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About a week ago I shared my Quick Jacket Potato recipe; how to cook a jacket potato with a crispy skin and fluffy inside in under an hour.

Today I thought I’d share one of my family’s favourite fillings. Again so quick, but so tasty.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 tsp oil
2 slices chopped bacon
handful of chopped rosemary and parsley
1/2 bag of pre-grated cheese
butter (approx 50g)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
black pepper
2 cooked jacket potatoes

Method:

1. Heat oil in frying pan, add bacon and herbs, cook until crisp, set aside to cool.
2. Spread butter and mustard onto the insides of cooked jacket potatoes.
3. Mix cooled bacon with grated cheese and spoon on top of jacket potatoes.
4. Grind pepper, to taste, on top of cheese mixture.

Serve with a salad.

5 A Day Addition:

Try adding carrot and avocado to the salad or pepper and beetroot.

This is a different take on a jacket potato and cheese. It is a simple way to turn a jacket potato into a delicious dinner. When I cooked this at my Church for over 30 people at an Alpha course people’s first thought was “Oh just a jacket potato tonight!” however I received lots of compliments that this was a unique and interesting way to make a jacket potato a great dinner. Please share any other jacket potato fillings that you think turn this dish into a main meal.

I love a jacket potato, but they have to have a crispy skin and be light and fluffy on the inside. Microwave a potato and it should be well cooked on the inside but the skin will be soft; cook in the oven and even after lengthy cooking the inside can still be uncooked in parts. I’ve found a way to combine both microwave and oven cooking for a speedy answer to the perfect jacket potato.

1. Switch the oven on to pre-heat at 220°C.
2. Microwave one potato on high for roughly 5-6 minutes (cook more than one potato in the microwave and add 5 minutes per potato)
3. Check potato is done in the microwave, it should be soft to the touch, if not cook it for a further few minutes.
4. Put the potato on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven, turning once, for roughly 20-25 minutes.

Try this out for a quick meal plan recipe with chilli con carne or cheese and beans. Please let me know if you think this method works and whether you were able to get the perfect jacket potato in just 30 minutes.