Pizza Baked Potatoes

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I love baked potatoes with a ridiculous amount of love.  

And my love for them spilleth over when they are topped or stuffed with other things I love, like baked potatoes with eggs or baked potatoes with taco spices or baked potatoes with cheeseburger fixings. I could go on and on with the potato love.

And whether you call them baked stuffed potatoes, or twice baked potatoes or simply potatoes for supper, that stuffing turns them into a full-on delicious meal.

I also love pizza with a ridiculous amount of love, so this particular pizza potatoes recipe was inevitable.  Baked potato, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and just for good measure for those who like it, some pepperoni.  

Because if you are going to mash up your baked potato with your pizza, you might as well go all in!

What kind of potatoes should I get for baked potatoes?

I am a big old fan of the Yukon Gold potato, and that is my potato of choice for so many potato recipes…but in the case of baked potatoes of any kind, you want to stick with russet potatoes, sometimes also called Idaho potatoes.

They have a more substantial skin that holds up to the baking and scooping and filling you are about to do, so save the Yukons for mashies, and go for the russets!

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STEP 1: You want to cook up your potatoes until they are nice and tender.  You can do this in the oven the old-fangled way, but I always use my microwave.  I can’t tell the difference and it cuts the baking time down from an hour to about 8 to 12 minutes (check your potatoes after 8 minutes – if a kinfe doesn’t go in easily, flip them over and cook them for 4 more minutes.  

STEP 2: When the potato is just cool enough to handle, cut an oval in the top and scoop out the cooked potato into a mixing bowl, leaving the skin intact – it should look like a little potato boat.  

STEP 3: Now mash the insides with some milk, butter, cream cheese and shredded mozzarella.  Taste it and add a little sea salt and pepper.

STEP 4: Next, line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and transfer your potato boats onto it. Paint the bottom of your potato boats with about a tablespoon of jarred pizza sauce.  (Or more – you be you!)

STEP 5: Smoosh each boat full of the cheesy potato filling and make a little indentation in the middle of each one (a back of a spoon works great for this).

STEP 6: Spoon a little pizza sauce in the indentation, and if you have pepperoni lovers in your crowd, tuck a few pieces in there. Sprinkle the potatoes LAVISHLY with shredded mozzarella and sprinkle on a little oregano.

STEP 7: Pop them into a 400 degree oven and bake them for about 10 minutes – you want the cheese to be nice and melty. And, you’re done!

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Baked potatoes meet pizza in this easy recipe for pizza baked potatoes, and it’s a suppertime match made in heaven!

• Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 4
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Microwave, Oven
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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• 4 baking potatoes, scrubbed clean
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 12–16 slices pepperoni (optional!)
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• Sea salt and pepper

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Instructions

1. Pierce potatoes a few times with a paring knife and microwave on full power until potatoes are tender, about 8 minutes. A knife should go into it easily.  If your potatoes aren’t tender after 8 minutes, flip them over, pop them back in and microwave for another 4 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400 and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
3. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut an oval shape into the top of each one and scoop out the insides, leaving the skins intact.
4. Mash the insides with the butter, cream cheese, milk and one cup of the mozzarella. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Spread a tablespoon of the pizza sauce in the bottom of each potato skin shell. Divide the potato filling amount the shells, pressing down and leaving a little indentation on top.
6. Spoon a little pizza sauce into the indentation on each potato. If you have pepperoni lovers around, tuck a few pepperoni slices on top and cover with remaining mozzarella, otherwise just use the mozzarella. Sprinkle with oregano.
7. Bake for about 10 minutes, remove from the oven and serve!

Notes

• Potatoes: Idaho or Russet potatoes, scrubbed clean!
• Cream Cheese: At room temperature.
• Mozzarella Cheese: The shredded kind in the bag.
• Pizza Sauce: You can find this in the pasta aisle.
• Pepperoni (or other sliced sausage, optional!)