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Two-Toned Stuffed Potatoes
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
3
large baking potatoes (12 ounces each)

2
large sweet potatoes (12 ounces each), dark flesh preferred

3
slices thick-cut bacon, cut in half crosswise on a diagonal

2
cups coarsely chopped onions

2/3
cup buttermilk

1/4
cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut into small pieces

3/4
teaspoon salt, divided



 
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 450°F. Pierce potatoes with fork in several places. Bake directly on rack 45 minutes or until fork-tender. Reduce oven to 350°F.

2.
Meanwhile, cook bacon in medium skillet over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp. Remove from heat; transfer bacon to paper towels with slotted spoon.

3.
Add onions to bacon fat in skillet and cook about 12 minutes over medium-high heat or until golden brown. Remove onions from skillet; set aside. Stir buttermilk into skillet, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Add butter, stirring until melted.

4.
Cut baking potatoes in half lengthwise with serrated knife; carefully scoop out flesh into large bowl. Reserve skins. Add 3/4 of buttermilk mixture, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 3/4 cooked onions. Mash with potato masher until smooth.

5.
Cut sweet potatoes lengthwise with serrated knife and scoop out flesh into medium bowl. Discard skins. Add remaining buttermilk mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining cooked onions. Mash with potato masher until smooth.

6.
Fill half of each reserved potato skin horizontally, vertically or diagonally with baked potato mixture; fill other half with sweet potato mixture. Top each stuffed potato half with half slice of bacon. Transfer stuffed potatoes to baking sheet; bake 15 minutes or until heated through.


Tip Stuffed potatoes can be made weeks in advance and frozen. Reheat frozen potatoes in a 350°F oven for 75 to 90 minutes. If made ahead and refrigerated for a few days, reheat in a 350°F oven for 25 minutes.

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
Sodium 519 mg
Protein 7 g
Fiber 4 g
Carbohydrate 36 g
Cholesterol 27 mg
Saturated Fat 5 g
Total Fat 11 g
Calories from Fat 37 %
Calories 262
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 2
Starch 2.5


This recipe appears in: Vegetable Side Dish

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