If you’ve ever been to Outback or Chili’s, you’ll know that the beloved Blooming Onion is one of the tastiest, most addictive dishes you can order (yum!), but we never thought to apply that same “blooming” concept to other foods. We had some potatoes lying around the pantry and, though we’d walked by them hundreds of times and only ever thought to bake them for an easy dinner, we realized we could do something way more interesting to really make our meal special.

Instead of doing any of the typical things with these potatoes, we decided to make blooming potatoes! Now, you need to be careful with how you cut them, since you don’t want to cut all the way to the bottom, or you’ll risk having your tot fall apart on you, but other than that, this recipe’s a breeze! Bake the potatoes, then stuff them with cheese and top ‘em with bacon and you’re in business…seriously, you won’t believe how good they are!