Cheesy Baked Potatoes
This is a perfect recipe for two, but I also prepare it in large quantities for special occasions when we have dinner guests. One of these potatoes is practically a meal in itself.
-Dolores Nemec, Garfield Heights, Ohio2 ServingsPrep: 70 min. Bake: 25 min.
Ingredients
- 2 large russet potatoes
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dash pepper
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onion
- 2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Directions
- Bake potatoes at 375° for 1 hour or until tender. When cool
- enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato; scoop
- out pulp, leaving a thin shell. In a bowl, mash the pulp, egg, milk,
- mayonnaise, 1/2 cup of cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon into potato
- shells. Top with onion, bacon and remaining cheese.
- Place in a small ungreased baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375°
- for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 2 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 627 calories, 30 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 164 mg cholesterol, 788 mg sodium, 69 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 22 g protein.