Twice Baked Bacon and Bleu Cheese Potatoes

Rich and complex. Delicious with a beef fillet or roast beef. Hell it's almost a meal within itself.

Two bakiing potatoes

1/4 cup crumbled soft bleu cheese

1/2 stick butter

2 strips bacon, microwaved and crumbled

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup half and half

1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese for garnish

Grated parmesan cheese

Microwave potatoes until almost done. Let cool enough to handle

Cut up bacon in small pieces and mircowave until crispy. Break into small pieces. Reserve

Half the potatoes long ways and scoop contents out into the bowl bacon was cooked in leaving about a 1/4" in the skin.

Preheat oven to 350

Cut up butter into small cubes and add two thirds of butter to potatoes

Crumble and Add half the bleu cheese to potatoes

Microwave potato mixture for two minutes and mash, mix with a fork

Add the half and half and and bacon and mash together with fork

Sprinkle bottom of potato skins with parmesan and remaining bleu cheese

Fill each skin with potato mixture and top with cheddar cheese and fresh ground pepper

Place in ovenproof skillket with remining butter, skin side down and bake on 350 for approximately 30 minutes or until the bottom is crispy and the top is golden brown.

Enjoy!

Urban Cowgill 2015