Twice-Baked New Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons canola oil 
• 0.5 pound bacon crumbled cooked sliced
• 3 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 1  garlic clove minced
• 0.3 cup spring onion finely chopped
• 4 ounces monterrey jack cheese shredded
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 1.5 pound potatoes - remove skin red
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup cream sour

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Pierce potatoes; rub skins with oil.
2. Place in a baking pan.
3. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 50 minutes or until tender. Cool.
4. In a large bowl, combine the Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, onions, basil, garlic, salt and pepper.
5. Cut potatoes in half; carefully scoop out pulp, leaving thin shells.
6. Add pulp to the cheese mixture and mash; stir in bacon. Spoon or pipe into potato shells.
7. Place on a baking sheet. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 7-8 minutes or until heated through.