The man of the house and I were walking through Costco and saw some loaded baked potatoes in the freezer section that looked almost dangerously good. We decided to make some of our own and picked up a bag of their gigantic potatoes and turned them into the best potatoes we've ever eaten.
I started with 4 (huge) potatoes. Scrub them clean and pierce with a fork. Bake at 350 until tender. Ours were so large they took almost 2 hours to cook. While baking cook 6 strips of bacon (I'm a big fan of pre-cooked bacon), cool and crumble, set aside. Warm 1/2 c. milk, 3 TBSP. butter and 1/4 c. sour cream until melted and whisk to combine. Remove from oven, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides and put in a mixing bowl. Reserve skins. Slowly pour the milk mixture into the potatoes and mix on low speed until well-combined and fluffy (but don't over beat or you'll end up with glue). Fold in the bacon and scoop back into the reserved skins. Sprinkle tops generously with shredded sharp cheddar cheese (we used about 3 cups for the 4 potatoes). Place on a baking sheet and put back in the oven for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese is good and melty. These were delicious! My hubby didn't even add pepper and he still declared them potato of the year. We'll likely make these a very regular part of our meal rotation.
We didn't have any green onions but I'm sure some finely chopped would make a good addition, stir in with bacon.
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