Sliced Baked Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, chives, thyme or 2 -3 tablespoons sage
• 4 tablespoons grated cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 peel potatoes only if the skin is tough, otherwise, just scrub and rinse them.
• 2 cut potatoes vertically, into thin slices, but not all the way through. lay a spoon next to the potato to prevent knife from cutting all the way through. (a wooden spoon works great.).
• 3 put potatoes in a baking dish. fan them slightly.
• 4 sprinkle with salt, and drizzle with the melted butter. sprinkle with herbs.
• 5 bake potatoes at 425 degrees for about 50 minutes.
• 6 remove from oven. sprinkle with cheeses.
• 7 bake potatoes for another 10-15 minutes until lightly browned, cheeses are melted, and potatoes are soft inside. check for doneness with a fork.
• 8 to microwave: prepare potatoes as above, and place in a microwave safe dish or pan.
• 9 sprinkle with melted butter and herbs.
• 10 microwave on high power for 10 minutes, rearranging the potatoes after 5 minutes if your microwave does not have an automatic turn table.
• 11 let rest for 5 minutes.
• 12 sprinkle with grated cheese and parmesan cheese.
• 13 microwave for another 4-6 minutes on high power until cheeses are melted, and potatoes are soft.
• 14 sprinkle with salt, and serve.
• 15 note: you may substitute 2-3 teaspoons dried herbs of your choice for the fresh, if you prefer.
• 16 after the potatoes are done, a little sour cream on top, sprinkled with bacon bits might be good.