Twice-baked Potatoes (microwave)

Total Time: 1 hr 17 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 large baking potatoes
• 6 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 pierce well-scrubbed potatoes twice.
• 2 place 1 inch apart on paper towel in microwave oven.
• 3 microwave at high 10-1/2 to 12-1/2 minutes, or until just softened, rearranging and turning over after half the cooking time.
• 4 let stand, covered with a bowl, for 5 minutes.
• 5 place bacon on paper towel lined plate. cover with paper towel.
• 6 microwave at high 5 to 6 minutes, or until crisp.
• 7 drain bacon on paper towel; crumble.
• 8 place butter and green onion in 2 quart casserole; cover.
• 9 microwave at high 1-1/2 to 2 minutes, or until butter is melted and onion is tender.
• 10 cut potatoes in half lengthwise.
• 11 scoop out center; place in casserole with onion-butter and bacon.
• 12 add milk, salt and pepper; mash until fluffy.
• 13 spoon into potato shells.
• 14 arrange on paper towel-lined microwaveable baking sheet.
• 15 sprinkle with paprika.
• 16 microwave at high 3 to 7 minutes, or until heated, rotating 1/2 turn.
• 17 garnish with additional chopped green onion, if desired.