Cheesy Potato Skins

Easy Cheesey wonderful potato skins you will remember and want to serve everyone who walks in the door.

Ingredients:
8 baking potatoes (be sure they're baking potatoes)
2 lbs. bacon
kosher salt
lemon pepper
1 lb. Cheddar cheese (shredded)
Chives

Preparation:
Preheat oven to about 425 degrees.

Bake potatoes until done. I do this in the microwave on high for about 11 minutes total turning them half way through the cooking process. Be sure they're baked all the way through.

Cut in half and clean out majority of potato leaving skin and about 1/8 inch of potato. (Now I don't waste nothing so I use the insides to make a quick smashed potato or you can brown them up in a little EVOO to make homemade hash browns!!!!)

You can fry your bacon if you like but I grill mine on my panini press. I like using it because the grease drains off and leaves me with a crispy non-oily bacon. Then crumble them and set aside.

Take the bacon drippings from the grill pan to use to fry potato skins in until crisp (turn them one to two times). Or if you're frying in a skillet just do this process in the same pan.

Drain skins on paper towels, immediately sprinkle liberally with salt and lemon pepper because they're still hot and they'll absorb it better. Fill skins with cheese. Top with bacon. You can certainly add other toppings like: olives, tomatoes, salsa, chicken, ground beef, various cheeses. Place in oven to broil so the cheese melts. Top with chives and serve with sour cream or any dip you like!