Looking for a new way to serve mashed potatoes? Get ready to savor the richness of mashed potatoes like never before! We're making twice baked mashed potatoes with bacon, green onions, and cheese! So delicious and easy to make!
Scrub potatoes until nice and clean, then cube. (Note: mine are cut into smaller pieces because I don’t have a potato masher!) Peel the garlic.
Add the cubed potatoes, garlic, and about ½ teaspoon of fine salt to a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil for about 12 minutes or until a fork easily goes through the potatoes.
Meanwhile, slice the green onion, keeping some green slices for topping. Cook the bacon until it is crispy. Set aside on a towel lined plate to drain, and then crumble with your hands.
Drain the potatoes and add back to the pot, along with the butter. Mash well.
Reserve about ⅓ cup of the shredded cheese, a bit of the crumbled bacon, some green onions, and a Tablespoon of the Greek yogurt for topping. Add remaining ingredients - Greek yogurt (or sour cream), shredded cheddar, sliced green onions, crumbled bacon, salt and pepper - and mix well.
Spread into an 8x8 glass baking dish (or any oven-safe baking dish). Top with the reserved cheese.
Bake (uncovered) for about 30-35 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and browning.
Let cool for about 3-5 minutes. To serve, mix a little water into the reserved yogurt to make a drizzle-able consistency, then drizzle that over the twice baked mashed potatoes. Then sprinkle the reserved bacon and sliced green onions to garnish.
Notes
Feel free to use any potatoes here! Yukon gold potatoes have a nice buttery flavor, while Russets have a light and fluffy texture. I would use a mix of the two if you can - but I couldn’t find any Russet potatoes here in Estonia.For the cheese: I used a mix of yellow sharp cheddar and aged white cheddar. I tested this with milder cheeses and the cheese flavor was barely there. Go for sharp cheeses! Trader Joe's Unexpected Cheddar would be great here. You can - and should - make this with leftover mashed potatoes! Instead of using 2 pounds of raw potatoes, you can use about 5 cups of leftover mashed potatoes. You will not need to add the butter or the salt, but you can keep the remaining recipe the same. You may have to warm the leftover potatoes a bit in the microwave so they're soft enough to mix with the other ingredients. Feel free to use sour cream instead of yogurt here if you’d like. I prefer yogurt because it adds a bit of tang, which provides more dimension and balance in the final dish. But if you prefer sour cream - go for it!I did not test this, but ½ teaspoon garlic powder in the potato mixture would be *chef’s kiss*.To make this ahead: I recommend making this up through step 7, then just bake this on the day you’re planning to serve it.Nutrition: just a reminder that nutrient numbers and the below nutritional label is just an estimate.