Potato Skins With Cheese & Bacon - Cooking Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
4 medium unpeeled baking potatoes
1 vegetable cooking spray
4 slices turkey bacon
3/4 cup reduced-fat sharp -cheddar cheese
1 tbsp minced fresh chives
1/4 cup nonfat sour cream
Recipe
Preparation
Directions: Bake potatoes at 425 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
Cool slightly. Cut each potato in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp,
leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Reserve pulp for another use. Place
potato shells on a baking sheet. Spray inside of shells with cooking
spray. Bake at 425 degrees for 8 minutes or until shells are crisp;
set aside.
Cook bacon in microwave according to package directions; cool
slightly. Chop into small pieces; set aside.
Divide cheese evenly among potato shells. Bake at 425 degrees for 5
minutes or until cheese melts. Sprinkle evenly with bacon and chives.
Serve with sour cream.
Nutritional Info: CALORIES 106 (29% from fat); PROTEIN 6.4g; FAT 3.4g
(sat 1.6g, mono 1.1g, poly 0.5g); CARB 12.7g; FIBER 1.1g; CHOL 12mg;
IRON 0.9mg; SODIUM 182mg; CALC 104mg
Reprinted from Cooking Light website: http://www.CookingLight.com
Servings:
8
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