MINI STUFFED POTATOES

Mini Stuffed Potatoes image

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories Potato

Time 30m

Yield 30 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 9

15 small potatoes (red or white skinned)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola (or any blue cheese)
1 cup roasted walnut, chopped
1/4 cup chives, finely chopped, divided
2 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Cut potatoes in half crosswise. Mix with oil in bowl. Place cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet.
Bake potatoes until just tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Filling: In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, Gorgonzola, walnuts, half of the chives, bacon, salt and pepper and stir well. Cut a thin sliver off rounded end of each potato so that it will sit upright.
Turn potatoes over and , using melon balller or small spoon, scoop out some of the center of each potato and add it to the filling mixture and stir.
Stuff potato shells with a heaping amount of he filling and arrange potatoes on rimmed baking sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are completely cooked and filling is warmed through through. Garnish potatoes with remaining chives. Serve immediately.