Charlene's Recipe

Cheese and bacon stuffed potatoes

Category: snacks

Serves 4
Complete in 2 hours and 15 minutes

4 large baking potatoes (about 3 lbs in total)
3 slices of bacon, chopped
1/2 lb mushrooms, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
4 green onions, sliced
1 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 container (8 oz) reduced fat sour cream

Heat oven to 375 F. Bake potatoes 1 1/2 hours or until fork tender. Leave oven on.
Meanwhile, cook bacon in a medium size skillet over low heat until almost crisp. Add mushrooms and green onions; cook 4-5 minutes or until mushrooms are lightly cooked. Transfer mixture to a medium size bowl.
Cut potatoes in 1/2; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/2 inch on the skin. Put potato pulp in a large bowl; mash until smooth. Stir in mushroom mixture, cheese, butter, pepper and salt. Spoon into potato shells. Place on a baking sheet. Bake in heated 375 oven 15 minutes or until potato is hot. Top eachwith sour cream and serve.