Twice Baked Stuffed Potates for Two

Thursday, November 19, 2009

This is another one of my husband's favorite side dishes. I think he likes this because I make a little potato skin out of the top. They take a little time to make but you can short cut by cooking the potato in the microwave. Trust me, it will crisp up when you throw it back in the oven for the cheese to melt.

Twice Baked Stuffed Potatoes for Two

2 large Russet potatoes
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. sour cream
1/2 c. cheddar cheese
1/4 c. bacon, cooked and crumbled
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Pierce potatoes with fork and cook in oven for about an hour or until done (if you don't have time to cook for an hour, just cook in microwave).  Remove potatoes and cut off tops of potato, set top aside.. Let cool for about 5 minutes.

Scoop out potato in a bowl, being careful not to rip. Leave enough potato inside to form a shell but not too thin.  Add butter, sour cream, salt and pepper (to taste) to bowl and mash with fork until well mixed. Add bacon and cheese, leaving some aside for topping and for the 'potato tops'. Mix well and fill mixture into potato shell. Sprinkle 'potato tops' and potato with remaining cheese and bacon. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

Enjoy!

If you liked this, you may like:

Roasted Potatoes 

Breakfast Potatoes

Quiche Lorraine

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

I think Bruce Feirstein got it wrong, real men DO eat quiche.  I'm pretty sure that if you tell a man that you're making something with bacon in it for dinner, they will eat whatever you make. This quiche is great to serve as brunch or if you want to do breakfast for dinner.

Quiche Lorraine

1 Pillsbury Pie Crust
10 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
3/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
4 eggs
2 cups heavy cream
pinch of salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 9" pie plate with butter. Unroll pie crust in pie plate and decorate edge, if desired.

Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towel. When cool, crumble bacon. Add bacon and cheese to pie crust.

In large bowl, whisk eggs.  Add heavy cream, salt and pepper and mix well. Pour into pie crust over bacon and cheese. Place pie plate on a foil covered cookie sheet to catch any overflow.

Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.  Turn oven down to 325 and bake for about 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.  Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

If you liked this, you may enjoy:

Breakfast Strada

Breakfast Potatoes