Twice Baked Potato Casserole Recipe | Potluck Ideas | Cooking Up Love

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: light cream cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is often cheaper and provides a similar texture.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack is usually less expensive and melts well.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while ham can be a more affordable protein.

Scrub the potatoes well and poke a hole in each one.

Bake the potatoes in a 475 degree oven for about 40 to 45 minutes until cooked through and easily pierced with a fork or knife.

Let the potatoes cool so they're easy to handle.

Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees.

Combine 1 package of softened cream cheese, 1 cup of plain greek yogurt (or sour cream), and 1/2 cup of heavy cream in a bowl.

Add about 1.5 cups of shredded cheese, saving 1/2 cup for later.

Add 8 tablespoons of melted butter that has cooled down a bit, and stir until well combined.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper, and stir again.

Cut the cooled potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh.

Coarsely mash the potatoes with a fork or potato masher.

Add the cheese mixture to the mashed potatoes and stir to combine.

If the mixture seems a little dry, add more yogurt or sour cream to achieve creaminess (adding another 1/4 cup of yogurt).

Coat a casserole dish with butter or cooking spray.

Pour the potato mixture into the casserole dish.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes until heated through.

Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and return to the oven for a few more minutes until the cheese melts.

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