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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have cheesy baked potatoes using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Baked Potatoes:

1. Make ready 2 lb Idaho potatoes; peeled & medium dice
2. Make ready 32 oz cream of chicken soup
3. Get 2 C shredded cheddar cheese
4. Get 1 head garlic; cloves peeled & halved lengthwise
5. Get 1 envelope dried ranch seasoning
6. Take 8 slices cooked bacon; diced
7. Take 3/4 oz fresh basil; chiffonade
8. Take as needed sour cream
9. Make ready as needed kosher salt & freshly cracked black pepper

We used Russet potatoes for our cheesy potato casserole. Russet potatoes are a high starch potato that have a light texture. They'll fall apart a little in the casserole, which adds to the creaminess. If you want your potatoes to stay in chunks and not get creamy, use red potatoes.

Steps to make Cheesy Baked Potatoes:

1. Combine potatoes, garlic, cream of chicken soup, cheddar, and ranch seasoning in a lightly buttered medium-large casserole dish. Season with 1 large pinch of salt and 2 large pinches of pepper. Mix together.
2. Cover. Bake at 350° for approximately 1 hour or until potatoes are easily pierced with a paring knife. Uncover during last 10 minutes of cooking.
3. Garnish with sour cream, basil, and crispy diced bacon.
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