A Baked Potato Bar Night Is a Perfect Weeknight Treat

Looking for something to do with that bag of potatoes? Here's a quick, easy, and fun way to use them.

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00:00Nothing gets guests more jazzed about baked potatoes than when you have a ton of toppings

00:16to choose from.

00:17But before we get to the loaded baked potato bar, I want to start with the baked potato.

00:22So I bake mine in foil for about 45 minutes until they are fork tender.

00:27And then when I take off the foil, I'm going to put them back in the oven with a sprinkling

00:32of sea salt.

00:34So they're a little wet, which means that that sea salt is going to stick to it, make

00:39just the perfect coating.

00:40All right, back in.

00:43So you slice it down in the middle.

00:47And you're just going to squeeze it together, kind of like that.

00:53Now let me show you some of my favorite combinations.

00:56I have a cheddar, a couple slices of bacon on top, and a fried egg.

01:04Yes!

01:05How about some pesto grilled chicken, some cherry tomatoes, and some chives.

01:14How about some sautéed mushrooms, asiago, parmesan, romano, a little sprig of thyme

01:24on top, and dewy sausage, spicy pickled vegetables, some carrots, some cauliflower, some jalapeno

01:35peppers, and an onion.

01:38I mean, really, the toppings are endless.

01:41You can do so many things.

01:43But really, the whole key here, have some creativity and have some fun.