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It’s that time of year where life revolves around the food. Holiday dinners and football tailgating are how we spend a bulk of our weekends and I love every minute of it! I love to find new ways to think outside the box when it comes to our favorites. Baked potatoes are a favorite of ours and when a girlfriend told me how to whip up this Loaded Twice Baked Potato Casserole I was all over it, I mean it’s got bacon can you go wrong with that?? This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerOfDots #CollectiveBias (I have included links to some great products that I have bought on my own to make my journey easier. You can buy them too through my online sales links.)

Now it’s no surprise that casseroles are my jam, so making a side dish that is a casserole means its a total when for me!! With the colder weather, my family has been all about the casseroles! One of our favorite side items is twice baked mashed potatoes, so I knew we had to try out this magical casserole my friend Jenn described and no surprise the whole family loved it!!

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Loaded Twice Baked Potato Casserole Ingredients

¾ cup butter
4 tsp of garlic
1lb Bacon
4 teaspoons minced garlic
3 Green onion
4 lbs Potatoes, gold
Salt & pepper to taste
4 cups Cheddar cheese
4 oz Cream cheese
1/2 cup Milk or cream
1 cup Sour cream

Loaded Twice Baked Potato Casserole Directions:

Start a pot of boiling water for your potatoes

Rinse and peel your potatoes

Cut up your potatoes into chunks for easier boiling

Boil your potatoes until they are ready to be mashed up

Preheat your oven to 350

Strain your potatoes and place them into your mixing bowl

Dump in about 1/2-3/4 of your bacon and all other ingredients, except cheese and mix

Put in about 3 cups of cheese into your mixer and mix

Spray a casserole pan with non-stick spray, I used a 4.8 quart

Spread your potatoes into your casserole pan and then top with remaining cheese and bacon

Bake for about 30 minutes

I mean look at all that cheese and gooeyness!! Now while you could have this as a dinner we opted to have it as a side to go with our bbq ribs we made while tailgating for Sunday night football! It may not be the prettiest casserole but it is so good!

Now if you are like this mom sometimes you get caught up in whats going on that you don’t always make it to your dishes. That was me that night I missed that one of the plates and the sheet pan were sitting off beside the fridge so I didn’t get ot them until the next morning. These nasty dishes meant I had to try out the Sotch-Brite® Non-Scratch Scrub Dots Sponge to see how it held up to this mess!

Thankfully it worked like a pro pushing off the dried on cheese and potatoes from the Loaded Twice Baked Potato Casserole. The sponge cleans without scratching, with our nonstick pans this is crucial to me to keep the pans in tip-top shape. Plus if you have a glass top stove it cleans that as well with no scratches, take it from someone who spills a lot while cooking!

What is your favorite side dish to make when tailgating?