T.g. I. Friday's Potato Skins

Ingredients

• 4 medium baking potatoes
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 5 slices cooked bacon

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400. (To save time, microwave the potatoes for 6 minutes.) Bake for 40 minutes, remove and let cool so you can touch them.

2. 2

   As the potatoes are baking, make the sour cream dip. Mix the sour cream and the chives in a bowl, put in the refrigerator.When the potatoes are cool. Cut the potato in half then slice the half into 3 equal pieces and scoop out the potato. Put potato in a bowl for mashed potatoes or what ever you like. Brush the inside of the potato skin with the melted butter. Place skins on a baking sheet, skin side down for 5 minutes. then remove.

3. 3

   Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons of Cheddar cheese into each skin, now break up the bacon into small pieces and put 1-2 teaspoons of bacon on top of the cheese. Broil the skins for 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve hot on a plate with the sour cream dip.