Twice-Baked Potatoes
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 medium baking potatoes
- 1⁄4 cup cheddar cheese, Shredded
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
- 2 teaspoons green onions, Sliced
- milk
- 1 paprika (optional)
directions
- Scrub baking potatoes with a brush.
- Prick with a fork in several places.
- Place potatoes in a shallow baking dish.
- Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 6 to 8 minutes or till potatoes are tender.
- Cut a lengthwise slice from the top of each potato.
- Discard the skin from the lengthwise slices, place the potato portions from the lengthwise slices in a mixing bowl.
- Scoop out the insides of the potatoes leaving two 1/4-inch thick shells; reserve the shells.
- Add the insides of the potatoes to the mixing bowl containing the potato portions from the top slices; mash.
- Stir in shredded cheddar cheese, butter or margarine and sliced green onion.
- Beat in enough milk to give the mixture a stiff consistency.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Pile the mashed potato mixture into the reserved potato shells.
- Return to the shallow baking dish.
- Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till potato mixture is heated through.
- Sprinkle with paprika, if desired.
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