Recipe

Smoked Bacon Cheddar Twice- Baked Potatoes Recipe

	Bluewaterandsand / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago This is another recipe I got from our local news paper. It is a good tasting potato. Prep:20m Cook:85m Servings:14	Bluewateran
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Ingredients

14 medium potatoes, washed and dried

1/4 cup Butter, melted

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

pinch of nutmeg

salt and pepper, to taste

4 slices smoked bacon

1/4 cup reduced fat milk

1/4 cup chives, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 4oo.

Wrap potatoes in foil, poke each potatoes 3 times on each side with knife to vent.

Place potatoes on 2 baking sheets and bake until potatoes are soft, about 60 to 70 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool.

Reduce heat to 325.

While potatoes cook,place bacon in skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crispy.Drain on paper towel, let cool and crumble bacon.

Unwrap potatoes, starting on top and 1/2'' from each side of potato, use sm. knife to cut out an oval shape along the length of each potato, with out breaking the potato skin, scoop out and reserve inside portion of each potato leaving at lease a 1/4'' wall remaining on the inside,reserve the potato shells.

Place the reserved inside portion of potatoes in a med. bowl and mash with a fork. Stir in butter, milk, cheese, chives and nutmeg, mix until well combined and season with salt and pepper.

Place reserved potato shells onto the 2 baking sheets and spoon the potato mixture into each potato shell, top with crumbled bacon.

Bake potatoes for 10 to 2 minutes or until heated through.

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