Potato Boats

Ingredients

• Bacon, thick sliced 36 oz
• cranberries, dried 6 oz
• water 16 fl oz
• mozzarella Cheese, shredded 30 oz
• Bleu Cheese, crumbled 30 oz
• Simplot Classic Skin-on Potato Boats 96 oz
• chives, fresh, chopped for garnish
• Ranch Dressing, prepared 72 fl oz 

Place the Bacon in a single layer on a parchment paper lined sheet pan. Cook Bacon for 12-15 minutes in a preheated 375 °F oven. Drain grease and crumble the Bacon, reserve. Place dried cranberries in a small saute pan with water and simmer until almost all the liquid is absorbed. In a bowl, toss the mozzarella with the blue Cheese until well blended. Fry the Simplot Classic Skin-on Potato Boats in a fryer at 350 °F for 5 1/2 minutes, drain. For each serving, place 4 prepared Sim plot Classic Skin-on Potato Boats on a sheet pan and stop with 2 oz of Cheese blend, 1/2 oz of Bacon, 1/2 oz of cranberries, and top with 1/2 oz Cheese. Place the pan under a salamander or in a hot oven until the Cheese melts. Sprinkle with chopped chives. Transfer to a serving plate along with 3 oz of Ranch Dressing