{"id":1238,"date":"2026-01-26T08:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:35:18","slug":"loaded-baked-potato-with-steak-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/loaded-baked-potato-with-steak-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0LOADED BAKED POTATO WITH STEAK BITES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0LOADED BAKED POTATO WITH STEAK BITES<\/h2>\n<p>Fluffy baked potatoes stuffed with garlic butter steak bites and drizzled with creamy parmesan sauce.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Potatoes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>4 large russet potatoes, scrubbed and dried<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Steak Bites<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd lb (700 g) sirloin steak, cut into bite-size cubes<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Creamy Parmesan Sauce<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup freshly grated parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Optional Toppings<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sour cream<\/li>\n<li>Extra parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Chopped chives or green onions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Bake the Potatoes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Pierce potatoes with a fork several times.<\/li>\n<li>Rub with olive oil, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Place directly on oven rack and bake <strong>50\u201360 minutes<\/strong> until tender.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0Cook the Steak Bites<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a large skillet over <strong>medium-high heat<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Add steak cubes, season with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.<\/li>\n<li>Sear <strong>2\u20133 minutes per side<\/strong> until browned.<\/li>\n<li>Lower heat, add butter and minced garlic.<\/li>\n<li>Toss steak in garlic butter for <strong>1 minute<\/strong>, then remove from heat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0Make the Parmesan Sauce<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Melt butter in a saucepan over <strong>medium heat<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic and saut\u00e9 <strong>30 seconds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in heavy cream and simmer <strong>3\u20134 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in parmesan until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt &amp; pepper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0Assemble<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Slice baked potatoes open and fluff the inside with a fork.<\/li>\n<li>Top with steak bites.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle generously with parmesan sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Add sour cream, chives, or extra cheese if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0LOADED BAKED POTATO WITH STEAK BITES Fluffy baked potatoes stuffed with garlic butter steak bites and drizzled with creamy parmesan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1240,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1238\/revisions\/1240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}