Mini Twice-Baked Potatoes

Aired on: December 10, 2008, August 16, 2007, May 4, 2007

These little guys are stuffed with bacon, cheese and sour cream. What's not to love?

Ingredients

4 slices center-cut bacon (turkey bacon can be substituted)
24 Red Bliss potatoes, washed and dried
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chives, snipped

Yields: 24 mini potatoes

Preparation

Divide the filling among all the hollowed-out potatoes. Using the same cookie sheet you roasted them on, bake the potatoes in the oven until the tops are golden brown. Remove and garnish with chives.

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

In a small saute pan over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Cool and then chop. Place the potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with EVOO, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake in the oven on a cookie sheet for 45 minutes to an hour until they are cooked through; you may have to rotate the pan so they brown evenly. Remove from the oven. When cool enough to handle, cut a thin lid from the top of each potato. Using a small teaspoon or melon baller, scoop out the inside of the potato, leaving a half-inch border from the edge.

Remove all the potato "guts" and lids to a medium-size mixing bowl. To the bowl, add the milk, butter, sour cream, cheese, reserved bacon, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix to combine.