Baked Jacket Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients:

12 small New Potatoes 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese (Neufchatel works great) 1 8oz. pkg. lowfat sour cream 1 stick butter 2 cups grated cheddar cheese 4-5 chopped green onion stalks 1 pkg. bacon – cooked crispy and crumbled white, black & cayenne pepper (to taste) salt (to taste)

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 350. Peel & chop potatoes, boil in salted water until fork-tender. Drain well. Begin mashing potatoes with electric mixer on Low, adding cream cheese, sour cream and butter. Mix until creamy. (a few lumps are okay) Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon & green onion. Add white, black & cayenne pepper and salt to taste. Spoon into a buttered 13 x 9 baking dish, sprinkle top with remaining cheddar cheese and dust with cayenne pepper. Bake at 350 degrees 20 minutes or until cheese is melted & bubbling. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes, serve and wait for the compliments! This is the best pot-luck or holiday dish EVER!

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Submitted by Caroline Brewer for Mother’s Day Recipe Contest held in May 2004