Baked Potato Volcano

https://www.facebook.com/TheBBQBible/videos/619839831519473/ The video does not say how many potatoes this makes, so it may be there's too much cheese, and you have all the scooped potato to use as a leftover in another meal. Consider quantities as loose guidelines. I'm typing this in now because I hate working with a video that has no text recipe to print. For a grilled variant: this video is basically the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKPRIgxSXpA

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 3 potatoes

Ingredients

• 3  potatoes
• 9  slices bacon
• 3 -4  ounces cream cheese (1/2 block of an 8 oz or a 3 oz package)
• 1⁄4 cup  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄4 cup  shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped green onion (handful)
• 1  pinch  red chili pepper flakes
•  salt and pepper
• 3  slices cheddar cheese
•  fresh parsley, if desired

Directions

1. Bake the potatoes first. 425 degree oven for 45-60 minutes. Let cool.
2. Scoop out about 1/3 of the potato (melon baller is suggested).
3. Wrap bacon around potato, starting at base, about 3 strips per potato. Secure with toothpicks.
4. Mix cream cheese, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, green onions, chilies, salt and pepper.
5. Fill the potato with the cheese mixture.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
7. Top with folded slice of chedder per potato. Bake 5 minutes more to melt that cheese.
8. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Cut in half to display the melting volcano.