Savory Shepherd's Pie Stuffed Baked Potatoes!

Ingredients:

• 4 large russet potatoes, scrubbed clean
• 3 tbsp EVOO
• Salt
• 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 1/2 pound button or cremini mushrooms, quartered
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 2 tbsp spicy brown or dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup marsala wine

What to do:

1. Poke holes into the potatoes with a fork. Then place them on a microwave safe plate and heat in the microwave until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
2. Meanwhile, heat up 2 tbsp of EVOO in a medium frying pan. Add half of the onion and the red pepper. Salt and pepper to taste. Heat for about 5 minutes. Set aside in a medium mixing bowl.
3. Add sour cream, paprika, 1/2 the Gouda cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Cut a small top off of each potato and scoop potatoes out and place inside of the mixing bowl. Set potato skins to the side on a foiled baking sheet. Mix the potato mixture together and check for taste. Set aside.
4. Heat up 1 tbsp EVOO in the frying pan. Add your ground beef and cook through (5-6 minutes). Drain the fat out in a strainer and wipe the pan clean. Put beef back in pan, add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes on medium (tip: add some marsala wine so it doesn't dry out). Now add the rest of the onion and the garlic and cook for 5 more minutes.
5. Preheat oven to broil.
6. Move the meat to the sides so the middle of the pan is clear. Add butter and flour and cook for 1 minute. Add and wisk beef stock, Worchestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and salt and pepper. Let it bubble, then cook for 2-3 minutes. Then mix it in with the beef mixture. Simmer for 3-4 minutes. Set to the side.
7. Fill the potato skins with beef mixture, then top with the potato mixture, and top all of that with the remaining Gouda cheese. Broil for 2-3 minutes (until cheese is melted and potato tops are slightly browned).

Enjoy!