Easy Cheesy Sweet Potato Stuffed Skins

Is it a healthier potato skin?  Yep, it is!!!   and it's awesome.  Sweet potatoes and bacon are a match made in heaven!   It really helps keep our budget under control with simple dinners like this and a salad.   These were so filling and yummy that two were enough for me and the leftovers were just as good the next day.  

I cut back the butter and replaced the traditional sour cream with fat free plain yogurt to keep the calories down.  They literally melt in your mouth!  Hope you enjoy!

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GF Sweet Potato Cheesy Stuffed Skins

Ingredients:

5 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed and poked with a fork
1/3 cup plain non fat yogurt, add a little more if the mixture is dry
1 tablespoon butter
10 white mushrooms, washed and sliced
5 slices of GF bacon, most bacon is GF but check your labels
4-5 ounces of sharp cheddar, shredded 
salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Put your pierced sweet potatoes on a paper towel in the microwave oven for apx 10 minutes or until tender.  
2. In a large skillet on medium, fry your bacon until crisp and then remove to paper towels.  In the same pan saute the mushrooms for apx 5 minutes.
3. Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh into a large bowl.   Save 6 skin halves and place them on a large plate.
4. Mix the potato flesh, yogurt, and butter with a potato masher.  Mash and stir until fluffy, stir in 3/4 of the cheese, saving some for the top.  Add a little more yogurt if the mixture is dry
5. Season with a little salt and a good dose of pepper to taste
6. Spoon your mixture into the skins, mounding it up a bit.
7. Top with cheese, crumbled bacon and mushrooms.  Microwave on high for 3-4 minutes, or until the cheese on top just starts to melt.    Hugs!  xxoo

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