Tailgating

Courtney's Cheer Squad was invited to be a Texans Allstar Cheerleading Squad and was one of 9 local High School teams featured at half time at the Texans game last month. (Our first and only appearance on an NFL field as a cheerleader--hopefully) Some of the parents had a big tailgate party before the game and here is one of the most asked for recipes with just a little Newman workover... Oh, and here is the YouTube link to see our little darlings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4ZE2e2X0vM&feature=player_embedded

Cardiac Potatoes
This recipe serves 8.

9 large baking potatoes
1 stick of unsalted butter, room temp
12 ounces cream cheese, room temp
3/4 cup sour cream (I substituted low fat)
1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg
1/2 cup of breadcrumbs (you can buy these)
Chopped green onions, salt and pepper to taste

Bake the potatoes fully in a 350-degree oven (about an hour).
Scrape out the meat of the potatoes into a mixing bowl.
Add butter, cream cheese, cut up into smaller chunks, mix.
Mix in everything else except the bread crumbs.
Grease the bottom on a baking dish with non-stick spray and pour in the mixture. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top (can also use cheese instead).
Either cover and refrigerate for baking later, or bake immediately and serve. If cold, potatoes should be baked uncovered for approx 45 mins, or until hot.

*** Quick Trick: Substitute onion and chive cream cheese or sour cream and save a step. And, I suppose in a real pinch you could use instant potatoes :) I cut the butter in half and used reduced-fat cream cheese and low-fat sour cream to help on the richness.