For Bacon Lovers

Here's a great idea that is new to me and hopefully you like it!

Bacon at Costco is 4 lbs for $12. Great deal right?

Well, my sister-in-law buys a pack about every 3 weeks or so - her family likes bacon a lot. She cooks it all in one session and then freezes it in ziploc bags in the freezer. Then, whenever someone wants bacon on their _LT sandwich or on their egg mcmuffin, they just heat it in the microwave and she says it looks and tastes totally fresh after microwaving. Sometimes, her kids sneak it out of the freezer and eat it frozen, and they love it!

I have several recipes that call for bacon and I hate cooking it frequently because of the splattery mess it makes all over the stove and counters. Hence, I am loving this idea!

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

You know how twice baked potatoes taste so good but are so time consuming to make? Well... Here's my new solution!

Ingredients:
5 lg baking potatoes
1/2 c butter melted
1 pint sour cream
3-4 bacon strips crumbled up
3 green onions diced
1 cup cheddar or Mexican style cheese shredded
1 can cream of chicken
salt
pepper
Lawry's seasoned salt
garlic powder

Directions:
Bake potatoes wrapped in foil in oven until done (fork goes in easily).

While potatoes are baking, mix butter, sour cream, bacon, green onions, cheese, and cream of chicken together in a bowl. You could try this without cream of chicken but I was worried about not having enough sauce with the potatoes. If you like less sauce, don't use the cream of chicken.

Remove baked potatoes from oven, unwrap and dice madly quick because they will be super hot and therefore you won't be able to touch them for more than a second at a time. The quick dicing will automatically make the skin mostly fall off so go ahead and remove it if you can without burning yourself too badly. Place all potato dices into a pyrex 9x13 dish.

Sprinkle seasonings all over potatoes and hope you haven't overdone it. (I didn't measure the seasonings.) Then spoon the sauce over the potatoes and smooth out over the top. Bake until bubbly and lightly brown on top. 350-400 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Remove from oven and add a sprinkling of cheese, diced green onions, or bacon bits to the top solely for presentation.

Enjoy!

Ok, so I know this recipe is a bit sad, hence I added humor. I made this up Monday night and it tasted great so if you make it and add a twist of your own to perfect it, let me know! We can create this masterpiece together! :D