Bacon and Onion Twice Baked Potatoes

By: Lauren @ BalancedForkHealthyLife.com

Instead of heavy toppings like cheese and sour cream, this Bacon and Onion Twice Baked Potatoes recipe from Lauren @ BalancedForkHealthyLife.com keeps things simple. You only need five ingredients to make an easy twice baked potato that just about everyone will love. To make things even lighter, use turkey bacon instead of pork bacon in this dish.

Notes

This recipe is by Lauren @ BalancedForkHealthyLife.com

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Serves1

Cooking Time1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

1 potato
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 bacon slices, cut into small pieces
1/4 of an onion, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons chives, chopped

Instructions

Cut the potato in half length wise and bake on a cookie sheet at 375 degrees F for 45 to 60 minutes, until tender.
While the potato is cooking, saute the bacon and onion bits in a saute pan until browned.
When the potato is tender, scoop out the inside with a spoon to leave just a hollow skin. Put insides into a bowl.
Combine the sauteed bacon and onion with the potato insides. Stir to combine.
Scoop the bacon, onion, and potato mixture back into the hollowed out potatoes. Sprinkle with chopped chives.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 5 minutes. Serve hot.