Top Secret Recipes Version Of T.g.i. Friday's Potato Skins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 medium russet potatoes
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 5 slices bacon, cooked

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f. bake the potatoes for 1 hour. let the potatoes cool down enough so that you can touch them.
• 2 as the potatoes are baking, make the sour cream dip by mixing the sour cream with the chives. place the mixture in a covered container in your refrigerator.
• 3 when the potatoes are cool enough to handle, make 2 length-wise cuts through each potato, resulting in three 1/2- to 3/4-inch slices. discard the middle slice or save them for a separate dish of mashed potatoes. this will leave you with two potato skins per potato.
• 4 with a spoon, scoop some of the potato out of each skin, being sure to leave about 1/4 inch of potato inside of the skin.
• 5 brush the entire surface of each potato skin, inside and outside, with the melted butter.
• 6 place the skins on a cookie sheet, cut side up, and broil them for 6 to 8 minutes or until the edges begin to turn dark brown.
• 7 sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of cheddar cheese into each skin.
• 8 crumble the cooked bacon and sprinkle 1 to 2 teaspoons of the bacon pieces onto the cheese.
• 9 broil the skins for 2 more minutes or until the cheese is thoroughly melted. serve hot, arranged on a plate surrounding a small bowl of the sour cream dip.