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Cheesy Hasselback Potato Recipe
This fully loaded and Cheesy Hasselback Potato recipe will impress your guests with the fanned slices, crispy edges, and how secretly easy it is to make. Russet potatoes are coated in a buttery sauce, stuffed with cheese, and baked in the oven for a fancy Thanksgiving, Christmas, or holiday side dish.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 6 medium russet potatoes about 2 ½ lbs. total
- 6 tablespoons butter* melted
- 2 tablespoons oil olive or avocado
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 6 ounces sliced cheddar cheese cut into 1-inch squares
- 4 ounces cooked bacon crumbled*
- Sour cream optional
- Green onions optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Prepare the Potatoes: Wash potatoes, scrub, and dry thoroughly. Place two chopsticks on a cutting board and place one potato in between them, with the long-axis of the potato running parallel to the chopsticks. Using a sharp knife, make cuts approximately ⅛-¼-inch apart starting at least ½-inch from the end of the potato. Stop cutting when your knife hits the chopsticks so the bottom is still connected. Repeat this until the entire potato is sliced thinly. Do this with the other 5 potatoes. Place potatoes on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.6 medium russet potatoes
- Brush with Butter: Whisk together oil, butter, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Use a pastry brush and brush half of the mixture over all of the potatoes. Spread apart the slices using your fingers or a fork to ensure the sauce gets in-between the pieces.6 tablespoons butter* melted, 2 tablespoons oil, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Bake in Oven: Cover the baking sheet with a piece of aluminum foil and bake in oven for 30 minutes. Brush remaining sauce over the potatoes and return to oven, uncovered, for an additional 20-25 minutes.
- Fill with Cheese: Once potatoes are cooked through, remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes so they are safe to touch. Place a 1-inch square of cheese in-between each potato slice. Repeat with all slices and in all potatoes. Return potatoes to the oven for 5-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.6 ounces sliced cheddar cheese
- Serve hasselback potatoes with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and green onions. Enjoy!4 ounces cooked bacon, Sour cream, Green onions
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Notes
- Potatoes: For individual servings it is best to use smaller potatoes.
- To ensure proper baking, find similarly sized potatoes and make sure they have a uniform thickness throughout.
- Cutting: Place chopsticks along the potato to prevent cutting it all the way through.
- Bacon: Bake the bacon in advance to save time on the day of serving.
- Cheese: Select a thinly-sliced cheese for the best results.
Nutrition
Calories: 494kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 735mg | Potassium: 853mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 653IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 2mg
