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If you love potatoes and cheese, then this is the perfect recipe for your. Potatoes fill with rich cheese, butter and cream, perfect for lunch or snacks. Kids and adults will love it! Yields 8 portions.
8 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, skin on, scrubbed
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 cup grated aged cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
About 1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tbsp. chopped chives, for garnish
Sour cream, for serving
PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Combine butter, garlic, 1/2 cup cheddar, Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. Without cutting all the way through, make 1/4-inch slices into the potato.
4. Spoon butter mixture onto potatoes and transfer to baking dish. Cover and bake until potatoes are just tender, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes. Uncover and drizzle about 2 heaping tsp. whipping cream over top of each potato and then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheddar. Bake until potatoes are fork tender and cheese melts, about 15 to 20 minutes more.
5. Garnish with chives and serve with sour cream.
[recipe as seen in: cbc.ca]
