Twice-baked Sausage-stuffed Potatoes

I cannot take credit for this one… I found it at www.allrecipes.com, and tweaked it to my liking. Yum! Enjoy.

Serves 4 hungry people

4 large baking potatoes
½ lb ground meat
1 medium onion
8 large fresh sage leaves
¼ c fresh (not packed) oregano leaves
6-8 thyme stems, de-leaved (keep the leaves, not the stems)
2 long stalks tarragon
3 cloves garlic
1 c sour cream
4 Tbsp butter
Salt
Pepper
2 c shredded cheese (for topping)

Slice potatoes in half and bake in the oven or microwave until completely cooked through.
Let cool and scoop out insides of potatoes carefully.
Brown ground meat in a pan.
In a food processor, or with a sharp knife, mince onion, herbs and garlic together.
Add salt and pepper and mix together.
Mix ½ the herb mixture into the browning meat.
Add potatoes to the meat and mash together.
Add remaining herb mixture, sour cream and butter, then stir.
Stuff the completed mixture back into the potato jackets
Top each with a ½ c of shredded cheese.
Place under broiler and melt cheese.

Serve.

There will be leftover stuffing – I’ve found it’s a great snack to munch on for later, or dip for crackers.