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 tender, pillowy baked potato with melted butter and gooey cheddar cheese? We’ve given your primary baked potato an improve, loading it with tender, smoky pulled pork.

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

Love a pulled pork sandwich? Overlook the bun and use a potato! There are such a lot of nice ways in which you should use leftover pulled pork and that is positively one among them. For those who’re pressed for time, decide up some store-bought pulled pork and make your self a sandwich one night time, some nachos the subsequent, and don’t overlook this flavorful and filling loaded potato, good for a busy, weeknight meal.

Ingredient Notes

• Potatoes: Select 4 medium-sized contemporary russet potatoes which are all roughly the identical dimension.
• Olive Oil: You should utilize any impartial cooking oil like avocado or vegetable oil as properly.
• 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! For those who’re feeling formidable, attempt our homemade sauce!
• Bitter Cream: Plain Greek yogurt can be utilized as an alternative. It’s comparable in taste and consistency, and usually decrease in energy and fats.
• Inexperienced Onions: You may 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. You can even maintain it easy and use store-bought pulled pork!

Potato Choices

You should utilize different sorts of potatoes reminiscent of candy potatoes, Yukon gold, or crimson potatoes. Nevertheless, remember that several types of potatoes have totally different textures and are available in several sizes.

A Yukon gold or crimson potato might 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 may all the time use a microwave to prepare 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 an additional 5 minutes. They’re achieved when a fork simply goes into the flesh.