Twice Baked Potateos with Pesto

By MissHeather

Ingredients

• 4 baking potatoes
• 2/3 C heavy cream
• 1 T lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/3 C vegetable stock
• 3 T chopped fresh basil
• 2 T grated Parmesan
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Scrub and prick potatoes. Rub a little salt into the skins and place on a baking sheet.

Cook i 375 oven for 1 hour or until cooked through. Remove from oven and cut in half lengthways. using a spoon, coop the flesh into a mixing bowl, leaving a thin shell of potato inside the skins. Mash with a fork.

Meanwhile, mix the cream and stock in a saucepan and simmer for 8 - 10 minutes or until reduced by half. Stir the lemon juice, garlic and basil and season with salt and pepper. Stir into potato flesh. Spoon bakc into shells and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven for 10 minutes or until cheese has browned.