Loaded Potatoes – Make ‘em and Freeze ‘em!
Todays post is quick and easy to throw together and serves as a wonderful side dish but the versatility allows you to use leftovers to turn this into a main entree! The fun thing about it though is that you can make several ahead of time and freeze them to use in a jiffy at a later date. Reheating may then be done either in the oven or microwave, so this is a win win either way you look at it.
Back when we had people over for dinner on a regular basis, this was a go-to dish for me that I served just about every time. It was a great way to round out the meal without taking any additional prep time and they always got rave reviews. I don’t get to have folks over nearly as often these days, much to my dismay. With the kids getting older and having activities of their own amidst our every quickening schedules, our focus has turned to making sure we get to spend our quality time together as a family.
Things sure were different when I was little though! Its amazing but almost every memory I have of our dinner table growing up includes my mother, father, sister, brother, and at least one or two “extras”. No matter how tight our grocery budget or schedule was, Mama always found time and managed to feed more.
Usually it was a rookie police officer my dad was training, they were riding around in the patrol car so if Daddy was to come home for supper we couldn’t hardly not feed them as well. Sometimes it was a random uncle or bachelor friend of the family and as we got older our friends also clamored into the mix as they got to see that a full supper at our house wasn’t a special occasion but a daily event. There were two kids (well, they were teens at the time) who took to eating at our house and literally ate supper with us every single night for about two years. Mama and Daddy always said that if anything ever happened to them, they hoped someone would do the same for us.
Inviting folks over to dinner is one of those “oldie but goodie” practices that is, in my mind, the ultimate show of welcoming and graciousness towards your neighbors and friends. I’d love to hear from you why you do or don’t have folks over more often. Is it time constraints? Budget? Lack of time alone as a family?
But mostly, I’d love for you to answer a question my mother posed to me recently (because Mama and I sit and come up with the strangest things to talk about from time to time):
If you could have dinner with any living person,
who would it be and why?
I know y’all are going to have some great answers to this so I’m gonna hold off on my answer until I read a few of yours! I’ll post mine in the comments along with y’all. There are no limits here aside from it being a living person.
How bout some loaded ‘taters? 
I’m going to show you the ingredients I use but the best stuffed potatoes are the ones made to your individual tastes.
I’ve seen folks add milk, tomatoes, leftover chicken or bbq (yum!), mayonnaise, ricotta cheese, fresh or dried herbs, etc.
The sky is the limit here.
For mine, I use: A few tablespoons of margarine, pre-cooked chopped bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese, and sour cream. I also use a little salt and pepper.
Bake your potatoes and cut them in half lengthwise like this.
*I bake my potatoes by starting them in the microwave on about five minutes, then transferring to a 450 degree oven for about an hour. Sometimes I rub them down with a little cooking oil and sprinkle some coarse sea salt on them before baking like my Great grandmother did. MMM-MM Good!
Scoop out the pulp but leave enough that the skin still has a bit of shape to it. You’ll see what I mean in the next photo.
See? Here are the hollowed out potatoes.
To your pulp, add the margarine, sour cream, salt, and pepper.
Mash up well with a potato masher or just a fork.
Add cheese, mash in.
Like this. Oh my that looks good already!
Add all other toppings.
Stir up well.
Resist urge to eat entire bowl as is.
Decide you want a little bit of garlic powder and add that too…
Whatever cranks yer tractor.
Spoon back into your shells.
Like so. 
Now I’m going to take a few and sprinkle with cheddar cheese to bake right now for our supper.
The rest I’m placing in the freezer. My pan has a lid so I’m using that until they are frozen and then placing them in zipper seal bags. You don’t have to cover them for the initial freeze though.
Just place a pan in the freezer for about an hour and then place in zipper sealed bags and return to freezers.
This initial freezing outside of the bag is called “flash freezing” and will keep them from sticking to each other in the bags.
Enjoy!
Loaded Potatoes
*This is my recipe, feel free to adapt, omit, or add to it to suit your family’s tastes
- 7 medium sized potatoes, washed
- 1/2 C Sour Cream
- 3 T margarine
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese
- 8-10 slices bacon,cooked and chopped
Bake potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving enough for the skin to retain it’s shape. In bowl, combine scooped potatoes, butter, and sour cream. Mash together well. Add cheese, mash. Stir in all other ingredients. Spoon filling into potato shells.
- To bake from frozen: Place on cookie sheet in 350 oven for half an hour, top with cheese and return to oven until melted.
- To bake from room temp: Top with cheese and place in oven until heated through.
- Can also be microwaved from frozen or room temp as well. I microwave my frozen ones for a minute and a half to two minutes.
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The kids are out of school for Fall Break so we’re headed out on our adventure a little early! I’m looking forward to meeting one of our Southern Plate family members from Australia this weekend in Atlanta, Miss Su! I’ll be sure and take plenty of photos and even some video for y’all so hop on over to the Southern Plate Family Page on Facebook, where I’ll be uploading all of that. Be sure to join the family while you’re there, its just not the same without you!
Gratefully,
Christy
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Yummy! Those look awesome. I know my husband will devour those up! Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. Have fun in Atlanta!
Can’t wait to try these! Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite things, so these should be great. Enjoy your fall break!
These look great we call them twice baked potatoes : )
We have family over to eat about once a month, but we live about 20 min away from most of our family and friends and since its just my mother me and 3 year old brother who barely eats anything! We always have at least half our supper left over so I bring our left overs, or freeze half the casseroles to our bachelor friends
These would be great to eat while watching football on Sunday. Go Jets….I can’t wait to try them.
We are all on different schedules in my house, so it’s a big deal when we get to sit as a family and eat dinner. It doesn’t even matter what we are having, it’s just icing on the cake when it’s a really good homemade dish.
as to who I would like to have dinner with (other than you Christy) I think I would like to dine with Janet Evonovich my favorite author. I could ask her a million questions and still have more.
Jets and loaded potatoes on Sunday! yah!
Ha! Now you know you get bonus points and lollipops if you pick me! Lol!
Great choice! I absolutely LOVE Evonovich!
And of course, Christy is a top choice, too. LOL!
There are so many people I’d want to have over for dinner – it’s hard to pick. Off the top of my head I think I’m going with…. Stephen King. I tossed around the thought of one of my favorite comedians or perhaps even The Duggars (I just love them) but ultimately, I’d just have to serve dinner the the man who made me love to read. I gotta have the King over!
Those look delicious.
I’ve never made twice baked at home before. I guess I’ve always thought it sounded like too much work! LOL. But I’ll eat taters anytime. I could live on ‘em.
I would love to have family over just about any night of the week…if they lived anywhere close enough to do so. And we don’t really have any real close friends. Sad isn’t it? My husband is outgoing, but gone all the time, and I’m a total introvert without him.
I’d like to have dinner with Michelle Duggar. I have SO many practical questions for her.
We try to have people over at least once a week. One of the limitations that I had to get over (and am STILL getting over) was my own pride. I didn’t want people to visit if my house was less than spotless or if I didn’t have time to make my BEST, most elaborate meal, and I found myself not having people over unless the conditions were ideal. Now, I know I’m not the best housekeeper and not a top chef, and I’m okay if others’ think that. I just want to be known as being kind, hospitable, and loving, and if that means people see a little dust on my hutch or a few crumbs on the floor, so be it.
Thanks for sharing all your recipes and tips! You bless me in many so ways.
Oh wow, if you have Michelle Duggar, can I come too? They do seem like such a nice family and I really enjoyed her book.
I always marvel at how she stays so calm all the time! lol
I’m learning to let go of the perfect house syndrome myself. Mama always had a perfect house but its a new day, I reckon! lol
Gratefully,
Christy:)
Christy,
Thank you for posting this recipe. I can’t wait to make it this weekend to freeze for future use.
I would pick my mom for a lunch date. Now, that I have an 8 month old daughter, I need to THANK her for all she did for me and my sisters!
Thanks again for the yummy recipe!
AMEN to picking your Mama!!!
Its been so long since I got to have a meal with just me and Mama, I think I’m gonna do the same!
ooh. michelle duggar is a good one – i would love to sit down with her too!
i think i would pick one of my online friends that i have never met IRL.
or, paula deen. hmmm, if she was the one cooking, it would have to be paula deen!
I’ve been fortunate in getting to meet a few Southern Plate readers, who I consider online family , irl and each meeting has been absolutely priceless. Getting to meet another one tomorrow!!
WEEEE
These look yummy! My Dad is a potato and bacon guy so I will have to make for him!
For me, we usually eat breakfast and dinner as a family – me, my hubby, and our 3 kids. We entertain every now and then… but I must admit I am not a real casual hostess. I am getting better. But the planning I have to do to have people over – usually drives me nuts. Since I have had children, it is getting easier to just say come over.
My answer to the dinner question is a bit off the wall. I would probably say Wil Smith. Every time I see him interviewed, I think – he just seems like a nice guy. And I think, if I ever had the opportunity to meet him, I would be so disappointed if he wasn’t a nice guy. Do you sometimes think of people like that?
Enjoy the weekend!
CHRISTY,
I JUST LOVE YOUR RECIPES. MOST OF THEM ARE SO FAMILIAR TO ME AND HIT SO CLOSE TO HOME.
I THINK THE ONE I WOULD HAVE DINNER WITH IS PAULA DEEN. I JUST LOVE HER DOWN HOMENESS. I DON’T BELIEVE SHE HAS FORGOTTEN WHERE SHE CAME FROM, LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE.
THANK YOU CHRISTY FOR ALL YOUR RECIPES!!
I use a grapefruit spoon to scoop mine out. It works great!!
At this time I would pick Michelle Obama. The people that I would really like to visit with are a lot of my deceased ancestors(which includes most of them), ask about their crossing from Scandinavia, if any of them knew each other before leaving the old country. This really intrigues me because one set of my great grandparents crossed the ocean seperatly, but were married in Iowa roughly three months after arriving in the states. I do know that my great grandma and one of my great grandpa’s sisters crossed at the same time on the same ship. I also know that they didn’t live in the same part of Denmark so it is kind of puzzle that a lot of us would like to solve.
What a wonderful idea, Joan. If we could have a dinner party, I’d ask Michelle Obama too and add Madeleine Albright, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Uma Thurman and Gwyneth (sp?)Paltrow. What an evening that would be.
Yummy!! Those look incredibly good.
I only have 3 potatoes left – I need to go shopping later.
But – take a guess what I’m going to do with the 3 potatoes I have left!!
I have everything else on hand, so this is going to be easy for dinner tonight.
i LOVE twice baked potatoes! I am one of those people that love cooking for company, we have “girls night in” for the sistergirls every chance we get. I love it when all the kids, grands, and children of the heart come over, that’s 30 plus folks. My person that I’d love to make dinner for..h’mmm. That’s a toss up.Brennan Manning, a Christian author, or Maya Angelou.
Twice baked potatoes are one of those comfort foods I enjoy occasionally while out and about- but have never attempted at home for whatever reason. Yours look fabulous and I just loved the story of your family mealtimes growing up. Thanks for sharing. (I was introduced to your fantastic site a few weeks and found your Crock Pot Apple Butter recipe- fantastic! The house smelled heavenly- there was a ton to share and it was a wonderful addition to my pumpkin bread recipe when I replaced a little of the oil with it…so moist and flavorful…thank you!)
I am very similar to Karen in that I need things to be a little too perfect in order to have guests over- something I need to work on. Thanks, Karen, for the reminder that in the end all that truly matters is the hospitality and graciousness that my guests experience, not the spotless home.
My dinner guest would be a toss up between Michael Savage and Glenn Beck- two men that have such a sincere love for our country and aren’t afraid to inform the public in a manner that lets you decide-by simply stating fact. Plus they are quite funny to boot. I just adore them both and would love nothing more than to hear their passion and wisdom shared at my table!
I make these also, but I usually add some Zesty Italian Dressing to my mix…..so yummy!
Yes, Michelle Duggar. I know we would have a lot to talk about, mostly about the Lord, but also about house stuff.
I think I’d pick Andrew Malcolm of the LA Times. I’ve been fortunate enough to get to know him through Twitter and he’s a fascinating, intelligent, articulate, and approachable man with ten lifetimes worth of tales to tell (also a class A grandpa). I follow politics like most people do sports so that would be one fascinating dinner!
I’d also love to have dinner with Dolly Parton. She’s savvy with a smile. Gotta respect a southern gal who can accomplish what she has and not become too jaded. I’d love to get her advice on life in general.
Yes, Dolly would be fun to visit with.
Maybe Andrew and Dolly would like meeting each other too…;)
Speaking on behalf of Andrew Malcolm, I would definitely choose to dine w/Christy so long as she cooked everything including these potatoes and those pecan pie thingies. Dolly can watch us eat. And we could talk politics. And we’d let Scarlett Johansson in too if she showed up and wanted potatoes. But not the thingies. They’re mine.
Sincerely,
Andrew Malcolm @latimestot
or latimes.com/ticket
Okay, I feel like the cool kid now!
~squeal~
We love these but I never thought about making them and freezing them. What a great rainy day project
These look great–and will surely be better than the store-bought version!
Can I have two dinner guests? I’d have Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, I bet they’d both be fascinating.
Good idea. I cant pick just one anyway!
We can all just call it a dinner party!
That’s another good idea.
Hi Christy- once again this recipe is a winner…great for football weekends- I am going to make these and take them up to a PSU homecoming reunion next sat- Oct 17th..they will be a hit!!
The person I would most like to sit down and talk to right now..would be President Barack Obama..as you know – there would be alot to talk about..but with all the negativity surrounding him- I would like to be a person with a positive attitude..he came into this job with a wealth of problems from the past 8 years…just would love to lend him my support..although I am only one person…I just hate that some of the talk on tv- Fox news would like to see him fail..that is horrendous..as we are supposed to be on country- not a divided country..this is not the civil war…north and south- black and white..so I would love to give support…
thank you for your understanding..
robin wieder
roblovesleo
Hey Robin!
I agree that there is a lot of misunderstanding on both sides of the fence, which is why I don’t discuss politics on Southern Plate. But Id love to see all of our dinner guests dreams come true!!
Gratefully
Christy
Robin, for some reason I am just now reading your response on whom you would like to invite for dinner. I live in Arkansas and at times feel like I’m the only person in the state that voted for Obama. All my friends and relatives didn’t and aren’t too happy with me at this point. I would love to have this beautiful man and his wife to my house for dinner. I would also invite you.
) My husband and I both use to be republicans, but can no longer go that route. I pray that God will bless our President and lead this country into a different direction.
Bless you.
Susie in Arkansas
I love this recipe. We have a fellowship dinner the first Sunday of every month. I’m going to make a batch up and I’ll be already for next month. As for who I would like to have a meal with…Pat Robertson from the 700 Club. He is so well informed on everything. And he seems so nice.
I would like to have dinner with JESUS. I would make a big pot of beef stew with large fresh peeled & sliced tomatoes and what my mama called cats head biscuits. I would have peach pie with praline topping and sweet tea. I would like to talk to HIM about how long this insanity in the world and the kooks running the american government will continue,and could He please ask The Father if HE could put a rush on HIS returning before we kill each other here.
Amen sister! I’d like to have a meal with Jesus and Billy Graham.
I want to thank you all for your kindness and consideration of others in your comments. We’re a big family of wonderful people with varying opinions and outlooks and I appreciate your graciousness towards other family members.
I’m enjoying Reading about your dinner guests and would gladly try to win a seat at any of these tables!
Gratefully,
Christy
Id have dinner with a clone of ME! I don’t know anyone with as much charm and humility as I have.
Seriously, I’m wonderful.
Hahaha, Bill. I always love reading your comments, they make me smile every time.
Loaded Potatoes recipe (twice baked potato)
Can the bacon be lightly or fully cooked before adding to the mashed potatoes ??
How well does this RAW bacon, once added to the cooked scooped out mashed potatoes and baked – does it really fully cook ??
Hey Olga!
I’m sorry for the confusion. The bacon I used was precooked and then chopped up. Had it been raw it would have been a big globby mess. You can cook your bacon ahead of time – even cooking a large batch and freezing it if you like, or buy precooked bacon, which is what I used to save time and fuss with this recipe. Thank you and I hope this helps! I’ve modified the recipe to show this now and appreciate you pointing it out!
Gratefully,
Christy
I always love your stories about your family and growing up. I can so identify! My Dad, a Master Sargent in the USAF would bring home the young men in his squadron that were single and living in the barracks. They would play with my brother and I like big brothers. Of course, my mother would always have something good for them to eat, even on short notice. Those boys kept in touch with my parents for many years as they married and had children of their own. When my own son was in the Army and stationed WAY out there in CA I was so grateful for his Sargent and his family that did the same thing for my son.
Anyway, taters look awesome and I will surely make them soon. I would love to have both Cesar Milan and Karen Pryor over to discuss dog behavior and training with me.
Thanks as always,
Elizabeth
I am still thinking on the dinner date selection. On the twice baked potatoes or even just plain old baked potatoes I like to rub them with bacon fat instead of vegetable oil because it adds flavor as well as crispness. If you are splurging enopugh to eat that potato then splurge and us ethe bacon drippings.
I love to have my grown sons and their wives and my grandkids for Sunday night suppers. It gives me a chance to cook some old favorites that they loved when growing up or else try a recipe I have found and don’t really want to make for just myself. I often have my grandaughter stay overnight on Saturday nights and we frequently do a dessert for the Sunday supper and she is pretty proud of herself to say she helped make it. My only reservation is not the work or time involved but it is a strain on my grocery budget. I live on a small fixed income and it is hard to plan a nice meal to feed extras even if I am budget conscious when shopping. meat , of course, is generally the largest expense but even a dessert can count up in costs if it involves nuts and whipped cream and such. I love when Christy posts economy recipes.
I never rub anything on my baked potatoes before baking, I prefer the skins to be nice and crispy, in fact I think that is the best part of the potato.
This is a great idea and one that I’ll put to use. In fact, I am going to make a bunch to have on hand this next week when I know that I’ll have to deliver dinner to some folks who are having a new baby. My family loves twice baked potatoes.
I would love to have dinner with Peter Falk. I met him years ago while he was filming out here in Canada. Since i was a little girl of 11 years of age i use to watch his show called Columbo and i used to tell my mom that one day i was going to meet him and i did get that wonderful chance . i will never forget that day ever. I was so over come with emotion i burst out crying . He is the most down to earth person i have ever met in my life time. I know he is quite ill inhealth now as i read, and i hope God heals him. God Bless Peter Falk Always.
In my last response to your “Loaded Potatoes” – I also meant to tell you that we also call them “Twice Baked Potatoes” but calling them “Loaded Potatoes” is perfect since our ‘twice-baked’ were more simply embellished. As for the perfect dinner partner who is still alive, I’d choose Laura Bush. I have admired her graciousness over the years and especially while she was our First Lady. If she was not available, I would love to have dinner with you and your Mom, Christy. I admire folks who enjoy southern cooking as much as you do. I was born and raised in Atlanta, but have lived in many places. But, Southern Cooking is an art that is being lost. Thank you for reviving it for a new generation of cooks.
Hi, Christy!
Hope you all have a wonderful Fall Break!
Sometimes I swap out the cheddar cheese for blue cheese (but not everyone likes blue cheese as much as I do……) but I also love cheddar.
I just might take these to next month’s Book Group.
As for dinner? You, Ricky, and Brady and Katy Rose, of course. And some others here at Southern Plate, like Citycowboy and his partner, and Bill Gent and his dad.
If not, then Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Or Gary and Jane Pauley Trudeau. Or Harvard theologian Peter Gomes. Or Peter Gomes and writer Anne Lamott, of “Traveling Mercies.”
We love loaded baked potatoes too. Sometimes, if I am making them into a meal, I will top with with pulled pork or shredded BBQ chicken. Come to think of it, these would be good with that Crock Pot BBQ Beef you had on the site a couple of days ago. Might have to try that soon to get a third meal out of that roast.
As far as dinner goes, a month ago I would have said Patrick Swayze and his wife. They seem so genuinely in love and down to earth. I would like to know their secret for such a lasting love even in the limelight. Since his passing, I would have to say my grandmother – you just don’t know how much time you have left to get those words of wisdom.
Christy,
Thanks for making me think and keeping me hungry!
Back in the 70’s I made a recipe for twice baked potatos with tuna & cheese, and it was a good recipe. I would like to have dinner with author Ann Tyler and journalist Helen Thomas, and poet Maya Angelou and actress/personalities Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah and Cher. What a great conversation around that dining room table. Maybe even play poker with Whoopi after dinner. I wonder what Cher will wear?
I think Helen Thomas would be fascinating to visit with.
Have you seen she has a book out (or coming out) about her broaches and the meanings behind them? Fascinating.
If I could have dinner with anyone living, I would choose Rush Limbaugh. You see, I have always been a “ditto head” and believe that Rush is one of the smartest men alive (next to me). Rush has his own view of everything and most of the time, 99.4%, he is right on with his analogy of the world affairs. It would be so gratifying to sit down to a meal of Turkey and dressing (Turkey that I cooked) and all the trimmings that Janice and Christy prepaired to go along with sweet potato casserole and home made cakes and pies.
I am so proud of my three grown kids and very happy that Christy is doing so well with this web site.
Thanks to all of the followers that she has. The way she posts is just the way that she is in real life. I have the advantage over most of you though, I get to eat some of the things that she posts on her blog when she gets through making them.
Enjoy life to it’s fullest.
Bill Davis (Daddy)
I am so glad that Christy came up with this idea. I love loaded potatoes and only make them a couple of times a year. I think I will watch for potatoes to go on sale and make up an entire bag for the freezer. Now that I have finally cleaned out the freezer, I have room for them!
As far as the question of who to have for dinner, I have thought about this since Christy and I talked about it. It would be so hard to narrow it down to one person. I have always been interested in how other people live and their thoughts and views on life. I know that you can always learn from others if you just keep an open mind.
I always try to look at both sides and reason out how I feel for myself.
I know that Dolly and Mrs. Duggar would be fascinating! I admire both of them. They seem like very intelligent and interesting people. I have also thought about Mrs. Bush because she is the ultimate southern lady. She is always gracious and gets her point across in a very polite manner. Never pushy. I think I would like to sit down with Diane Sawyer also. She must have some great stories to tell about her life and the people she has met along the way. Even though she makes lots of money, she still seems to remember her southern roots. We met her once coming out of the White House and even though she was in a hurry to catch a plane, she still posed for a picture with my husband and his friend. She was very friendly. I am going to think long and hard today and try to nail down one person. I’ll get back with you tomorrow with my answer. I look forward to reading all of your answers also. Janice (Mama)
I have thought over hundreds of choice of who to have dinner with and finally settled on Dolly Parton. She came from a large family in a small town with little money but still treasures those memories as some of the best of her life. She still takes care of others from her community and state. Through her book program children of Tennessee receive books each month along with a bookcase to keep them in to promote reading. Lots of adults in the Smoky Mountains are employed by Dollywood to demonstrate the lost crafts that our ancestors used in everyday life to just get by. Dolly has made a huge success of herself but still gives back to those who gave to her along the way. I think if you research her life you will be inspired to model some of the ideas that she uses everyday in her life. She is one shrude businesswoman and also an amazing lady!
I read your newsletters often and appreciate your cooking tips like preserving apples with salt, but this one really caught my eye. What a good idea to prepare baked potatoes ahead of time. My husband is the cook of the house and a finnicky eater, but I think he would like to try this technique.
As for that special dinner guest. I would be too intimidated to eat with any famous figure I admire and uncomfortable with most strangers so I would invite my best friend Celia. She is like a sister I never had. She is very intelligent and would share many personal topics, listen intently to mine. We would then cry, laugh and be very uplifting to each other all during the same meal! Her favorite advice to me was “Now Louise everything is going to turn out just fine.” or “It’s going to be alright.”
We now live many states apart and just recently I was able to meet her for lunch at our favorite place during a trip to that area. What a joy to pick up where we left off over a year ago.
These look great, Christy!
I love them..my mom makes them every Christmas eve, along with Prime rib and asparagus. Yummy!!
I would love to be able to have dinner with my father. He is alive, but lives a long way from me. It has been WAY too long!
I also wanted to let you know I have been making bows for my girls, and they are SO cute!
Christy, I assume the frozen ones don’t have to be thawed when ready to reheat…correct? Also can you give an approximate time and temp for them to be ready to eat so I know how long they have to be in for before serving…thanks for another great recipe! Gerry
OOOPS! When I went to copy the recipe…saw the answers to my questions!!! Sorry…Gerry
Guess as life has become more complicated and constantly busy I would love to sit down and have dinner with my mom and dad.Never seem to spend enough time with mama anymore and dad is almost 70 now so really need to make it happen no matter how chaotic things keep getting you just never know when that chance may be gone so please take advantage of it while you can so you have no regrets..
Christy you weren’t allowed to pick Dolly, she was my pick! When the girls and I went to TN Labor Day weekend she was at Dollywood that Friday and I missed her:( They laughed at me and threatened to throw my CD’s out the window. I do dearly love and respect her so.
Them there taters look good just take out that onion.
These look yummy, but the part I liked best was “whatever cranks yer tractor.” Gotta use that one!
Christy, thanks again for another great recipe. I’ve been really into freezer cooking recently and my mom actually just sent me a Ziploc vacuum sealer (we like to exchange fun gadgets we find) so freezing perfect portions has become so easy.
If I could sit down and have dinner with anyone it’d be my husband. I know that dinner with the president or the Pope or a sports star would be memorable but in the past few months since my husband’s been gone I’ve realized how much I’ve taken little things like family dinners for granted. Plus, I know Nick’ll eat my cooking
I think it would be such an honor to sit down over a simple supper with Billy Graham and draw from his vast reserve of spiritual wisdom … I’d do all the listening, of course, with a few questions now and then; perhaps I would gain a greater insight into this dedicated servant of God who has faithfully spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to a hurting world. I would come away a better person and be filled physically, but more importantly, filled spiritually! And of course I would invite George Beverly Shea to share with us and bring music to our gathering!
I love your website!
New to your site and really do enjoy it— how about chili! When I make this I often put cheese then 2 tablespoon of Nalley’s Chili the add more cheese— yummy ….
my first thought was… to have dinner with JESUS… what an awesome dinner guest. I would probably do more talking and listening than eating. …. but it would be worth it!!!!!
What a great idea, especially for a single person like myself. I can have loaded potatoes anytime and not worry about making too much since I can stash them in the freezer!
I’ve listed you as a recipient of the “One Lovely Blog” award, because I’ve really enjoyed reading your stories and trying out your recipes!
http://fuzzykoalacakecompany.blogspot.com/2009/10/feeling-and-sharing-love.html
Wow! This is a great idea. I never really thought about freezing loaded potatoes before when I’ve made them. Thanks for sharing this!
And, you know, I’d love to eat dinner with Queen Beatrice from the Netherlands. Maybe because my family has so many Dutch ties and I’ve always been curious about her.
Olga, had a question about the bacon…do you cook it before adding or add it raw? I’ve always cooked mine but this is a good question…please reply. I’ve enjoyed your recipes tremendously along with my husband. But I have noticed on some of your recipes that sometimes you leave out a small detail and even the photos can’t always answer a question…the bacon is an example of that..alot of us that have cooked for years could probably figure it out but your getting a new calling of folks that may not be experienced at cooking and they may need that extra info. Thanks as alway for your wonderful recipes and ideas, your the greatest!
My one person pick would be Sam Champion @ Good Morning America, he loves and enjoys food, has a great personality and would be a joy to listen to his adventures!
Hello Sandy!
Hope you had a great weekend. I’ve answered Olga’s question as well as modified the recipe to show that the bacon is cooked ahead of time – not added raw.
I apologize for not answering sooner but have been spending the weekend with my kids, who are on fall break. I try to give reader’s questions priority but my kids will always have priority over Southern Plate, so sometimes it may take me a day or so to get to the questions – more if we’re on a family vacation (which I hope to have really soon! Weeee).
As far as my recipes, occasionally leaving out a small detail, that is the hazard of running a one woman show I’m afraid, and my readers are wonderful about pointing it out so that I can correct it. I dearly hate when this happens! I put several hours into each post in order to bring it to you and by the time I get it posted and ready to go I’ve usually been working with it for so long that I miss a small error here or there. I do hope that you’ll find these errors few and far between, and again just the hazard of this being a one woman show.
On the plus side, whenever you come to Southern Plate you can rest assured that I am bringing you a personal or family recipe that I truly enjoy. Rather than a website filled with recipes that have been submitted by people all over the globe (which is not a bad, just different), all of my recipes come personally from me, so its more like a recipe passed along through family and friends than one found on a site that was submitted by someone you’ll never meet and whose cooking you’ll never sample.
I will continue to be human though, as long as there is a kid in the next room anxiously waiting on me to get off the computer and play with them and me in front of the computer anxiously waiting to hit “send” to bring something to all of the readers that I hold so dear, but still antsy to go be a Mama to my babies while they are still babies.
I have a real gift for run on sentences, don’t I?
You know, I don’t know who Sam Champion is so I’m going to go look him up. I sure do wish I could arrange a banquet for all of us with all of these people. They all seem fascinating and I’m sure they’d be gracious and probably enjoy the experience as well! Reckon what on earth we’d serve though?
Gratefully,
Christy
I’m going to cheat and pick 2 people – my nephews, Zach and Jacob. I had a falling out with their mother (my sister) and can’t see them anymore.
Oh please Denise-try to make amends with your sister and get those little boys back in your life as well. I don’t know the problem or even want to, but as I age I am more and more dead sure that your family is all you really have. Even if you were “right” in this falling out, please take the high road and try to make peace. I don’t think you will ever regret making the first move and I can guarantee you will regret in years to come that you didn’t. You don’t want to miss being a part of those little boys lives.
I’d choose Santa as my dinner guest. Seriously.
This recipe looks yummy, as all of Christy’s recipes usually do! I cannot wait to try it, as my hubby is a meat and taters man.
As for who to have a special dinner with, I would love to cook for my Grandfathers, both maternal and paternal. I would cook cornbread and buttermilk, with an onion to “chip” into it for my Grandaddy.. he passed away when I was very young, and I would love to just sit with him and let him see what kind of person I have grown up to be. I hope he would be proud. I would cook anything with corn in it for my maternal Grandfather (Pepaw) – he was a farmer from Iowa and could tell you anything to do with corn and soybeans and could name more kinds of pigs than I cared to know. He passed away last Easter and I miss him more than I can say. I didn’t get to see him much, but oh, my, how I looked up to him. These men were something special in my life that have left holes only they could ever fill.
J
I’m going to be making these this weekend, freeze some, eat some. We often have people over for dinner, planned or not. My hubby has tons of single male friends who just happen to come over when its dinner time. We never mind feeding anyone and I cook a ton too. I love having people around my table in addition to our family.
Those look absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for this great idea. I LOVE your stories about your family.
Now girl you know I would want to have dinner with you if it has to be a living person.. and put my feet up with a glass of tea, or those strawberry smoothie things and wait for you to get it cooked.. mmmmm it would take me a while to decide what I wanted you to cook though… I will think about that.
hugs jo in Sapulpa, Oklahoma
I just love you, Joann!
These look like the ones my mom made when we were kids. I hardly ever make them anymore….wonder why?
I’d love to have dinner with either Linda Ellerbee or Stephen King. I think they both have lots to say & are both very interesting writers. Plus, I get their senses of humor!
Can’t wait to try these. Also, I’m a die hard slow cooker and would luv to see some slow cooker recipes adapted to your cookbook. Thank you so much.
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