Creamy Butternut Twice-Baked Potatoes Recipe

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Here's a new way to make twice-baked potatoes. Smooth mashed potatoes and butternut squash are blended with flavored cream cheese for a festive side.—Sue Schwentke, Plainville, Connecticut

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Creamy Butternut Twice-Baked Potatoes Recipe

Prep: 1-1/4 hours Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

75 10 85

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes
3 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
1-1/2 cups water
4 ounces spreadable garden vegetable cream cheese
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Scrub and pierce potatoes. Bake at 375° for 50-55 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring squash and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
Cool baked potatoes for 10 minutes; cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving thin shells.
In a large bowl, combine potatoes and squash; mash until smooth. Add the cream cheese, butter, salt and pepper; mix until creamy. Pipe or spoon into potato skins. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 254 calories, 9 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 265 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Creamy Butternut Twice-Baked Potatoes in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p37