Dinner Jacket Stuffed Potato

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 russett baking potatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 2/3 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

Recipe

• 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.