Bacon And Tomato Potato Skins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 large potatoes
2 tsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. chili powder
several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
2/3 c. chopped Canadian-style bacon or chopped, cooked turkey bacon
1 medium tomato, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. finely chopped green onion
4 oz. Cheddar cheese or low-fat Cheddar cheese, shredded (1 c.)
1/2 c. dairy sour cream (optional)

Preparation

Scrub potatoes and prick with fork.
Microwave 100% power for 17 to 22 minutes or until tender (or bake in a 425\u00b0 oven for 40 to 45 minutes).
Cool.
Halve each potato lengthwise.
Scoop out the inside of each potato half, leaving about a 1/4-inch thick shell. Cover and chill the leftover fluffy white part of potatoes for another use.
Combine the cooking oil, chili powder and hot pepper sauce.
With a pastry brush, brush insides of potato halves with the oil mixture.
Cut the potato halves in half lengthwise. Return to baking sheet.
Sprinkle potato quarters with bacon, tomato and green onion.
Top with cheese.