Restaurant-style Potato Skins

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 potatoes
• 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
• 11 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 3 tablespoons bacon bits (i use the hormel kind in a jar)
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 2 green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 2 pierce potatoes with a fork. microwave the potatoes on high until they are soft; approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
• 3 cut the potatoes in half vertically. scoop the inside out of the potatoes, until 1/4 inch of the potato shell remains.
• 4 heat oil to 365 degrees f (180 degrees c) in a deep fryer or a deep saucepan. place the potatoes in hot oil, fry for 5 minutes. drain potatoes on paper towels.
• 5 fill the potato shells with cheese and bacon bits and sprinkle with green onions. arrange them in the prepared baking pan.
• 6 bake for 7 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. serve hot with sour cream.