Recently, we went to one of our favorite steak houses and with our entree we ordered a stuff baked potato with smoked Gouda cheese sauce, broccoli and bacon. It was especially good and one that I wanted to recreate at home. It was the perfect complement to the wonderful rib eye steak we had that night. We were grilling salmon for dinner this past weekend and decided that the baked potato would be great to serve with the grilled salmon. I experimented a bit with the cheese sauce and I think the results are perfect. It really is a meal by itself, but also a great side dish. Enjoy!
Stuffed Baked Potato with Smoked Gouda Cheese Sauce
The cheese sauce is enough for four potatoes, double the recipe if you are serving a six - eight.
Ingredients
- russet potatoes
- olive oil
- kosher salt
- 1 cup milk
- 4 teaspoons flour
- salt and pepper, taste
- 1/2 cup grated smoked Gouda cheese
- bacon bits
- steamed broccoli
Instructions
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Wash the number of potatoes you are baking, Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Rub potatoes with olive oil, prick with a fork 6 - 8 times, sprinkle with kosher salt. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 45 - 50 minutes. Steam the broccoli and set aside. In a medium sauce pan, heat 1/4 cup of the milk until just bubbling around the edges, add the flour and stir for 1 - 2 minutes until smooth. Slowly pour in the remaining milk and stir constantly until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in the grated cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. To serve, split the potato down the center, fill with broccoli, pour over cheese sauce and sprinkle with bacon bits.