Ultimate Stuffed Potatoes

By heatsmom

More trouble than simply throwing potatoes in the oven to bake, but for special occasions, these are well worth the effort.

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 4 mediun Idaho potatoes
• extra virgin olive oil
• coarse salt
• 4 T butter
• 1/4 C flour
• 1/2 C milk
• 2 C sharp white Cheddar, grated
• broccoli, chopped into bite-sized pieces and steamed
• 6 strips bacon, cooked and diced
• fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Coat potatoes with oil and salt and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour.

Melt butter with flour over medium heat and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in milk, add cheese and stir until cheese is completely melted. Remove from heat, add broccoli, bacon and pepper and stir to distribute evenly.

Cut a slit in each potato and push the ends together to open a hole in the potato. Fill each potato with 1/4th of the mixture, return to oven and bake until bubbly.

Great served with Roasted Tenderloin.