Twice Baked Potatoes for noncooks not good cooks

[Guest guest]

This is a very quick, simple idea for kids who like baked potatoes

and their moms (like me) that don't like to cook, didn't cook beyond

the basics (before the diet) or depended on fast food/convience foods.

I have started baking several extra potatoes when I " do " baked

potatoes. Then later when I want something different than just plain

baked I pull the cold potatoes out. This recipe is very flexible and

done to meet you/your child's tastes.

1. Take out 1 potato for each 2 servings desired.

2. Cut in half length ways and scoop out center leaving enough potato

attached to the skin so it won't collapse.

3. Place scooped out potato in medium bowl.

For Cheesey Potatoes:

4. Mix potato pulp with softened Tofutti cream cheese and/or Tofutti

shredded or sliced cheese (or any other cheese sub you use), mashing

with masher or fork. (You can add a little melted margarine to help

the mixing.

5. Spoon mixture back into skins and place on micro safe plate.

6. Sprinkle with more cheese and microwave 1-2 minutes until heated

through.

7. Place on broiling pan or pan for toaster oven and broil until

toasted on top.

For bacon and chive potatoes:

4. Mix potato pulp with melted margarine.

5. Spoon mixture back in, top with a sprinkling of chives and

crumbled bacon (they could also be mixed in).

6. Microwave.

7. Broil.

I thought I might try a salsa/Mexican potato next. You can add

pretty much anything you like -- broccoli and cheese sub, chicken and

salsa, chicken with some type cream sauce or any suitable leftovers

you have.

in Tallahasse