Ingredients
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2 large russet baking potatoes, scrubbed
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2 tablespoons butter
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1/4 cup sour cream or 1/4 cup plain yogurt
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1/4 cup milk
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup grated monterey jack cheese or 1 cup grated colby-monterey jack cheese
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1/2 cup chopped scallions or 1/2 cup chives
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salt and pepper, to taste
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guacamole
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1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
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1 ripe Hass avocado, peeled, seeded, cut in chunks
Instructions
- Bake whole potatoes in preheated 450*F. oven for about one hour; take potatoes out and reduce oven temperature to 350*F.
- Let potatoes rest for 5 minutes, then cut in half lengthwise and scoop out potato flesh into a large bowl. Reserve potato jackets.
- Add butter, sour cream, milk, salt, pepper, and cheese to potato in bowl, and whip until creamy with an electric hand mixer.
- Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper.
- Gently stir in scallions and avocado pieces. Spoon mixture into halved potato jackets, and bake in 350*F. oven for 20 minutes.
- Top each potato half with a heaping spoonful of guacamole to serve. Enjoy!