Description
These Stuffed Baked Potatoes bring a delightful mix of flavors with smoked pulled pork, colby jack cheese, and zesty barbecue sauce, making them a perfect comfort food or quick dinner option.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large baking potatoes scrubbed and cleaned
- 1 cup smoked pulled pork use more or less to your taste
- 2/3 cup shredded colby jack cheese
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter plus additional as needed
- 1/3 cups barbecue sauce use your favorite
- 1/2 tsp salted adjust to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper adjust to taste
- 4 tbsp sour cream
- pickled jalapenos, chopped fresh chives or green onions for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Wash and dry the potatoes and poke holes on the top of the potatoes with a fork.
- Place the potatoes on a rack over a baking sheet, baste them with melted butter, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, then baste the potatoes with more melted butter and bake for another 25 minutes or until fork tender.
- Split the potatoes and fluff the flesh inside with a fork.
- Place thin pats of butter inside the potatoes, followed by a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle half the shredded cheese in each potato, spoon half the pulled pork on top, and drizzle with barbecue sauce.
- Add jalapenos on top, drizzle with sour cream, and garnish with chopped chives before serving.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the quantity of pulled pork to suit your taste.
For a spicy kick, add extra jalapenos or your favorite hot sauce.
These stuffed potatoes are perfect for meal prep and can be made ahead of time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed potato
- Calories: 785
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 1110mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 79g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 90mg