Garden Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 baking potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 small finely chopped onion
• 2 heads broccoli
• 1 cup ranch dressing
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley (optional)
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook baked pototoes on bottom rack of oven until done approx 1 hour @ 400 degrees. do not wrap in foil. you can rub oil on them but not necessary. let cool.
• 2 cut potatoes in half (long ways) and scoop out pulp into large bowl. save skins for stuffing.
• 3 steam broccoli for 5 minutes. chop only florets into small pieces.
• 4 in skillet, saute onions with butter/margarine over medium heat until tender (approx 5 minutes).
• 5 mash potato pulp ,as desired, in a large bowl. add onion, broccoli, sour cream and ranch dressing to pulp. (use more sour cream and/or ranch dressing if too dry) add parsley if desired.
• 6 add salt & pepper to taste.
• 7 spoon mixture into potato shells.
• 8 sprinkle shredded cheese over potatoes. (i also have added some cheese to the mixture before stuffing-my husband loves cheese!).
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• 10 leftovers freeze well.