Meatless Monday: Twice Baked Potatoes with Crispy Mushrooms and Herbs

October 20, 2014

Meatless Monday: Twice Baked Potatoes with Crispy Mushrooms and Herbs

Not that I needed another TV show to watch or anything. My life, aside from this blog and being a wife/mom/productive member of society, is pretty much dedicated to television. You might call me a zombie. I just like to think I am keeping up with pop culture.

I quit watching the show Gossip Girl about the time I moved in with Mike. Mondays were for How I Met Your Mother, not Gossip Girl. That was ok with me. I was growing tired of the whole Chuck and Blaire saga, so I gave it up. There were maybe only two seasons to go, but the whole “ooooo you’re going to meet the mother soon” thing with HIMYM really drew me in. Plus it is nice to share a show with the guy you are living with.

Twice Baked Potato with Crispy Mushrooms Collage

Anyway, I picked the show back up recently. I am on the last season ever. I am pretty sure I already read about the ending in some Buzzfeed listy thing a while back so I don’t even really care about the ending that much. It is just that I need a show I can keep on in the background and kind of jump in and out of just in case somebody doesn’t feel like napping. There was too much action happening in The Sopranos, so I had to give that up.

I was kind of laughing to myself because I thought, what if “Gossip Girl” followed me and wrote about my day to day? It would be one saaaaad version of GG.

Twice Baked Potatoes with Roasted Herby Mushrooms

Caught! Stefanie seems to think that just because nobody saw her in her yoga pant uniform yesterday, she can wear the same thing again today. Tisk, tisk. You know, I’m always watching.

XOXO, GG

Spotted! Stefanie shouting at a fellow mom with a car seat who cut in front of her in the drive-thru Starbucks line. You should know not to get between a sleep deprived mom and her coffee.

XOXO, GG

Gone are the days of dinners out. Poor Stefanie is left home sneaking scraps of left over mac and cheese from her infant child while she scarfs what would normally be considered a side dish as what she now considers a fancy meal. Second helping of cold, twice baked potatoes, anybody?

XOXO, GG

Twice Baked Potatoes with Roasted Mushrooms and Crispy Herbs

Yep.

That makes for one sad Gossip Girl blast feed.

That last blast is pretty much my life. All I have time for now is either left over cold food or scarfing down at least a side dish that is, you guessed it, cold. My top priority is getting Andy and Weezer fed. That is why my food is most often times cold when I finally get to settle down and eat. At least you can get pretty full from eating just one of these lovely potatoes.

Enjoy! You know you love me!

Meatless Monday: Twice Baked Potatoes with Crispy Mushrooms and Herbs

A fancy side dish which showcases the creamy mashed potato filling along side crunchy roasted herbs and mushrooms.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 4 Potato Halves

Ingredients

  • 2 Large Potatoes
  • For the Mushrooms:
  • 8 Ounces Baby Bella Mushrooms sliced
  • 8 Ounces Button Mushrooms sliced
  • 4 Sprigs Thyme
  • 8 Sage Leaves
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • Pinch of Salt and Pepper
  • For the Filling:
  • ¼ Cup Sour cream or Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1/3 Cup Whole Milk
  • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
  • ¼ Cup Shredded Mozzarella
  • Parmesan Cheese and Balsamic Syrup for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Poke holes in each potato with a fork and then wrap them in foil. Bake each potato for an hour. Let cool until easy to handle. This step can be done the night before.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add mushrooms, thyme, sage, olive oil, butter, salt, and pepper to a small baking sheet. Toss together and then evenly distribute the ingredients in one layer. Bake for 10-14 minutes until crispy.
  3. While the mushrooms roast, slice each potato in half. Scoop out the inside from each half of potato and add to a bowl along with the sour cream, milk, butter, and cheese. Mash all the ingredients together with a potato masher or blend together using an electric hand mixer until smooth.
  4. Place empty halves on a baking sheet. Add two or three big spoonfuls of the potato filling back to each potato half. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the tops are slightly golden.
  5. Top with mushrooms, parmesan, and crispy sage leaves. Another optional topping is balsamic syrup. Best the day of baking.

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  • Jennie @themessybakerblog
    October 23, 2014 at 9:36 am

    This post cracked me up! You gotta do what you gotta do to keep on keepin’ on, and if that means cold potatoes, so be it. I’ll have some of these cold potatoes any day of the week. Nom!

  • Joanne
    October 23, 2014 at 6:24 am

    Ha! I assure you, my life wouldn’t be much more fascinating. 😛 And hey…these twice baked potatoes ARE something to get excited about!

  • francesca
    October 20, 2014 at 9:59 am

    I’m a total popculture zombie, too. I just got into Hell on Wheels because I ran through Downton + Girls. I love that you scooped + cheesed these. well done, lady.

    • Stefanie
      October 20, 2014 at 10:06 am

      Ooo Hell on Wheels is on my list to watch!!!

  • Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
    October 20, 2014 at 9:16 am

    bahahaaaaa love it! Ahhh Gossip Girl–I loved the finale. I was getting pretty tired of it too those last few seasons but I stuck it out-luckily the ending was totally worth it. (I however not got tired of Chuck/Blair. CHAIR if you will. :P)

    and THESE POTATOES! I love the cheese and herbs and even the mushrooms-I feel like these could be so delectably truffle-ified

    • Stefanie
      October 20, 2014 at 9:25 am

      I just started the last season and am so happy “Chair” are finally together-ish. All that biz with her and Dan was annoying.