Baked Potato Pie Plus

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium baking potatoes, baked or microwaved,but baked is better
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions, tops only or 1/4 cup chives
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup bacon bits or 2 -3 tablespoons packaged bacon bits (bacon fried crisp and crumbled is best of course)
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream (light is fine)
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• tabasco sauce
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cut the baked potatoes in half lengthwise.
• 2 scoop out carefully, leaving potato shells thin and intact- set aside for appetizers, below.
• 3 mash the scooped-out potatoes with a potato masher, adding the butter, sour cream and green onions.
• 4 season well with salt and pepper.
• 5 spray a 9" glass pie plate with cooking spray and spread baked potato mixture in the plate.
• 6 top with the grated cheddar, and bake 15 minutes at 350.
• 7 for the appetizers:.
• 8 brush the insides of the empty potato shells with the melted butter.
• 9 sprinkle each one with a dash of tabasco and salt.
• 10 cut the potatoes into 1" strips, and place on cookie sheet.
• 11 bake at 450 for about 15 minutes or until crisp.