Lucky Irish Twice-baked Potato

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large russet baking potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream or 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup grated monterey jack cheese or 1 cup grated colby-monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped scallions or 1/2 cup chives
• 1 ripe hass avocado, peeled, seeded, cut in chunks
• salt and pepper, to taste
• guacamole

Recipe

• 1 bake whole potatoes in preheated 450*f. oven for about one hour; take potatoes out and reduce oven temperature to 350*f.
• 2 let potatoes rest for 5 minutes, then cut in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh into a large bowl. reserve potato jackets.
• 3 add butter, sour cream, milk, salt, pepper, and cheese to potato in bowl, and whip until creamy with an electric hand mixer.
• 4 taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
• 5 gently stir in scallions and avocado pieces. spoon mixture into halved potato jackets, and bake in 350*f. oven for 20 minutes.
• 6 top each potato half with a heaping spoonful of guacamole to serve. enjoy!