Cheesy Baked Egg & Bacon In a Potato
Created by TaliaPD on October 10, 2015
- Servings: 2
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15-20m
- Recipe #21267
Ingredients
- 1 russet potato (use an extra-large super-jumbo size russet)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (divided)
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons diced bacon (cooked, divided, could use more)
- OPTIONAL GARNISH
- Sour cream
- Chopped green onion
How to Make
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Step 1: Bake the potato until it's fork-tender (or you could wrap the whole potato in a wet paper towel and microwave 4-6 minutes per side) Remove from oven or microwave and let cool a bit.
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Step 2: Slice the potato in half length-wise.
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Step 3: Scoop a generous portion of the potato pulp out from the middle from the 2 potato halves.
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Step 4: Season the two halves with salt and pepper.
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Step 5: Fill each hole with 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons (or more) of bacon bits.
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Step 6: Bake at 400°F for 15-20 minutes or until egg is cooked to your preference.
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Step 7: Top with sour cream and chopped green onion (if desired).
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (284.8 g)
- Calories 388.4
- Total Fat - 17.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.3 g
- Cholesterol - 241.7 mg
- Sodium - 570.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.1 g
- Sugars - 1.8 g
- Protein - 24.4 g
- Calcium - 310.9 mg
- Iron - 2.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 36.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg