Potato Skins stuffed with tasty meats and veggies can be served as a meal with a side salad or scale it down for a snack or appetizer.
Ingredients
4largeRusset potatoes
1.5poundslean ground beef4% fat
2cupscheddar cheese reduced fat
1bunchgreen onions
8slicesthick cut bacon or turkey bacon
Beef & Burger Herb Seasoning
Light sour cream
half and half
Instructions
Rub washed potatoes with oil and sprinkle with salt, cover with aluminum foil and back in oven at 450 degrees for at least one hour. There are done when you can squeeze the potato and little and it gives. Remove from oven, take the foil off, and let cool.
While potatoes are baking, cook the beef in a skillet with salt and pepper until done. Let cool. Pour it into a mixing bowl and add one cup of the cheese and half of the green onions. Toss.
While the beef is cooking, place the pieces of bacon, 4 at a time, in the microwave and cook on high for about 5 minutes (depending on your microwave). I like to layer the bacon between 3 pieces of paper towels to absorb the grease when cooking. You want the bacon to be well cooked and slightly crispy. Let cool on paper towels. Chop the bacon in to small pieces. Add half the bacon pieces to the meat mixture.
When potatoes have cooled, cut them in half on the long end and hallow out (as seen in picture above). Place them in an oblong baking dish and fill each potato bowl with the meat mixture. Sprinkle the remainder of cheese, green onions, and bacon on top.
Bake in oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. For the last 5 minutes, turn the oven to broil to brown the top. Serve warm with a dollop of sour cream.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
Change it up: Use any kind of meat you like. Want just an appetizer or side dish? Don’t add the ground beef. And to reduce fat, try Turkey Bacon instead of thick cut pork bacon.
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