Description
Learn how to make the perfect Baked Potato with crispy skin and fluffy insides, topped with your favorite fixings like butter, sour cream, and cheese. This classic side dish is easy to prepare and always a crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large russet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- butter
- sour cream
- shredded cheese
- chopped chives
- bacon bits
Main Ingredients:
Optional Toppings:
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Prepare Potatoes: Scrub and dry the potatoes, poke holes, rub with olive oil, sprinkle with salt.
- Bake Potatoes: Place directly on oven rack or baking sheet, bake for 45–60 minutes until tender.
- Serve: Cool slightly, slice open, fluff insides, add desired toppings, and serve.
Notes
- For extra crispy skin, bake the potatoes directly on the oven rack without foil.
- For quicker cooking, microwave the potatoes for 5 minutes before baking to reduce oven time.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 potato
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
