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Vegetable: Cheesy Ranch Potato Skins

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

· 2 medium unpeeled baking potatoes, baked*
· Butter-flavored cooking spray
· 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
· 1/4 cup finely chopped cooked chicken or turkey
· 1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
· 2 tablespoons imitation bacon bits

Reduced-calorie ranch salad dressing, if desired



Recipe

1. Cut potatoes lengthwise into fourths. Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving
1/4-inch shells. Cover and refrigerate potato pulp for another use.
2. Set oven control to broil. Place potato shells, skin sides down, on rack
in broiler pan. Spray with cooking spray. Sprinkle with garlic powder.
Broil with tops 4 to 5 inches from heat about 5 minutes or until crisp and brown.
3. Sprinkle chicken and cheese over potato shells. Broil about 30 seconds
or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with bacon bits. Serve hot with ranch
dressing.

*To "bake" potatoes in microwave oven, pierce potatoes with fork. Arrange
potatoes about 1 inch apart in circle on microwaveable paper towel.
Microwave uncovered on High 8 to 10 minutes or until tender. To bake
potatoes in conventional oven, pierce potatoes with fork. Bake in 375° oven
1 to 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Let potatoes stand until cool enough to
handle.