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Easy Baked Potato Recipe

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Ingredients

Potatoes
Oil, butter, or margarine
Salt

Instructions

To bake potatoes:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Clean the potatoes.
  3. Rub the skin of each potato with the oil and a little salt.
  4. Pierce the skins in three or four places with a fork.
  5. Wrap in foil.
  6. Place the potatoes in the oven and bake for 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the potatoes. They are done when they offer no resistance when a fork is inserted in the centers.
  7. Serve with butter and/or sour cream.

Notes

Ways To Serve Baked Potatoes:

  • basic cheese sauce
  • chili with Cheddar cheese
  • sour cream and chives
  • yogurt
  • onion, bacon, sour cream, and chives
  • broccoli and cheese (Melt the cheese on top in the oven.)
  • pizza (pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, sausage, olives, mushrooms)
  • taco salad (ground beef with taco seasoning, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, grated cheese, sour cream, salsa, canned peppers)
  • chicken Parmesan (butter or margarine, chicken, Parmesan, vegetables)
  • peppers, onions
  • bacon bits
  • ranch dressing

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