Stuffed Blue Cheese Potatoes

Um I just found my new favorite EVERYTHING!!  This entire meal was insane :-)  So yeah - best burger "BBQ Bacon Sliders with Blue Cheese" I've ever made FOR SURE....and in my top 10 I've actually eaten EVER!  and the twice baked potato - might not be Wildfire delicious, but it was close!!  SOOOO yummy!!  I can't wait to eat it for leftovers tomorrow.  For real - BEST dinner EVER!! 

Serves 8 - Our Best Bites

Ingredients:

4 medium baking potatoes
½ cup sour cream
1 oz (1/4 cup) crumbled blue cheese
¼ cup milk or buttermilk
4 Tbs real butter, cut into chunks
¾ tsp salt
Dash pepper
½ t garlic powder
8 pieces bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
Grated cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash and dry potatoes. Rub them lightly with a bit of shortening or vegetable oil (helps crisp the skin) and place directly on oven rack, or a cookie sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are done.

Remove potatoes and let cool just a bit. Cut each potato in half and hollow out each potato.  You may want to hold them with a potholder as they will still be hot!

Scoop out the insides and place in a bowl. Mash, and add butter, sour cream, blue cheese, milk, salt, pepper, and garlic. Beat with a hand mixer until fluffy. Carefully spoon mixture back into potato shells. Place in a baking dish.  Return to hot oven and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Remove and sprinkle bacon and cheddar cheese over each potato- bake an additional 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.