Double Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large baking potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup milk
• salt & pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 ounces bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or 2 tablespoons green onions
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 bake potatoes until tender (45- 60 min).
• 3 heat butter in skillet.
• 4 cook onion and garlic until tender but not brown.
• 5 stir in milk.
• 6 heat.
• 7 add salt& pepper& nutmeg.
• 8 cut off the top third of the potatoes.
• 9 scoop out potatoes leaving 1/4" shell.
• 10 beat potatoes til smooth.
• 11 mix in milk mixture.
• 12 stir in bacon, cheese and chives.
• 13 adjust seasoning if necessary.
• 14 spoon mashed potatoes back into potato skins.
• 15 brush top with melted butter.
• 16 before serving, bake in a preheated oven (400) for 15 minutes or until heated throughly.