Dinner Jacket Stuffed Potato

Name: Dinner Jacket Stuffed Potato
Ingredients: 6 russett baking potatoes; 1 tablespoon butter; 12 cup diced green bell pepper; 12 cup diced red bell pepper; 23 cup sweet onion, chopped; 4 ounces diced cooked ham; 2 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, divided; 2 tablespoons milk; 3 tablespoons sour cream; 3 slices cooked bacon

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

6 russett baking potatoes
1 tablespoon butter
12 cup diced green bell pepper
12 cup diced red bell pepper
23 cup sweet onion, chopped
4 ounces diced cooked ham
2 cups shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, divided
2 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons sour cream
3 slices cooked bacon

Directions

1

oven heated to 400*F scub potatoes.
2

pierce potatoes with a fork and bake for 1 hour.
3

melt butter in a nonstick skillet saute peppers and onions until tender add han and cook 5 minutes.
4

cool potatoes slightly and reduce oven temperature to 350*F.
5

slice the tops off the potatoes and scoop out the pulp reserve the jackets for restuffing, careful not to damage skins.
6

in bowl mash the pulp stir in 1 1/2 c cheese, milk, sour cream and sauteed vegetables.
7

stuff potatoes with pulp mixture, place on cookie sheet and top with remaining cheese and crumbled bacon.
8

bake about 20 minutes until heated through.