Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 large baking potatoes
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup light sour cream (do not use fat free)
• 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, divided (do not use fat free though it does not melt well)
• 6 green onions, chopped divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 2 wrap potatoes in foil& bake in preheated oven for 1 and 1/2 hours.
• 3 meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
• 4 cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
• 5 drain, crumble and set aside.
• 6 when potatoes are done allow them to cool for 10 minutes.
• 7 slice potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; save skins.
• 8 to the potato flesh add sour cream, milk, margarine, salt, pepper,garlic powder, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the green onions.
• 9 mix with a hand mixer until well blended and creamy.
• 10 spoon the mixture into the potato skins.
• 11 top each with remaining cheese, green onions and bacon.
• 12 bake for another 15 minutes.