Serves 4
| 4 | baking (russet) potatoes, scrubbed |
| 4 | cups chili |
| ½ | cup grated cheddar |
| 2 | scallions, green parts only, chopped |
| Handful fresh cilantro leaves, chopped |
1. Set the oven at 400 degrees.
2. Use a kitchen fork or knife to poke a few holes in each potato. Place on the middle rack in the oven. Bake for 1 hour or until they are tender when you pierce them with a skewer. Remove from the oven and place a potato on each of 4 plates.
3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat the chili over medium heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until bubbling hot.
4. Cut a long slit, lengthwise, in the top of each potato. Spread open the potatoes so they are a few inches wide. Fluff the top of the potato flesh with a fork. Ladle about 1 cup of chili over each potato. Garnish with cheese, scallions, and cilantro. Lisa Zwirn