Recipe(tried): TGIF Baked Potato Skins

This is NOT mine but posted by Risa G. I don't think she will mind that I
repost her reicpe here... Have a look... Or you may do "content search" as
many of the posts here do not follow the rules... ^__^ hope this helps...

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Posted by: RisaG on Friday August 7th 1998 09:25:03 AM

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These aren't Houlihan's but they are probably similar. They are from
T.G.I.F.'s"

4 medium russet potatoes
1/3 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
5 slices bacon, cooked

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the potatoes for 1 hour. Let the potatoes
cool down enough so that you can touch them.

Ad the potatoes are baking, make the sour cream dip by mixing the sour cream
and the chives. Place the mixture in a covered container in your refrigerator.

When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, make 2 lengthwise cuts through
each potato, resulting in three 1/2 to 3/4 inch slices. Discard the middle
slices or save them for a separate dish of mashed potatoes. This will leave you
with two potato skins per potato.

With a spoon, scoop out some of the potato from each skin, being sure to leave
about 1/4 inch of potato inside of the skin.

Brush the entire surface of each potato skin, inside and out, with the melted
butter.

Place the skins on a cookie sheet, cut side up, and broil them for 6-8 minutes
or until the edges begin to turn dark brown.

Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons of cheddar cheese into each skin. Crumble the cooked
bacon and sprinkle 1-2 teaspoons of the bacon pieces onto the cheese.

Broil the skins for 2 more minutes or until the cheese is thoroughly melted.
Serve hot, arranged on a plate surrounding a small bowl of the sour cream dip.

I hope these fit the bill.