• Ingredients:
  • 4 medium sized potatoes
  • Olive oil for rubbing
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8oz package of sliced FunGuy white button mushrooms
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 slices of bacon, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter, divided
  • Pinch of salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons sour cream
  • Fresh chives, chopped

With St. Patrick’s Day on its way there are three things on everyone’s mind; the color green, leprechauns and how to cook up some tasty potatoes for the occasion!

We say baked potatoes are the key to this year’s luck o’ the Irish dinner! Particularly loaded potatoes that include a FunGuy mushroom topping that will turn them from just another plain old potato to a delicious pot of gold at the end of the culinary rainbow!

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Poke holes all over the potatoes with the tines of a fork and rub the potatoes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Place the potatoes on the middle rack in the oven and allow to bake 50-60 minutes or until soft when squeezed.
  3. While the potatoes are baking, about 10 minutes before they are done, make the FunGuy mushrooms.
  4. Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the garlic and bacon and cook about 1 minute before adding in the mushrooms, stirring well so nothing sticks or burns. Cook another 3-5 minutes or until the mushrooms have browned around the edges. Remove from heat.
  5. Once the potatoes are done remove them from the oven and allow them to cool about 5 minutes.
  6. Place each potato on a plate and cut them open with a knife down the middle but leaving the ends in tact. With your fingers push the ends toward each other to open up the potatoes and fill it with ½ tablespoon butter, a little salt and freshly ground black pepper, and a tablespoon of sour cream in each.
  7. Top with the mushrooms and a sprinkling of fresh chives and serve immediately with a fresh side salad.

Have a Fun and Lucky meal!