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Jacket potato with cheese and beans on a pink plate.
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Jacket Potato with Beans and Cheese

Jacket Potato with Beans and Cheese is a British classic! Read all my tips to make this the BEST ever cheese and bean jacket potato!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Allergen: Dairy
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 673kcal
Author: Dannii Martin

Ingredients

  • 500 g Baking potatoes approx 250g/9oz each
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 2 pinch Sea salt
  • 2 pinch Ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • 50 g Light mature cheddar grated; bottom layer
  • 50 g Light mature cheddar grated; top layer
  • 2 portions Baked beans
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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C(fan)/425°F/Gas 7.
  • Rub 1 tablespoon Olive oil all over 500 g Baking potatoes and add 2 pinch Sea salt and 2 pinch Ground black pepper.
  • Cook at the top of your oven for 25 minutes. Turn the heat down to 190°C/170°C(fan)/375°F/Gas 5 and continue cooking for 1 hour.
  • To open up the jacket potato, wait for it to cool a little so you can handle it and then put a cross in the top and use your fingers to open it up.
  • Use a fork to rough up the potatoes and then add 2 tablespoon Butter to them and mash it in. Divide 50 g Light mature cheddar to the potatoes. This is so it melts.
  • Top the potatoes with 2 portions Baked beans. Then top with 50 g Light mature cheddar.

Notes

  • Make sure you really mash the butter into the cooked potato rather than just putting it on top. It will allow all that butter to really melt into every bit of the potato. Mash some grated cheddar in too.
  • Instead of butter, why not use hummus for extra protein fibre?
  • Add a lot of extra flavour to the beans by melting some marmite into them.
  • Finish it off with some colour by sprinkling some chopped chives and spring onions (green onions/scallions) on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1potato & toppings | Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 1437mg | Potassium: 1422mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 828IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 552mg | Iron: 6mg

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