Stuffed Loaded Potato Skins

Stuffed Loaded Potato Skins

Ingredients:

6 Russet Potatoes

Bacon

2 Cups Shredded Cheese

Butter

Milk

Salt

Directions:

Cook the potatoes either in the oven or in the microwave. 

Clean each potato and poke with a fork all around the potato.

I suggest the oven because it makes for a nicer skin on the potato. 

In the oven you cook the potatoes for about 1 hour or until soft. If you chose to cook them in the microwave it's about 8-10 minutes for 2 potatoes. 

While the potatoes are cooking you can also put the bacon in the oven on a separate rack to cook.

Once the bacon is finished let it cool and drain on a plate lined with paper towels.

When the bacon is cooled crumble into pieces.

Once the potatoes are cooked let cool for about 5 minutes or until you are able to handle the potatoes.

Slice potatoes in half long ways.

Scoop out most of the potato insides leaving some still in the skins and place the insides in a separate bowl. 

In the bowl add a little bit of salt, butter and milk. Using a large serving fork or a hand mixer create mashed potatoes. As you mix continue to add salt, butter and milk until the potatoes are at the desired consistency. Once you have achieved the mashed potatoes mix in a small portion of the shredded cheese.

Spoon the mashed potatoes back into the potato skins.

Top with the remainder of shredded cheese and bacon pieces.

Replace the skins into the oven for 5-10 minutes to crisp the skins and melt the cheese on top and in the potato skins.