Pulled Pork Loaded Potato – The Keep At Residence Chef

This recipe is easy, but so flavorful and filling—one potato is the entire meal! Who doesn’t love a smooth, pillowy baked potato with melted butter and gooey cheddar cheese? We’ve given your fundamental baked potato an improve, loading it with tender, smoky pulled pork.

Serve it with a Classic Caesar Salad or a summer season favourite, our Strawberry Spinach Salad.

Love a pulled pork sandwich? Neglect the bun and use a potato! There are such a lot of nice ways in which you should utilize leftover pulled pork and that is positively considered one of them. Should you’re pressed for time, choose up some store-bought pulled pork and make your self a sandwich one evening, some nachos the subsequent, and don’t overlook this flavorful and filling loaded potato, excellent for a busy, weeknight meal.

Ingredient Notes

• Potatoes: Select 4 medium-sized recent russet potatoes which can be all roughly the identical dimension.
• Olive Oil: You should utilize any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as nicely.
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese: Freshly shredded melts higher than pre-shredded cheese, which accommodates components to forestall clumping.
• Pulled Pork: Use leftover, home made pulled pork or store-bought.
• Barbecue Sauce: We did a blind taste take a look at and Kraft got here out on prime! Should you’re feeling bold, attempt our homemade sauce!
• Bitter Cream: Plain Greek yogurt can be utilized instead. It’s comparable in taste and consistency, and usually decrease in energy and fats.
• Inexperienced Onions: You’ll be able to substitute with chives for the same but milder onion taste.

Pulled Pork

Unsure which pulled pork to make use of? We love our Slow Cooker Honey-Chipotle Pulled Pork, Kalua Pork, and even Pulled Ham. It’s also possible to preserve it easy and use store-bought pulled pork!

Potato Choices

You should utilize different kinds of potatoes similar to candy potatoes, Yukon gold, or pink potatoes. Nevertheless, remember the fact that several types of potatoes have completely different textures and are available in several sizes.

A Yukon gold or pink potato will probably be considerably smaller than a russet potato however completely works and will even be used to rework this dish into an appetizer. Candy potatoes are extra comparable in dimension.

Microwave Choice

You’ll be able to all the time use a microwave to cook dinner the potatoes. Poke holes within the potatoes as indicated, rub with oil and salt, and microwave on excessive for five minutes. Flip over, then microwave for one more 5 minutes. They’re completed when a fork simply goes into the flesh.