3 ahead stuffed potatoes Recipes

make ahead creole-stuffed potatoes, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, butter or margarine, chopped tomatoes, potatoes, baked, milk, salt and pepper to taste, butter or margarine, paprika to taste, saute onions and green pepper in 2 tsp. butter or margarine in skillet. add tomatoes; simmer for 2 minutes. cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp; reserve shells. mash pulp with milk, salt and pepper. fold in tomato mixture; spoon into shells on baking sheet. dot with butter; sprinkle with paprika. chill, covered, for several hours if desired., make ahead to this point., bake in preheated 400* f. oven for 20 minutes.

red potatoes (approximately 1 1/2-2 lb), olive oil, mayonnaise (use duke s if you can get it!), cheddar cheese, shredded, bacon, cooked and crumbled, green onion, minced, fresh basil, chopped or 2 tsp dried basil