Hasselback Cheesy Baked Potatoes
Cheesy baked potatoes with crispy edges like your favorite french fries, but with creamy, soft centers like mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 4 small russet potatoes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- 4 slices Cheddar, Jack, Provolone or Mozzarella cheese, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 stalks green onions, sliced
- 4 tbsp sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Wash and dry potatoes.
- Rub potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with Kosher salt.
- Cut 5-6 slits into each potato being careful not to cut them all the way through. Leave about ½ inch along the bottom intact.
- Place sliced potatoes onto a baking sheet and bake potatoes for 45-60 minutes or until soft.
- Remove potatoes from the oven.
- Use your fingers to gently pull potato slits apart and slide a piece of cheese into each slit.
- Return potatoes to the oven and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and top each potato with bacon bits, a dollop of sour cream and sliced green onions to serve.