Ingredients
- Two large potatoes
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 stick butter
- 1/3 c chopped green onions
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and broken into pieces
- 3/4 c sharp cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pierce potatoes with a fork a few times and pre-bake in the microwave on high for 12 minutes. (Microwaving before baking makes the skins crunchier when done)
- Remove and place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 40 minutes.
- Add all remaining ingredients into a small bowl.
- Remove potatoes and carefully slice potatoes in half and spoon out the insides onto the ingredients in the bowl.
- Let sit for 10 minutes to let the potatoes melt the ingredients.
- You may use a mixer to blend ingredients but I prefer a hand masher so that a good deal of texture remains in the potato. No need to mix completely, I like a roughly distributed mixture of ingredients if you know what I mean.
- Spoon the potatoes back into the skins and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and serve immediately.
Recipe and Photo: The Merlin Menu / CC BY
