Cheddar-Mushroom Stuffed Potatoes Recipe

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To come up with this recipe, I just put together three of my family's favorite ingredients - potatoes, mushrooms and bacon. I prepare it as a quick-and-easy party dish. It's also a natural contribution to a potluck. And I serve it as an entree at times with a side vegetable. -Jenean Schuetz, Longmont, Colorado

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Cheddar-Mushroom Stuffed Potatoes Recipe

Prep: 70 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

70 25 95

Ingredients

6 large russet potatoes
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1/4 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
1/2 to 1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled, divided

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 and discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell; set shells aside. Place pulp in a bowl; add cream and mash. Stir in 3/4 cup cheese, mushrooms, garlic salt, basil and oregano. Set aside 2 tablespoons bacon; stir the remaining bacon into potato mixture.
Spoon into potato shells. Top with remaining cheese and bacon. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3-4-1/2 minutes or bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until potatoes are heated through. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 475 calories, 18 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 60 mg cholesterol, 364 mg sodium, 68 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 14 g protein.

Originally published as Cheddar-Mushroom Stuffed Potatoes in Country Woman January/February 1999, p33