Pioneer Woman's Potato Skins

My husband loves potato skins. When we first started dating I remember him ordering them as an appetizer and I didn't really like them but now 8 years later I find my self enjoying them as well. When my hubby requested these I decided to pair them with steak for dinner as an alternative regular baked potatoes. It turned out fabulous!! Unfortunately she does not have this recipe online with pictures but here is the recipe:

What You Need:

8 pieces of thick-cut bacon

8 (cleaned) potatoes

canola oil

kosher salt

1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

1 cup sour cream

4 sliced green onions

How to Make It:

1. Bake the potatoes for 45 min in the oven at 400 degrees or until they are fork tender
2. Fry your bacon up (my favorite part, who does not love bacon)
3. When your potatoes come out of the oven, slice them in half, then with a spoon core out the potatoes leaving a little flesh on the skin
4. Next brush both side of the the potatoes with canola oil and salt both sides liberally
5. Cook on both sides for 7 more minutes each or until the skins are crispy
6. Grate your cheese (or you cheat and buy the already grated kind) and chop the bacon into bits
7. Sprinkle the potatoes cheese and bacon, then return it to the oven just until the cheese melts
8. Then right before you serve spoon in some sour cream, and sprinkle with green onions

**Note: We cut down on the portion size from the recipes since there is only 2 of us but this is the original recipe

It is was delish!! (Not to mention Bob's special steaks are the yum!)

Roasted Potatoes and Asparagus

Need a great side dishes that area break from the canned green beans and the boxed macaroni and cheese, well I have some for you. This is a great pair you can add to any meal!

What You Need for Both:

A bundle of Asparagus

Olive oil

A bag of red potatoes

Italian seasoning

Salt

Pepper

Roasted Potatoes:

Who doesn't love potatoes, this is a easy side dish to fix and forget and when your main course is ready so is your side dish!

How to Make the Potatoes:

1. Preheat the over to 45o degrees
2. Wash the potatoes off, and cut them into quarters
3. Take and rimmed baking sheet and line it with tin foil
4. Spread the potatoes on the pan
5. Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil
6. Then sprinkle liberally with salt, pepper, and italian seasoning
7. Place in the oven and bake for 35 minutes

Asparagus:

Need a new veggie to add variety to your meals? A few years ago I discovered how much I really liked Asparagus and love to add it as a side dish to meals.

How to Make the Asparagus:

1. Wash the Asparagus
2. Cut the bottoms off
3. spread on a baking sheet
4. Drizzle with olive and salt and pepper
5. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes

**side note**

Since I made these two dishes together I baked the potatoes at 400 degrees for 25 minutes then cut the oven down to 350 and placed the asparagus in the oven for 15 minutes, and they both were finished at the same time. I served it with Balsamic chicken.