Cheesy Potatoes with bacon

If you like potatoes, cheese and bacon, you're going to like this recipe!

The amounts I have listed here give 2 people a large serving each.

2 baking potatoes (medium)
1/2 C colby jack cheese*
1/2 C mozzarella cheese*
3 strips of bacon, already cooked and crumbled
The green stems of 2 green onions, sliced very thin
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cooking Spray

*You can use any cheese(s) you want for a total of 1 cup. This is what I used this time.

Slice your clean potatoes into thin rounds - about 1/8 of an inch thick. I use a mandolin to get them thin and even. Then boil the sliced potatoes in salted water for only 4 minutes.




Preheat oven to 375.



Drain the water and pat dry the potatoes. I used a tea towel to spread them out on and pat them dry.

Spray a cookie sheet or baking pan with cooking spray. I use the butter flavored kind. What can I say - I am my Father's daughter!

Place the potato slices, overlapping, on the cookie sheet. You want them overlapped so the bacon and cheese don't miss the potatoes and just go onto the cookie sheet instead. When you have all of your potato slices in place, spray with some more cooking spray, then salt & pepper them.

Sprinkle the bacon, onions and cheese over the top. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes.



Ready to go into the oven in the above picture.



Pictured here alongside some chicken wings in soy sauce (from Trader Joe's), and a container of dipping sauce.

This is a great side dish all on its own. But if you want something to dip them in, I recommend Creamy Chipotle Ranch, a salad dressing made by Marie's.



Yum!