Game-day Twice Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 5 russet potatoes
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1 ounce ranch dip mix
• 2 cups cheddar cheese or 2 cups monterey jack cheese, mix
• 5 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
• 2 green onions, sliced
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 bake potatoes, 400 degree oven 50 minutes- 1 hour.
• 2 while they are baking make ranch dip according to packet and put in fridge.
• 3 let potatoes cool to where you can handle them and cut in half.
• 4 scoop out middle of potatoes (i used a melon baller) and put in a bowl. place hollow skins back on baking sheet to be filled.
• 5 take about 1/4 cup of the ranch dip ( more to taste but save some for dunking!) and mix into potatoes.
• 6 also add half of the bacon crumbles, a handful of cheese and salt and pepper to taste. should resemble loaded mashed potatoes right now.
• 7 use icecream scoop to load potato mixture back in to the skins.
• 8 top with remaining green onions, bacon and top with the cheese.
• 9 place back in the oven about 15-20 minutes until the cheese is melted.
• 10 serve with the remaining ranch dip.