These fantastic bite sized Loaded Baked Potato Bites are the perfect football food or holiday appetizer. I have a great addoration for these tiny little yukon gold potaotes anyway, this just gives me one more great excuse to cook with them.
These are about as simple as it gets to make. You start by steaming your baby potatoes in the instant pot, then letting them cool, give them a squish, top with cheese and toast them up. Top them with some sour cream and bacon and they are ready to become poppable.
Assembling your Potato Bites
So I apply the same rules of thumb to these that I would to a regular baked potato. Once steamed I toss them in a little bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Then slice them open on top and use your thumb and forefinger to give them a gentle squeeze until they open and the interior fluffs out.
Now here is where it gets really good! I finely grate some of the best white cheddar cheese that I can get my hands on and FILL the openings with it. Then toss them under the broiler or in the toaster oven to let the cheese melt and give a gentle crisp to the potato.
I also cook my bacon on the toaster oven while the potatoes steam but feel free to use some bacon bits if that makes life a lot easier for you. Just throw it on top of the cheese when you melt it to warm it and crisp it a little.
Then top each potato with a tiny dollop of sour cream and some bacon shards. Finish them off with a dusting of chives or green onions. These just really round out all the flavors and gives them a little fresh crunch.
📖 Recipe
Loaded Baked Potato Bites
These are the perfect football snack or holiday appetizer and are sure to win over anyone you make them for.
Ingredients
- 2 lb Baby Yukon Gold Potatoes
- 2 teaspoon Olive Oil
- Kosher Salt and Fresh Cracked Black Pepper, to taste
- 4 oz White Cheddar Cheese, finely shredded
- 6 slices Bacon, cooked
- 2 tablespoons Sour Cream
- 1 bunch Green Onions or Chives, minced
Instructions
- In the bowl of an electric pressure cooker fitted with a steamer basket, place your potatoes inside with 1 inch of water in the bottom. Cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes. When the cycle finishes, manually release the steam by placing a kitchen towel over the steam release and turning it to open. Remove the potatoes from the pot and place them in a bowl. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Let the potatoes cool slightly then arrange them on a foil-lined baking sheet. cut a slit in the top half way into the potato. Give the potatoes a gentle squeeze on each end to open up the potato and fluff it out.
- Top your fluffed potatoes generously with cheese and place them under the broiler until the cheese has melted.
- Give each potato a dollop of sour cream, a bacon shard, and a sprinkle of green onions.
Notes
You could also use bacon bits if you'd like, just top the cheese with them so they warm up a bit. I re-toast my potatoes in my toaster oven on the broil setting, but this can also be done in the oven for 3-5 minutes just until the cheese is melted.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
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Lori
These look amazing! Can't wait to try on Super Bowl Sunday!
Kendell
They are pretty tasty! And super popable, make lots!