Baked Potato Bar
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 6 whole potatoes - scrubbed and cleaned
  • 4 bunches of broccoli - steamed
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 8 slices of bacon - cooked & crumbled
  • 4 green onions - sliced
  • 1 c. shredded cheese (such as Colby jack)
  • 2 T. butter
  • Homemade cheese sauce
  • 2 T. butter
  • 2 T. flour
  • 1 c. milk
  • 1½ c. shredded cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Place cleaned and pricked potatoes in aluminum foil. Add a teaspoon of butter on each and wrap with foil. Place in the oven and bake at 350 for 1 hour - or until soft.
  2. While potatoes are baking, prepare broccoli and bacon.
  3. Then make Homemade Cheese sauce:
  4. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  5. Add flour then whisk for one minute.
  6. Slowly whisk in milk then season with salt and pepper.
  7. Stir and cook until thickened, about 4-5 minutes.
  8. Remove from heat, then add cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
  9. Season with additional salt and pepper if necessary. Serve immediately on top over potatoes. Add your favorite fixin's!
Recipe by The Gingham Apron at https://www.theginghamapron.com/baked-potato-bar/