Pistachio Nut Baked Potatoes

Simple to make and very good tasting
with some fresh creamery butter and
some sour cream with chopped chives.
This is not a recipe for making
mashed potatoes, these are
pistachio nut baked potatoes.

Ingredients:
6 russet potatoes
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup pistachio nuts, finely chopped
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup sour cream
3 teaspoons chopped chives
2 teaspoons bacon bits

Directions:
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
Wash and pat dry potatoes.
Coat potato skins with olive oil.
Place potatoes directly on oven rack.
Bake for 20 minutes turning once.
Remove to let cool enough to handle.
While potatoes are cooling down,
place pistachio nut crumbs on a
baking sheet and place in
hot oven to toast for 3 minutes.
Cut an oval in each potato,
removing insides to make a boat
enough to stuff with pistachio nuts,
butter, bacon bits and chives.
Serve with sour cream on the side.