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Potato Skins Recipe

By Linda Larsen, About.com

These wonderful appetizers were all the rage in restaurants during the 1980s. Save the potato skins from your Thanksgiving mashed potatoes for this excellent recipe.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 8 potato skin halves
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 1 cup shredded Cojack cheese
  • 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • Sour cream

Preparation:

Place potato shells, skin side up, on broiler pan and brush with melted butter.

Broil 5" from heat for 4 to 5 minutes until crisp and golden. Turn potatoes over and sprinkle cheese, tomato and green onions into the potato hollow. Return to oven and continue broiling about 1-2 minutes until cheese is melted and potatoes are hot. Serve hot with sour cream. 8 potato skins

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