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Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes
I often talk about how great the Air Fryer is! I know you are curious, so check out this blog post for Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken. Honestly, with a little creativity (and good timing) you could do BOTH recipes in your air fryer. These Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes are very worth it.
A New Way to Cook (& Dave’s Journey to Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes)
One thing about moving into the fifth wheel was learning how to cook our favorites. Everything/anything is truly possible with an instant pot and an air fryer. For those wondering, we also have a single burner and an electric skillet. I enjoy having options when cooking! That single burner is a life saver for boxed mac and cheese nights.
Shall I get back to the air fryer? As you can imagine, necessity has forced our hand a bit into getting creative. Dave can spend hours imagining a new recipe. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. This one was a HUGE win. Shockingly, on the first try! More often than not cravings come from me. I ask for specific dinners and Dave does his best to accommodate me. However, this one? This was alllllll him. I just got to go along for the ride, and boy was it delicious.
Add a ham steak and green beans to your Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes and you’ve got yourself an award winning dinner. Amazingly and shockingly, our family of 4 also had enough for leftovers.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Large spoon
Ingredients
- 3 Medium/Large Russet Potatoes washed well
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 strips Bacon cooked
- 3 Tbsp Butter sliced thin
- 3-4 Green Onions sliced
- 1/8 tsp Salt potato skins
- 1/2 tsp Salt potatoes
- 1/8 Black Pepper potato skins
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper potatoes
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder or granulated Garlic
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- ~1.5 cups Mild or Medium Cheddar Cheese shredded and divided into 2 piles
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer at 400° F for 5 minutes
- Spray air fryer basket with oil and place potatoes in air fryer basket
- Spray potatoes with olive oil
- Salt, pepper, and garlic powder the potatoes then flip the potatoes
- Repeat, Oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder the potatoes
- Air fry the potatoes at 380°F for 20 minutes
- Flip the potatoes and air fry for another 20 minutes for super soft potatoes
- Let potatoes cool for 10 minutes
- Empty one potato and discard that potato skin or chop the skin small and add to the potatoes
- Cut the other two potatoes in half
- Carefully use a large spoon to remove the potato meat from the potato skins without damaging the potato skins (save the potato skins) and add the potato meat to a mixing bowl
- Add all other ingredients to the potatoes in the mixing bowl (butter, sour cream, 1/2 of the cheddar cheese, green onions, bacon, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper) and mix very well
- Stuff the saved potato skins with the potato mixture evenly and place the potatoes in the air fryer basket
- Air fry the potatoes at 400°F for 5 minutes
- Add 1/4 of the reserved cheddar cheese to the top of each potato
- I pinch the cheese together with my fingers so it stays on the tops of the potatoes
- Air fry the potatoes for 2 minutes at 300°F to melt the cheese without burning it
- Let the potatoes cool for about 10 minutes and then serve them up with whatever is for dinner
- Watch the how to, step by step, instructional video for guidance, tips, inspiration, or just for fun
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