Twice Baked Potato Casserole with Potato Chip Crust

Ingredients

    4 medium potatoes about 2 pounds
    2 cups freshly shredded cheddar cheese divided
    1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
    1/4 cup milk
    1/4 cup sour cream
    1/2 cup 1 stick butter, softened to room temperature (not melted)
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    6-8 slices bacon
    3 green onions
    1/2 cup crushed potato chips I prefer Kettle Brand
    Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Bake potatoes in a very four hundred degree kitchen appliance for concerning forty five minutes. check doneness by piercing with a fork or sharp knife. (Alternatively, cook potatoes within the microwave - scrub clean and pierce every potato one or two of times with a fork. Microwave on high for 10-11 minutes)

• Use a towel to handle potatoes, slice in [*fr1] and scoop the flesh out into a stand mixer (or massive bowl).

• Salt the potatoes and stir with the whisk attachment to interrupt up massive items and equally salt potatoes.

• Add milk, sour cream, butter, garlic powder, bacon (reserve a tablespoon for topping), inexperienced onions(reserve a tablespoon of greens for topping) and one 1/4 cup of cheddar. Stir with whisk attachment for thirty seconds simply to mix ingredients. don't over combine or potatoes can become starchy, like glue.

• Spoon mixture into associate 8" or 9" baking dish. high with remaining cheddar, potato chips, and reserved bacon and chives.

• Bake in preheated four hundred degree kitchen appliance for concerning ten minutes or till cheese is totally unfrozen and potatoes square measure heated through. flip the broiler to high and broil the highest for concerning 2-3 minutes to brown the chip. Watch closely as they will burn quickly.