Description
Deliciously cheesy and loaded baked potatoes filled with creamy mac and cheese, perfect for a hearty meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 Baked Potatoes
- Olive Oil
- Seasoning salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups Mac and Cheese (recipe below)
- 6 tablespoons sour cream
- Bacon Bits
- Dried Parsley (optional)
- Any other potato toppings you love
- 16 ounces small shell pasta, uncooked
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and diced
- 3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Prick sides of potato with a fork.
- Brush potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
- Wrap potatoes in foil and bake for about 45 minutes – 1 hour until tender.
- Remove potatoes from oven and let sit until cool enough to touch.
- Slice potatoes lengthwise, halfway through and use the palms of your hands to push the ends of the potato towards the center to open the potato.
- Fluff inside of potato with a fork.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon of butter to each potato.
- Add about 1/4 cup mac and cheese to each potato.
- Top with sour cream, bacon bits or any of your favorite potato toppings.
- To make mac and cheese: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add shell pasta and cook for 10 minutes.
- Drain and set aside.
- In the same pot, melt the butter and whisk in the flour for 2-4 minutes.
- Pour in milk and whisk until smooth, then whisk in dry mustard and pepper.
- Heat milk until hot, then add cream cheese and whisk until melted and smooth.
- Add all cheese and whisk until melted, then pour shell pasta into cheese sauce and mix well.
Notes
- This Mac and Cheese recipe will make enough for about 12 stuffed baked potatoes.
- Half the recipe or save 1/2 of the mac and cheese for another meal.
- Feel free to customize with your favorite toppings!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed potato
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 29g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 63g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 65mg