Twice-Baked Mini Potato Appetizer

Name: Twice-Baked Mini Potato Appetizer
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 3 strips Bacon; 36 whole Mini Potatoes, Washed And Dried; 1-½ Tablespoon Olive Oil; ½ teaspoons Sea Salt; ½ teaspoons Black Pepper; 3 whole Large Russet Potatoes; 1-½ Tablespoon Butter; 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese; 2 Tablespoons Milk; 1-½ Tablespoon Sour Cream; ¼ cups Grated Old/sharp Cheddar Cheese; ⅛ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese; 2 Tablespoons Salt And Pepper, to taste

Twice-baked mini potatoes are an easy, elegant and tasty appetizer for your holiday party!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients

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Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Twice-Baked Mini Potato Appetizer

Serves 36

Prep1 hr 30 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1002Calories

51 gProtein

64 gFat

60 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together467 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,458 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together932 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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