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The Southern Way To Make Cheesy 'Baked' Potatoes 10x Better By Dylan Murray Oct. 15, 2025 11:39 am EST
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Baked potatoes are great dishes for combining many complementary flavors to make a delicious and filling meal. However, while there are many excellent variations of the classic baked potato recipe that celebrity chefs and home cooks alike love to make, there's a Southern recipe that manages to do things radically differently while still retaining the remarkable taste of the classic side dish.
Mississippi Mud Potatoes — not to be confused with the chocolate lovers' dream dessert, the Mississippi Mud Cake — is a recipe that brings together all the things you know and love about loaded baked potatoes and serves them in a differen