Shrimp & Bacon Stuffed Potatoes

These potatoes will knock your socks off, as long as you like shrimp, bacon, cheese and potatoes. ;) I was a little weary about putting shrimp in them, put they turned out great! 

But first I must share a bit of my Pontiac GTO love with you. ♥ The Pontiac GTO is my favorite car, all-time favorite. If I were to win the lotto, there would be a '65 or '66 sitting in our garage, but until then I am just a die-cast GTO collector. 

Anytime I see a GTO, it's a special moment. :) This weekend we went to the Sacramento Auto Museum and were able to see two of my favorite beauties! 

I am just sitting here staring at these pictures, not getting anything accomplished with this post. This may have been a bad idea. lol

What a gorgeous car!

And then Mr. Hungry Harp spotted this for me at the grocery store. How freakin' awesome?!?

Ok, now on to the potatoes. I just couldn't pass up sharing a bit of excitement and happiness from my weekend. :)

These potatoes are easy and delicious, mostly delicious. :) Ok, so first I cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and hollowed out the center. Using a melon baller, the job was easy - using a regular spoon is possible, it just takes a bit more finesse and time.

Next I spread a rather thin layer of a mixture, including spiced brown mustard and seafood seasoning, inside each potato...

... and baked for 30 minutes.

While the potatoes were baking I assembled the cheesy stuffing. It includes shredded gouda cheese,

lightly sauteed shrimp,

bacon, cream cheese and some more seafood seasoning. I mixed all the ingredients together and then

stuffed the potatoes until they couldn't be stuffed anymore. ;) Really until the mixture ran out, which will leave you with heaping stuffed potatoes!

These could be baked in the oven, but I opted to keep the house cool and use the bbq instead. When the cheese was melted I added chopped chives to the top.

My mouth is watering now.

Shrimp & Bacon Stuffed Potatoes - PRINTABLE RECIPE

adapted from BHG.com

Ingredients

4 potatoes

2 tablespoons spiced brown mustard - I used Gulden’s

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoons seafood seasoning - I used Old Bay

8 ounce cooked shrimp, peeled

8 ounce cream cheese

1 cup Gouda cheese, shredded

4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled - I used Hormel Black Label Thick Cut

¼ cup fresh chives, snipped

Directions

1. Heat oven to 425

2. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise, scoop pulp out of potatoes leaving ¼ inch shell.

3. Mix together mustard, olive oil and 1 teaspoon of seafood seasoning.

4. Brush insides of potato shells with mustard mixture and place on baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

5. Mix together 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, shrimp, cream cheese, gouda cheese and bacon.

6. Fill baked potatoes with cheese mixture and bake 10-15 minutes more, until cheese is melted and starting to bubble and brown. Sprinkle chives on top and enjoy!