Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes with Bacon are an easy but impressive potato dish to serve at special occasion dinners. Tailor them to your own tastes by choosing different types of cheese and other toppings.
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper- to taste
2clovesgarlic- minced
8oz.cheddar cheese- sliced thin
4slicesbacon- cooked and crumbled
2Tablespoonsparmesan cheese- ore more
sour cream, butter, green onions- to serve
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare baking dish with parchment paper.
Take one potato at a time, and placing it between two wooden utensils, slice thin slits in the potato in the short direction (width). Repeat for all four potatoes.
Microwave the potatoes, one at a time, for approximately four minutes each. (They will be almost fully cooked.) Place on baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, minced garlic, and salt and pepper (to taste).
Slice the cheese into thin strips. Place about 2 oz. of cheese into the strips of each potato. Then place some crumbled bacon into each potato as well.
Bake on 400 degrees for approximately 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender. Remove from oven and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and other toppings of your choice (like butter, sour cream, green onions etc.).
Notes
Be careful when slicing the potatoes. I like to use two wooden utensils on either side of the potato to keep me from slicing through.
Microwaving the potatoes before baking cuts down cook time.
Feel free to try other types of cheese, like Monterey Jack, pepper-jack, smoked gouda, etc.