half a baked potato topped with sour cream and chives

Do you ever get strong food cravings? Like the kind of cravings that make your mouth water just thinking about it. Yeah, I do.

A few weeks ago I had one of those cravings. I had an extremely strong craving for potatoes. And not just any old potatoes, I didn’t want mash or anything. What I wanted was a big, steaming hot baked potato topped with something delicious!

Nothing else would do and I was determined to eat one before the day was out. So I headed into the kitchen, put my cooks’ hat on (not really, I don’t have a cooks hat!) And thus, this recipe was born.

At the time I didn’t have any of my usual baked potato toppings, like beef mince or coleslaw…our cupboards and fridge were pretty bare. But we did have sour cream and my herb garden was bountiful, and is there a better combination than sour cream and chives?

Step by Step Stuffing

Baked potatoes are one of those meals that just scream ‘comfort food’ for me. It’s one of those things that you just yearn for, whether it’s winter or summer. And the best thing is, you can basically cook them anytime you like, even when camping!

Sour Cream & Chives Twice Baked Potatoes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 10

Total Time 1 20

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 People

Ingredients

For the Spuds

4 medium potatoes
1 tbsp oil
salt & pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter
½ tsp onion powder
¼ cup parmesan cheese

To Serve

¼ cup sour cream
1 tbsp fresh chives finely chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200°C. Thoroughly wash potatoes and pierce with a fork in several places. drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking tray and bake for 45-50 minutes or until you can easily pierce the potatoes with a fork.
Carefully remove potatoes from oven and scoop out the insides, leaving a 1cm edge, and place in a small bowl.
Add butter and onion powder and season to taste with salt and pepper. Roughly mash with a fork until well incorporated.
Spoon mixture bake into potato skins and top with parmesan cheese. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until cheese has melted.
Remove from oven and top with sour cream and chives.