Friday Night Delights!

What's up!  Here's a recipe for teens like us to make on our own whenever Mom and Dad are too busy to fix us a snack on a Friday night!  This is my first post so I hope you guys will come back each day for a new recipe to get your eat on!

Potato Skins

First you're gonna need these ingredients:

6 medium potatoes
6 slices of thick sliced-bacon
2 tablespoons of canola oil
1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons of milk
2 tablespoons of chopped chives 

Now that you have the ingredients, you need to do the following:

* Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

* Wash the potatoes and poke each one several times with a fork.

* Bake the potatoes for 45 minutes, or until they are fairly soft when squeezed.

* Remove the potatoes from the oven and cool slightly.

* Meanwhile, cut the bacon slices into 1/8 to 1/4 inch strips.

* Cook the bacon in a small saute' pan over medium heat for 15 minutes, or until crisp.

* Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain.

Preheat the broiler and adjust the oven rack to 4 to 5 inches away from the broiler.   

* Cut each potato in half lengthwise and scoop out most of the potato with a large spoon.

* Brush the potato skins inside and outwith the oil and place them upside down on a baking sheet.

* Place under the broiler for 5 minutes.

* Turn the potato skins over and broil for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the potato skins are crispy.

* Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle some of the cheese and bacon bits into each potato skin.


* Return the pan to the broiler for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.


* Combine the sour cream, milk, and chives in a small bowl.


* Place the bowl of sour cream in the center of a large plate and arrange the potato skins around the bowl.


Now you just kick back and enjoy your Friday Nights watching the game or playing Madden!

Please credit Teens Cook  by Megan and Jill Carle as the source for this recipe.