Man's twice baked potatoes

Name: Man's twice baked potatoes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 medium potatoes; 12 oz shredded cheddar; 8 oz sour cream; 2 packages REAL bacon bits; 1 packages dry ranch mix; 1/3 cup milk; 1/2 stick butter; 1 chopped chive

mak.twin.7 @cook_3583076

Saint Peters, Missouri

:chef

10 mediumpotatoes
12 ozshredded cheddar
8 ozsour cream
2 packagesREAL bacon bits
1 packagesdry ranch mix
1/3 cupmilk
1/2 stickbutter
1chopped chive

Cooking Instructions

1

Preheat oven 500°F
2

Bake potatoes for 20-30 minutes or until soft inside. (Stab with fork to check)
3

While potatoes are cooking combined milk, butter, 4 -6 oz sour cream, dry ranch mix, 1 pouch REAL bacon bits, 4-6 oz cheese and some chive (to your liking) in larger mixing bowl.
4

Mix while (I use hand held elect. Beater) about 2 min.
5

After potatoes are fully cooked, let cool about 10 minutes. Change oven setting to 350°F
6

After cooled, cut in half and spoon out meat (middle white part) into mixing bowl with the rest of ingredients. Try not to tear skins.
7

Place skins onto baking sheet
8

Beat potato meat into mixture until your liking. (Add more milk, butter or sour cream if you desire)
9

Spoon potato mix back into skins (slightly monded). Top with remaining cheese, bacon bits and chive(to your liking).
10

Bake potatoes again at 350°F for about 10-20 min.(reheated)