Recipe: Delicious Cheesy Baked Potatoes

Cheesy Baked Potatoes.

You can cook Cheesy Baked Potatoes using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cheesy Baked Potatoes

1. Prepare 2 lb of Idaho potatoes; peeled & medium dice.
2. Prepare 32 oz of cream of chicken soup.
3. It's 2 C of shredded cheddar cheese.
4. It's 1 head of garlic; cloves peeled & halved lengthwise.
5. Prepare 1 envelope of dried ranch seasoning.
6. It's 8 slices of cooked bacon; diced.
7. It's 3/4 oz of fresh basil; chiffonade.
8. Prepare as needed of sour cream.
9. It's as needed of kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper.

Cheesy Baked Potatoes step by step

1. Combine potatoes, garlic, cream of chicken soup, cheddar, and ranch seasoning in a lightly buttered medium-large casserole dish. Season with 1 large pinch of salt and 2 large pinches of pepper. Mix together..
2. Cover. Bake at 350° for approximately 1 hour or until potatoes are easily pierced with a paring knife. Uncover during last 10 minutes of cooking..
3. Garnish with sour cream, basil, and crispy diced bacon..
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