Hungry? You will be after you read this. I can’t help but be in love with potatoes, I love them mashed, baked, twice baked & scalloped. Oh & then there are french fries, hash browns… I could go on. But I have to say nothing makes a potato better than adding bacon & jalapenos, my other loves.

Baked Potatoes stuffed with Bacon & Jalapenos

November 30, 2011

by Raquel

Category Recipes Sides

Baked potatoes with bacon, jalapenos & cream cheese.

Persons

Serving Size

2 potato halves

Ingredients

3 medium sized potatoes (white or red skinned)
6 oz bacon or half a package of bacon
8 oz softened cream cheese
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 heaping tablespoon sliced jalapenos (fresh is best but if you use them from a jar, double the amount)
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Wash your potatoes, poke a few fork holes in them & microwave them until they are baked.
Pre heat your oven to 350
Cook bacon, remove excess oil & crumble into small pieces & set aside.
Combine cream cheese, garlic, jalapenos, pepper & salt in a bowl.
Mix ingredients throughly & add in crumbled bacon.
Take baked potatoes, halve them & scoop out a bit of the insides.
Fill with cream cheese mixture.
Place the filled potatoes in the oven & bake for 20 minutes.
Serve hot & garnish with extra jalapenos if you dare.