Twice-baked New Potatoes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes, small, red (new)
• 2 -3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup green onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon basil, dried
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 pierce potatoes; rub skins with oil. place in a baking pan and bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 50 minutes or until tender. allow potatoes to cool to touch. in a mixing bowl, combine the monterrey jack cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, onions, basil, garlic, salt and pepper.
• 2 cut potatoes in half; carefully scooping out pulp, leaving a thin shell. add pulp to the cheese mixture and mash; stir in bacon. stuff the potato shells and broil for 7-8 minutes or until heated through.