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Stuffed Potatoes with Cream Cheese

These Stuffed Potatoes with Cream Cheese are twice baked with cream cheese, garlic and baby spinach mixed in. The potato skin is crispy and salty. These creamy twice baked potatoes serve two people and go great alongside your favorite main dish.

Try it with these Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers or Ribeye Steak and Shrimp with Parmesan Sauce.

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How to make Stuffed Potatoes with Cream Cheese

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Poke the potato with a fork or knife two or three times, turn it over, and repeat.

a brown potato with a fork poking holes into it

Place the potato on a baking sheet and rub the potato with oil and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

a brown potato coated in oil and course sea salt

Bake the potato for 1 hour or until soft inside.

When the potato is almost done cooking, dice the onion.

Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add the butter.

Add the onions and cook until soft.

diced onions and butter cooking in a pan

Stir in the garlic.

onions and garlic cooking in butter

Add the spinach and cook, stirring until wilted.

onions, garlic, and spinach leaves cooking in butter

Then add the cream cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the cream cheese is melted and combined. Remove from heat and set aside.

cream cheese melted into a spinach and onion mixture

Once the potato is cooled a bit, cut it open lengthwise.

a potato with a chef knife cutting it in half

Scoop out the inside, leave a thin layer, and keep the shell intact.

two potato skins with the insides scooped out

Mash or blend together the potato insides with the spinach mixture.

mashed potato, cream cheese, and spinach mixed together

Scoop the potato mixture into the two hollowed potato skins.

spinach mashed potato mixture stuffed into two potato skins

Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese, if desired.

parmesan shreds sprinkled over stuffed potato halves

Bake for about 15 – 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Stuffed Potatoes with Cream Cheese

These Stuffed Potatoes with Cream Cheese are twice baked with cream cheese, garlic and baby spinach mixed in. The potato skin is crispy and salty. These creamy twice baked potatoes serve two people and go great alongside your favorite main dish.
4.86 from 7 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Side Dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large russet potato
  • ½ Tablespoon cooking oil
  • Course Sea Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup fresh baby spinach leaves
  • ¼ medium onion
  • 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • cup shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Poke the potato with a fork or knife two or three times, turn it over and repeat.
  • Place the potato on a baking sheet and rub the potato with oil and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
  • Bake the potato for 1 hour or until soft inside.
  • When the potato is almost done cooking, dice the onion.
  • Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add the butter.
  • Add the onions and cook until soft.
  • Stir in the garlic.
  • Add the spinach and cook, stirring until wilted.
  • Then add the cream cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the cream cheese is melted and combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Once the potato is cooled a bit, cut it open lengthwise and scoop out the inside, leave a thin layer and keep the shell intact.
  • Mash or blend together the potato insides with the spinach mixture.
  • Scoop the potato mixture into the two hollowed potato skins.
  • Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese, if desired.
  • Bake for about 15 – 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 7gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 291mgPotassium: 563mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1484IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 1mg
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Beth M.

Monday 22nd of May 2023

This recipe is amazing! It's changed my twice-baked potato game forever! Thanks for sharing!!

Zona

Tuesday 23rd of May 2023

Hi Beth, so glad you love these potatoes, thanks :)

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