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Bacon and cheese-stuffed hasselback potatoes

This potato recipe produces the perfect example of stuffed hasselback potatoes. Golden, buttery potatoes are topped with crispy bacon and plenty of cheese - this dish is true comfort food!
Jae Frew
4
1H

Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C.
2.Using a sharp knife, slice potatoes thinly, making sure you don’t cut all the way through.
3.Finely chop garlic with ½ teaspoon of salt, then mix together with the butter.
4.Spread garlic butter over the potatoes and in between some of the slices.
5.Arrange potatoes with slices facing up in a baking dish. Cook for 50 minutes, or until tender with golden edges.
6.While the potatoes are cooking, pan-fry the bacon until crisp, then chop into small pieces.
7.Sprinkle cheese over cooked potatoes, gently pushing some into the slices. Return potatoes to oven for 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
8.Serve potatoes with dollops of sour cream, bacon and sprinkle with chives.
9.Season with salt and pepper.
10.Serve potatoes as a light meal or a side dish.

PER SERVE: Energy: 575kcal, 2406kj Protein: 21g Fat: 44g Saturated fat: 24g Cholesterol: 95mg Carbohydrate: 24g Fibre: 3g Sodium: 931mg

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