Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes

I ran across this recipe on pinterest and had to try it. Shrimp stuffed baked potatoes? Sounds absolutely amazing! I made these one night for me and the kids. It wasn't too much work, and they turned out perfect. They were good, but I think I'd make them next time without the shrimp. I know that's just a twice baked potato with cheese, but I'm totally okay with that.

Here is the recipe:

Servings: 6 servings

Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon dried parsley
2 cup sour cream
salt and pepper
8 ounce cheese, cheddar
1 lb sauteed shrimp, peeled
8 tablespoon butter
vegetable oil, for coating
6   large Idaho potatoes
paprika

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Begin by washing potatoes, drying them, and gently pricking them with a fork on the sides.  Coat each potato with vegetable oil, place on foil covered pan, and bake for approximately 1 hour.

Place the butter in a large bowl.  Remove the potatoes from the oven and slice the top third off of each potato.  Gently scoop out the potato and place in the bowl.  Using a mixer on high, mix the potatoes, butter, sour cream, salt, and pepper.  Fold in the shrimp and cheese into the mixture.  Gently stuff the mixture back into the potato shells, making sure not to break them.  Pile the mixture as high as you can on top of the potato shells.  Sprinkle each potato with cheese and paprika for color.  Bake in the oven for approximately 20 to 30 minutes until browned on top.

Here is what my potatoes looked like (excuse the crappy photography job): 

Original recipe found here: 

Paula Deen Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes