Mini Twice -Baked Potatoes

By marilyncardoza

Ingredients

• 4 slices center-cut bacon (turkey bacon can be substituted)
• 24 Red Bliss potatoes,washed and dried
• 1/2 cup extra virgin oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese,shredded
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup chives,snipped

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from Rachaelray.com

Preparation

Step 1

Remove all the potato"guts" and lids to a medium-size mixing bowl. To the bowl,add the milk,butter,sour cream,cheese,reserved bacon,salt aqnd freshly ground black pepper. Mix to combine.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

In a small saute pan over medium-high heat,cook the bacon until crispy. Cool and then chop. Place the potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with EVOO,salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Bake in the oven on a cookie sheet for 45 minutes to an hour until they are cooked through;you may have to rotate the pan so they brown evenly. Remove from the oven. When cool enough to handle,cut a thin lid from the top of each potato. Using a small teaspoon or melon baller,scoop out the inside of the potato,leaving a half inch border from the edge.

Divide the filling among all the hollowed-out potatoes. Using the same cookie sheet you roasted them on,bake the potatoes in the oven until the tops are golden brown. Remove and garnish with chives.













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