Creamy Stuffed Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes
vegetable oil
8 slices bacon
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 c. sour cream
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika, divided

Preparation

Scrub potatoes thoroughly and rub skins with oil.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until done.
Allow to cool to touch. Slice skin away from top of each potato.
Carefully scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact.
Mash pulp.
Cook bacon until crisp; drain and crumble.
Reserve 3 tablespoons of drippings in skillet. Saute onion in bacon drippings until tender.
Combine potato pulp, bacon, onion, cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper; mix well. Stuff shells with potato mixture.
Sprinkle each with 1/8 teaspoon of paprika.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes or until heated thoroughly.