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Have you looked at the calendar? There is exactly ONE week until Thanksgiving!

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Traditional recipes are always nice, but they can get a bit stale and boring. Why not take the opportunity to shake up your holiday menu and give your friends and family a reason to run to the dinner table.

Simple swaps can really make a difference. You can skip the standard mashed potatoes and replace them with those delicious Twice Baked Potatoes. Packed with big flavor, these tasty taters can be prepped ahead of time so you have one less thing to deal with on Turkey Day. Simply pull them from the freezer and bake for a super tasty side that’s sure to please!

Twice Baked Potatoes

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Ingredients

4 medium size Russet potatoes, scrubbed
4 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt

FILLING

4 tbsp Cabot Salted Butter, melted
1/3 cup warm milk
1/2 cup Cabot Sour Cream
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp pepper
Pinch cayenne pepper, optional
4 oz Cabot Seriously Sharp Cheddar, grated (about 1 cup)
5 strips bacon cooked and chopped, divided
Chives and Cabot Sour Cream for garnish

Instructions

PREHEAT the oven to 400°F.
PIERCE each potato 5-6 times with a fork. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 45-60 minutes until the potato can be pierced easily with a fork. Let potatoes cool enough to handle then slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides, leaving about a ¼-inch shell.
RETURN potato shells to the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
MASH potato with butter, milk, sour cream, and spices, adding additional milk if needed to reach a creamy consistency. Fold in half of the bacon and cheese. Spoon mashed potatoes back into the potato skins.

Notes

*To eat immediately, top with remainder of cooked bacon and return potatoes to the oven and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.

*To freeze, place a baking tray with filled potatoes in the freezer. Once frozen, wrap each potato with foil and place in a Ziploc freezer bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to eat, unwrap potatoes and bake at 350°F oven for about 1 hour. To microwave frozen potatoes, cook on HIGH power for 2-3 minutes until heated through.

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