Loaded Baked Potato Recipe Microwave

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees f.

Loaded baked potato recipe microwave.

Let stand covered with a bowl for 5 minutes. Place potato on microwave safe plate and microwave 7 minutes turning over halfway through cooking. Place bacon on paper towel lined plate. Wash potato thoroughly and pat completely dry.

Wash sweet potato thoroughly pat dry and pierce 3 4 times with a fork. Pierce each potato with a paring knife and roast in the oven until tender about 1 hour depending on the size of your potatoes. Cover with paper towel. When the potato is soft remove from the microwave and cut in half lengthwise.

Pierce well scrubbed potatoes twice. Microwave potatoes are now my thing. Place potato on microwave safe plate and microwave 5 minutes turning halfway through. Cook on full power in the microwave for 5 minutes.

Top with sour cream the crushed bacon bits and the chives. Perfect for loaded baked potatoes or as a quick side dish. Slice the potato in half then use a fork to fluff up the insides. Potatoes are a great pairing for so many dinners.

One downside to this speedy method is that the skin doesn t get quite as crisp and roasted as oven baked potatoes it s still great to eat on its own but if you re really craving that oven roasted potato skin texture and flavor then preheat the oven to 425 f while the potatoes are microwaving. Plus everyone can fix and top their microwave baked potato just as they please so they work well for families with different tastes aka picky eaters. This easy microwave baked potatoes recipe makes soft fluffy potatoes in just a few minutes. In all shapes and sizes flavours and toppings.

But oven baked potatoes take an hour to make and who has time for that especially. Every now and then we get really immersed in a recipe. Pierce 3 to 4 times with a fork. Whether for a full meal or just fancy a quick snack i go to a microwave baked potato.

Or they can be the main event at dinner as in my cheesy chicken and broccoli baked potatoes or chicken hash over baked potatoes. Microwave at high 10 1 2 to 12 1 2 minutes or until just softened rearranging and turning over after half the cooking time. And so i have been eating at least one microwave baked potato almost every day for months. Place 1 inch apart on paper towel in microwave oven.