Party Potato Skins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 small baking potatoes
vegetable oil
garlic salt
2 c. (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
12 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives
2 Tbsp. chopped green chilies
1 (8 oz.) sour cream
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper

Preparation

Scrub potatoes; rub skins with oil.
Prick each potato several times with a fork.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes or until potatoes are done.
Allow potatoes to cool; cut top third off of each potato.
Discard tops.
Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving about 1/8-inch thick shell.
(Reserve potato pulp for other use.) Fry potato skins in hot 375\u00b0 oil for 3 to 4 minutes or until brown.