One Simple Ingredient Gives Baked Potatoes The Best Texture - Tasting Table

A warm, creamy, piled-high baked potato can be enhanced beyond butter, sour cream, and chives using condensed soups. Warming a can of condensed cheddar cheese soup and pouring it over a freshly cut, fluffed baked potato adds a rich, thick dairy layer quickly. The soup can be used alone or combined with toppings. Bacon can be cooked and mixed into the cheddar soup or sprinkled on top for a fully loaded style. Condensed broccoli and cheese soup can be paired with charred broccoli florets and hemp seeds for added nutrients. Vegetarian options include skipping bacon and using plant-based crumbles. Meat eaters can top with canned chili, with or without beans, or use vegetarian chili instead.

"Keep your baked potato vegetarian-friendly by skipping the bacon and using plant-based crumbles on top. For those who eat meat, you can also bulk up your baked potato with a combination of canned cheddar cheese soup and canned chili with or without beans on top. Alternatively, you can swap in vegetarian chili to combine with the cheddar cheese soup, finishi"

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