There are certain recipes I come across that almost immediately bring back memories from childhood and these White Cheddar Broccoli Stuffed Baked Potatoes did exactly that! I haven’t had a stuffed potato in years and can I tell you- these are WAY better then any I’ve had. Simple to make, can really be an entire meal in and of itself or a great side dish. Absolutely delicious!
Happy Friday my friends! How drool worthy are these White Cheddar Broccoli Stuffed Baked Potatoes?!?! Today is our Freaky Friday Fall Edition Recipe Swap and I am so excited to share this recipe with you! A bunch of my fabulously talented blogger friends and I get assigned a blog to choose a recipe from then create and share with our readers. We don’t find out who we’ve been assigned until today! Me, I was assigned the incredibly talented, Brandi from Aunt Bee’s Recipes.
Michaela from An Affair From The Heart is so amazing for organizing this whole event and I am so appreciative to be a part of it. When she told me I was assigned Brandi of Aunt Bee’s Recipes I did a little happy dance. I absolutely LOVE her blog and all her amazing recipes that she shares! In my opinion, Aunt Bee is the Queen of comforting casseroles! You’ve got to head over to check out her Chicken, Bacon Ranch Hash Brown Casserole, Meatball Sub Casserole and her Tamale Pie! Among all her recipes she’s got an incredible collection of Instant Pot recipes too; like her IP Sicilian Meat Sauce, IP Crack Chicken {HUGELY POPULAR!!} and IP Vegetable Beef Soup.
So what drew me to these White Cheddar Broccoli Stuffed Baked Potatoes besides that they are super nostalgic to me? The simplicity is a huge part and I knew my family was going to LOVE them!! Also they are easily portable to hockey practice- because these days we live at the rink 6 days a week and I need simple! These potatoes are properly baked in the oven {because lets be honest, a microwaved potato just doesn’t taste the same at all} seasoned with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Four nice sized russet potatoes get placed onto a baking sheet, seasoned and baked at 400 degrees for about an hour until fork tender. The skin gets that incredible flavor that only comes from oven baking potatoes and the inside is light and fluffy. While the potatoes are baking you can make the super easy, cheesy, delicious white cheddar broccoli and bacon sauce! HEAVEN!!
The sauce starts with a simple roux- butter and flour. Stir in milk and once thickened add in shredded sharp white cheddar, cooked broccoli and crisp bacon. It comes together super quick and easily and the taste is amazing! Creamy, salty goodness- and really what better combo then broccoli and cheese?!
Carefully cut into the potatoes and squeeze the ends to open them up. Top each potato with a good helping of the white cheddar broccoli bacon sauce. To finish sprinkle a little extra cheese and bacon on top. Pop back in the oven until golden.
- 4 medium-large russet potatoes
- olive oil
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 2 cups, shredded sharp white Cheddar (plus more for topping)
- 2 heads broccoli, florets, boiled for 4 minutes in salted water
- 12 oz bacon, rough chop, cooked until crisp
- salt & pepper
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place potatoes onto a baking sheet. Pierce with a fork, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place into preheated oven and bake for about 1 hour.
- While they are baking prepare the sauce. In a saucepan make a roux by combining the butter and flour over medium heat.
- Whisk in the milk. Stir in about 2 cups cheese and stir until melted. Once combined smoothly, remove from heat and fold in the cooked broccoli florets, crispy bacon bits {save some for topping}
- and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- When the potatoes are done make a cut across the top and squeeze it from the bottom so a small pouch opens up.
- Spoon the filling into the potato, sprinkle with cheese and bacon then pop in the oven for a few more minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
Take a look at all of our Fall 2019 Freaky Friday Recipes:
- An Affair from the Heart – Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
- A Grande Life – Easy Beer Cheddar Dip
- Aunt Bee’s Recipes – Three Cheese Roast Beef Sliders
- Bowl Me Over – Crock Pot Pumpkin Butter Recipe
- Healing Tomato – Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Hostess at Heart – Caramel Apple Pie Snack Mix
- House of Nash Eats – Slow Cooker Applesauce Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
- LeMoine Family Kitchen – White Cheddar Broccoli Stuffed Baked Potatoes
- Lemon Blossoms – Maple Oven Roasted Carrots
- Life, Love & Good Food – Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe
- Mildly Meandering – Saffron Rice
- Soulfully Made – Salted Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies
- Take Two Tapas – Margarita Pizza Pull Apart Bread
- The Speckled Palate – Halloween Peanut Butter Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- West Via Midwest – Easy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
- Who Needs a Cape? – Roasted Red Pepper and Artichoke Tapenade
Michaela Kenkel
I have just mentally added these to my meal plan for next week! DROOLING!! I love making stuffed baked potatoes for dinner – and these are SPECTACULAR!
Julie Menghini
Those potatoes are definitely a meal and look absolutely delicious. I have a friend with hockey boys and can’t believe you have time to cook let alone turn out beautiful dishes like this one! I can’t wait to give this one a try!
Kathy
Baked potatoes is one of my favorite thing! Love the broccoli in it! Superb!
Brandi Burgess
I am SO excited you had my blog for this round of Freaky Friday! You picked a recipe we ADORE and your photos are AMAZING! I am so glad your family loved these as much as ours do!
Amy Nash
These potatoes are perfect! I love all the cheesy goodness and the broccoli. My kids are going to devour these for dinner next week!
michele
These were so good. I cant believe how easy they were and how much popping them back in the oven to turn the sauce a nice golden brown semi crunchy top did for them! I made a few extra thinking Id have them for lunch…. but so many people wanted seconds there wasn’t any left! Definitely making these again… next time maybe a double batch!
Madi
This has to be the ultimate baked potato recipe! I can’t wait to give it a try!
Healing Tomato
You have me at stuffed baked potato! That melted cheese on potatoes is the definition of comfort food!
Erin Parker
Oh my goodness, these stuffed potatoes are PERFECT! I’ve never thought to add cheddar and broccoli in one, and that’s going to change ASAP. So good!
Jennifer A Stewart
That creamy broccoli sauce is to die for! I could eat it all by itself but on the potatoes its amazing too!
Nikki
Stuffed potatoes are one of my favorite things in the world and these look to die for!
Lori V
My daughter is in town this weekend, this is exactly the kind of food we enjoy! Can’t wait to try out this recipe!