Best Dressed Stuffed Potatoes
Ingredients
Total Time: 50 minutes
For the Stuffed Potatoes:
- 8 russet potatoes 5 pounds
- Extra virgin olive oil cooking spray
- ½ tsp salt flakes
- Butter for serving
Toppers:
Nachos:
- 1 can 15½ ounces chili beans
- ¾ ounces corn chips
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 fresh jalapeno sliced
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
- Your favorite salsa
- Salt and pepper to taste
Baked Barbecue Beans:
- 8 ounces halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 can 15 ounces baked beans
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp smoky barbecue sauce
- ¼ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Stuffed Potatoes:
- Preheat a 5- or 6-quart air fryer to 400°F for 3 minutes.
- Prick all the russet potatoes all over with a fork.
- Carefully pull out the air-fryer pan and basket; place the potatoes in the basket, spray them with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt flakes.
- Slide the pan and basket back into the appliance, keeping the temperature set at 400°F.
- Set the timer for 40 minutes, turning the potatoes halfway through the cooking time, until they are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
- Transfer the cooked potatoes to plates.
- Cut a cross in the top of the potatoes and squeeze upwards from the bottom to open them up.
- Serve the potatoes topped with butter or with one of the suggested toppers.
For the Nachos Topper:
- Heat the chili beans in a small saucepan.
- Top the opened potatoes with corn chips and then the beans.
- Scatter shredded cheddar cheese over the beans.
- Return the topped potatoes to the air fryer, keeping the temperature set at 400°F and setting the timer for 2 minutes to cook until the cheese melts.
- To serve, add sour cream, sliced jalapeno, cilantro leaves, your favorite salsa, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
For the Baked Barbecue Beans Topper:
- Place the halved cherry tomatoes in a medium saucepan with the baked beans, Dijon mustard, and smoky barbecue sauce.
- Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it’s heated through.
- Top the opened potatoes with the baked bean mixture and finely grated Parmesan.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
To reduce the air fryer time, you can parcook the potatoes first by pricking them all over with a fork and microwaving them on high for 8 minutes or until they become soft. After that, bake them in the air fryer for 15 minutes.