Description
Experience a Loaded Seafood Baked Potato, a decadent dish featuring fluffy baked potatoes generously filled with a creamy mixture of shrimp, crab, cheese, bacon, and green onions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large russet potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Coarse sea salt
- 1/2 lb cooked shrimp, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 lb lump crab meat
- 4 strips bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup white wine
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 green onions, sliced thin
- Fresh chives, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Scrub potatoes clean, pat dry, poke with a fork, rub with olive oil and coarse salt. Bake for 45-60 minutes until tender.
- While potatoes bake, cook bacon until crispy and crumble. Melt butter in a pan, sauté garlic for 30 seconds. Add shrimp, crab, white wine, and lemon juice. Cook for 2-3 minutes until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut baked potatoes open lengthwise and scoop out most of the flesh. In a bowl, mash potato flesh with sour cream, cream cheese, half the cheddar, and half the green onions. Season to taste.
- Spoon the creamy potato mixture back into the skins. Top with the seafood mixture, remaining cheese, and bacon bits. Return to the oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and golden.
- Garnish with remaining green onions, chives, and a dollop of sour cream. Add hot sauce if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- For crispier skin, ensure potatoes are thoroughly dried before rubbing with oil and salt.
- If you don’t have white wine, chicken broth can be used as a substitute.
- Leftover potato flesh can be used in other dishes or mashed with the filling ingredients.
- Adjust seasoning to your preference.
- This loaded seafood baked potato is best served fresh.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 potato
- Calories: Approx. 650
- Sugar: Approx. 5g
- Sodium: Approx. 800mg
- Fat: Approx. 45g
- Saturated Fat: Approx. 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approx. 25g
- Trans Fat: Approx. 1g
- Carbohydrates: Approx. 40g
- Fiber: Approx. 5g
- Protein: Approx. 25g
- Cholesterol: Approx. 150mg