Microwave Twice Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large baking potatoes
• 1 cup alfredo sauce, any variety
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 8 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 4 teaspoons bacon bits, jarred

Recipe

• 1 pierce the potatoes with a knife in several places. microwave on high until cooked completely for 6 to 11 minutes (depending on your oven).
• 2 cut the cooked potatoes in half lengthwise and allow to cool slightly.
• 3 meanwhile, combine the alfredo sauce, garlic powder, thyme and pepper. add 1/2 cup of the cheese to the seasoned sauce.
• 4 using a grapefruit spoon or other small spoon, scoop out the potato pulp leaving a thin, skin shell. add the scooped-out potato to the sauce mixture.
• 5 mix the sauce and the potato well. spoon back into the potato shells. sprinkle with the remaining cheese and teaspoon of bacon bits per shell. microwave on high for 1 minute or until the cheese melts.