Jan 10 2011

Sausage Filled Twice Baked Potatoes

[donotprint]Rich, Creamy, Filling, Cheesy, Gooey, Spicy, Delicious, Creamy —

So very, very many tonguegasmic adjectives could be used to describe this wonderful dish from my childhood.

This is a combination of two of my favorite dishes from childhood — grilled sausage links and twice baked potatoes.

My Dad used to make these for us and every time that I make them, I’m taken back.

I love the simplicity and deliciousness of twice baked potatoes — crisp skins, fluffy, buttery, garlicky, cheesy topped potatoes that are taken to the next level by filling them with spicy sliced grilled sausage.

These are so easy to make:

Cook 6 potatoes, and slice them in half

I find that I get the best results when I stick my knife straight down into the center of the potato and then push down from there to cut it in half.

Use a spoon to scoop out the insides of the potatoes — they don’t have to be perfect, but you do want to leave enough to create a good shell.

Put the insides of the potatoes into a mixer with 3/4 C warm milk, 1 stick butter, 1 Tbsp garlic salt and pepper to taste. Whip them together until they’ve reached your desired texture — more milk for creamier and fluffier potatoes* Make sure that you stick a spoon into the bowl to taste the potatoesTASTE — not devour by the giant spoonful

Once the potatoes have reached the consistency that makes you want to dive into the bowl with your fingers a spoon, add in your chopped/sliced cooked sausage.

I use 1 whole sausage link per 8 prepared potato halves

Now comes the fun part — fill your potato halves with the tonguegasmic potato/sausage mixture

Top the potato halves with cheese and place in the 370 F oven

Remove from the oven after 25 minutes, or when the cheese is melted and bubbly and the insides are hot

You really don’t *need* a side dish with these but, Nathan loves to eat these with saltines and sliced apples

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Recipe: Twice Baked Sausage Stuffed Potatoes

Ingredients

6 potatoes, baked
1 stick butter
1 sausage link, cooked
garlic salt and pepper, to taste
shredded cheese, about 2 C

Instructions

Cook the potatoes and set aside
pre-heat the oven to 370 F
Using a hot pad, hold the potato and slice each one in half length-wise. I have found that putting a sharp knife, point down in the middle of the potato and cutting down from there, leaves me with the most intact potato
scoop out the insides, leaving enough potato in the shell so that the sides are sturdy
put the potato insides into a mixing bowl and the potato halves in a baking dish (6 whole potatoes for me, means 10 potato halves in the dish)
Whip together the potato insides, 1 stick of butter, 1 Tbsp garlic salt & pepper to taste
slowly add warm milk, up to 3/4 Cup, whipping together until the potato mixture has reached your favorite consistency, don’t hesitate to reach in and scoop out a taste or twoyou want to make sure they’re tonguegasmic, after all
add in one chopped/sliced sausage link and mix it all together.
stuff each potato half with the mixture and then top with cheese
bake in the oven until the insides are hot and the cheese is all bubbly and melted and yummy

Variations

* roasted garlic is a delicious addition, instead of garlic salt * sour cream and cream cheese both add a ridiculous creaminess and texture to the potatoes

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54 comments

January 10, 2011 - 5:17 AM

April@The 21st Century Housewife - Oh my! Your twice baked sausage stuffed potatoes definitely do look tongueasmic! What a fantastic dish for a cold winter’s night! Thank you for hosting

January 10, 2011 - 6:00 AM

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January 10, 2011 - 6:26 AM

Kristen - Those sound so very, very good. I love the idea of turning a twice baked potato into an entire meal.
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January 10, 2011 - 6:43 AM

TidyMom - I haven’t made TBP in years!!! Thanks so much for the recipe!!
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January 10, 2011 - 7:10 AM

Texasholly - Mmmm…this is one of my very favorite foods in the entire world. That first photo just takes my breath away!!

January 10, 2011 - 7:39 AM

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January 10, 2011 - 7:42 AM

Tara R. - I make twice baked potatoes a lot, but for some reason never thought to add sausage. Great idea!
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January 10, 2011 - 7:54 AM

D'Anna - That looks delicious!

January 10, 2011 - 7:59 AM

Liz@HoosierHomemade - Sausage, Cheese AND Potatoes…oh my!! My boys will flip over this one!
Thanks for hosting Rachel!
~Liz
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January 10, 2011 - 8:05 AM

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January 10, 2011 - 8:23 AM

SnoWhite @ Finding Joy in My Kitchen - Awesome recipe; and so glad to hear you have a working computer again!!
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January 10, 2011 - 8:51 AM

Tiffany @ No Ordinary Homestead - Those look SO good. I love potato skins and haven’t had them in forever…mostly because here in Germany no one really knows what they are…Next time I get my hands on some big baking potatoes I am definitely making something like this!
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January 10, 2011 - 9:05 AM

Mrs. Jen B - Oh my lord! This is just too perfect, I love the notion of adding the sausage to round the meal out. Spectacular!
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January 10, 2011 - 9:07 AM

grace - Oh my goodness those look fantastic. I love twice baked potatoes but have never made them. Will be putting on my menu list this week. thanks grace

January 10, 2011 - 10:46 AM

Carol@easytobeglutenfree - Wow, those potatoes look good!

January 10, 2011 - 10:49 AM

Megan - Yummy! I am stealing this for my family! I love finding another southern momma! I am following along now!
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January 10, 2011 - 12:15 PM

Kristen - I love twice baked potatoes – adding that sausage is pure genius. I’m sure the flavor is outstanding!
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January 10, 2011 - 12:24 PM

Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] - Oh. My. GAT.

I can so make this.

January 10, 2011 - 1:21 PM

Kathy @ House of Hills - These look AMAZING and would work for Small Group Night. LOVE it! Thanks for sharing.
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January 10, 2011 - 1:41 PM

Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect - YUM. I’ve never made twice-baked potatoes, as they are a lot of work in my opinion. But oh my goodness, these look delish! Maybe…yes, maybe even worth the effort of cooking something twice.
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January 10, 2011 - 1:58 PM

BusyDad - Killing me. What else is new?
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January 10, 2011 - 4:28 PM

Heidi's Recipes - Wow, I’m hungry now. I like your recipe and I like the pan you cooked it in.
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January 10, 2011 - 6:29 PM

Shirley Corwin - I just found this blog so I thought . . . It must be a sign that this is where I should put my Cheddar Cheese Soup recipe!!! Seems like cheese is sort of a theme here. Love it!!!
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January 10, 2011 - 6:32 PM

Allison Zapata - Oh, friend, you had me at Twice Baked. And then again at Sausage. And then again at Stuffed. And then at Potatoes.

January 10, 2011 - 6:58 PM

Kate Lewis - I am so cooking this tomorrow… thanks!
Kate

January 10, 2011 - 7:23 PM

Maria - I haven’t made twice baked potatoes in a long time! I need to change that !

January 10, 2011 - 7:25 PM

Melanie - I am hungry now! Yummy!
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January 10, 2011 - 8:03 PM

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January 10, 2011 - 9:13 PM

Jen - thanks for the yummy recipe and the awesome link up!
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January 10, 2011 - 10:33 PM

Paula - Oh my goodness I guess you don’t need a side dish! These look like they’d fill you up all by themselves! By the way, I baked your Best Ever Chocolate Chip cookies a few month ago. Delicious and a new family favourite. I just did them yesterday with chunks of Toblerone chocolate instead of chocolate chips and made slight alterations to your original recipe for them. I posted them and linked back to your blog. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
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January 10, 2011 - 10:50 PM

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January 11, 2011 - 8:08 AM

Tasha - My Homemade Happiness - Those look SO good! And I have everything I need to make them! WIN!
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January 11, 2011 - 8:42 AM

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January 11, 2011 - 9:09 AM

Jenna @ Newlyweds - Oh girl, my husband would marry you for those. Simply his favorites things combined into one. Maybe if he is good, I’ll have to make them for him!! ha ha.
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January 11, 2011 - 10:01 AM

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January 11, 2011 - 11:01 AM

Erin @ Making Memories - Your potatoes look so darn delicious. Not the thing for me to be looking at at 9am. Now I want them!

January 11, 2011 - 2:40 PM

alex@amoderatelife - Hi Rachel! OOOHHH those potatoes look awesome! I love loaded mash and in the skin would be simply divine! Happy New year and I hope all is going well with you and your family! I am linking up a recipe for pork tenderloin that my sister eavesdropped from her butcher! All the best! Alex

January 11, 2011 - 5:38 PM

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January 11, 2011 - 7:40 PM

Mrs Happy Homemaker - I love twice baked potatoes, but have never thought of putting sausage in them – it sounds sooo good though!
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January 11, 2011 - 8:16 PM

Lauren @ Hobo Mama - Those look so good! I love twice-baked potatoes, so you’re inspiring me.
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January 12, 2011 - 4:42 AM

Doll Clothes Gal Pal - Goodness! I am getting hungry!

January 12, 2011 - 10:20 AM

Fan of Photography - MMmmmm….these look so delicious! Can’t wait to try them…Thanks so much!!

January 12, 2011 - 3:29 PM

Dana - Looks so good, but I can’t imagine it is going to be Weight Watchers point friendly…. I’ll save it for a cheat night!
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January 14, 2011 - 1:18 PM

Lisa - What a great collection of recipes…so many new ones to try! This is my first time linking here; I found you through a link at Comfy in the Kitchen. My ten-year-old daughter and I are on a muffin baking adventure — a new muffin recipe every Monday morning in 2011. Join us!

January 19, 2011 - 10:56 AM

Melissa - I know what I’m making for dinner tonight!!!

January 31, 2011 - 10:13 AM

amber - I made these to take to a friends house. Everyone LOVED them. I’ve been asked for the recipe so I gave them the link and sent them here! Thanks for the amazing recipe, I will for sure be making these again!
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