BBQ Turkey Baked Potatoes

I love making a baked potato into a whole meal. In the town where I grew up, there was a wonderful BBQ restaurant that served STUFFED baked potatoes. We often made a do-it-yourself version at home, using whatever leftover meat or chicken we had. A few nights ago, we ate stuffed baked potatoes. I used ground turkey as the "beef." The toppings were sour cream, grated cheese, green onions, BBQ sauce, and jalapenos. The first thing is to put the potatoes in the oven. They need to cook longer than anything else. I always forget this and get impatient with how long it takes to bake a good potato. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Wash the potatoes in warm faucet water; rub off the dirt and yucky spots. Place each potato in the middle of a big square of aluminum foil. Sprinkle a bit of olive oil over each potato. Sprinkle salt and pepper over each potato. Then wrap the foil securely around each potato. Place into the oven to cook.

Next, fry up the ground turkey. I added a bit of salt and a LOT of pepper. I let it get a little extra-browned, because we both like crunchy ground turkey. Here is the warm potato and turkey just waiting for toppings. I didn't get a picture of those!