a paring knife inserted into the center goes in easily without any resistance, about 1 hour. If the potato holds onto the knife, or you lift the potato up while removing the knife, continue to roast in 10-minute increments until cooked through. Let cool, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The potatoes will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• To meal prep the bacon: Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Lay the bacon slices on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crisp but still bendable when lifted, 16 to 18 minutes. When meal prepping bacon, it's important to remove the bacon at this point so you can reheat it without overcooking it. Let cool slightly. Pour off the bacon fat and reserve for another use such as scrambling eggs, sautéing breadcrumbs or making fried rice. The bacon fat will hold in the refrigerator for up to a month. Cool the bacon completely, then store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
• To meal prep the lime sour cream: Whisk together the sour cream, chives, garlic, lime zest and juice of the 1 lime in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Hold the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• To meal prep the quick pickled celery: Toss together the celery, juice of the remaining lime (2 tablespoons) and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Let stand at least 10 minutes or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
• To meal prep the Buffalo chicken: Melt the butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the hot sauce, whisk the mixture together and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and stir to evenly coat and warm the chicken through, 3 to 4 more minutes. Remove from the heat and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
• To serve the stuffed baked potato: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut a slit down the center of as many potatoes as you're serving (keep the remaining refrigerated). Gently press the sides to open up the potatoes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and use a fork to break up the potatoes. Place each potato on a baking sheet and top each with 1 tablespoon of the Cheddar. Bake until the cheese is almost melted and the edges of the potato skins are beginning to crisp, about 15 minutes. Add 1/2 slice of bacon per potato to the baking sheet and continue to bake until the bacon is crisped and warmed through, the cheese is melted and the potatoes are heated through, another 5 minutes. When cool enough to handle, crumble the bacon.
• Meanwhile, reheat 1/4 cup of the Buffalo chicken mixture per potato in the microwave or in a sauté pan over medium-low heat.
• Top the melted cheese on each potato with some of the chicken mixture, a dollop of the lime sour cream, a sprinkle of crumbled bacon and some quick pickled celery. Serve immediately.

QUICK MICROWAVE-BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Microwave potatoes in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min., stirring after 2-1/2 min. Stir in broth, milk and onion powder. Microwave 10 min., stirring after 5 min. Carefully smash potatoes with potato masher.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. each bacon and cheese, and 1 Tbsp. onions for topping. Stir remaining bacon, cheese and onions into soup.
• Serve soup topped with reserved bacon, cheese, onions and sour cream.

QUICK BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set bacon aside. Saute onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Stir in flour, salt, basil and pepper. Gradually add broth. Bring to boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, cream and hot pepper sauce; heat through but do not boil. Garnish with bacon, cheese and parsley.

QUICK AND EASY BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BEEF

Steps:

• Brown ground beef.
• Prepare the potatoes in a casserole dish as indicated on the box, except leave the butter or margarine out.
• Top your potato mixture with the ground beef.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Top with shredded cheese and green onion.
• Let sit for approx 5 - 10 minutes until cheese melts and serve.

MY QUICK N' EASY FLUFFY, TENDER, BAKED POTATO

Steps:

• Wash and scrub your potatoes. Cut off any scarred or damaged areas that you wouldn't want to eat. (This will not affect the taste of the potato or the color with this method of cooking.)
• Tear off a good sized sheet of wax paper per potato you intend to bake in the microwave.
• Rub butter onto the sheet of waxed paper that will be covering your potato. Rub a lot of extra butter on your potato to coat it thoroughly. Wrap it in the wax paper, jelly roll style.
• Depending on how many potatoes you are microwaving, will depend on the time it takes. Microwave on high for 3 minutes for two potatoes, 5 minute's for more to start. Turn and continue to use this time frame accordingly. Keep turnin until you can pinch the side of the potato and it feels tender and soft. Do not allow the potato to over cook and become hard.
• When the potato is soft and tender, unwrap and plate. Be careful of the steam when unwrapping. Cooking gloves would be a good idea if you have them. For 2 large potatoes, this method takes about 10 minutes.
• Add salt and Pepper and add whatever condiments, sour cream or cheeses you enjoy. You will have a very tender, fluffy and buttery potato. It's not a crispy skin, it's a buttery moist one. Your potato will be light and fluffy on the inside.. and very moist. It's Yummy! Great for a meal for one or two.. or 5 oe 10. Fast, Easy and Economical.