Description
Stuffed baked potatoes with beef chunks are a hearty and customizable dish featuring fluffy russet potatoes filled with seasoned ground beef, sautéed onions, and melted cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
- Large russet potatoes – 4
- Ground beef – 1 lb (450 g)
- Onion – 1 medium, diced
- Garlic – 2 cloves, minced
- Cheddar cheese – 1 cup, shredded
- Sour cream – 1/2 cup
- Chives – 1/4 cup, chopped
- Salt and pepper – to taste
- Olive oil – 1 tablespoon (for cooking)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and prepare the potatoes by scrubbing, pricking, rubbing with olive oil, and seasoning with salt.
- Bake the potatoes in the oven until tender.
- While the potatoes bake, cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, adding diced onion and minced garlic until the beef is browned and the onions are translucent.
- Mix the scooped potato flesh with the beef mixture, cheddar cheese, and half of the chives.
- Stuff the potato halves with the beef and cheese mixture and return them to the oven for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of chives on top.
Notes
- These potatoes can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours before baking.
- Feel free to customize the filling with different spices, vegetables, or types of cheese.
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed potato
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: stuffed baked potatoes, beef chunks, comfort food, easy recipe