Ingredients:
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 8 strips of bacon
- ½ c. chopped onion
- ¼ c. grated parmesan cheese
- 1 c. sour cream
- 1 tsp. salt or to taste
- ½ tsp. pepper
- ¼ c. melted butter
Directions: Prick washed potatoes with a fork and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour. While potatoes cool for easier handling, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and leave 2-3 T. drippings. Sauté onion 5 minutes. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp. Add to onions. Add cheese, sour cream, salt, pepper and crumbled bacon. Mix thoroughly. Heat through. Spoon into potato shells; drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle with paprika if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Can be made ahead and heated just before serving.