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Tips for your Jacket Potatoes

Instructions

  • Halve and scrape out the potato. Mix with cheese, butter and a little milk. Season. scoop back into each half and sprinkle with more cheese. Bake until golden or wrap individually and freeze until needed. Great for a lunch snack.
  • Halve and scrape out the potato.Use the potato for mash for a fish pie, shepherds pie, fishcakes or just as a mash with sausages. Cut the skins into strips about 2cm wide. Toss lightly with oil and season. Freeze or bake for 10-12 minutes in a moderate oven until crisp and golden. Serve with a yogurt dip or barbecue sauce.
  • Cut each potato into wedges. Toss lightly in oil, paprika and a little crushed garlic. Freeze or bake for 10-12 minutes in a moderate oven until crisp and golden.Serve with salad or just on their own with a dip.
  • Halve and scrape out the potato. Fill the shell with a vegetarian or meat bolognaise and top with the potato and some grated cheese.
  • Cut each potato into wedges. Toss lightly in oil and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle over chopped spring onions and grated cheddar cheese. bake until golden. 
  • Fill the potato with Haricot, Tomato and Harissa Sauce
  • .......or just simply eat them cut across the top and filled with lashings of seasoned butter!!!

Other filling Ideas - fill a whole potato or halve and top

  • Crispy bacon and blue cheese
  • Tuna, sweetcorn and mayonnaise
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms
  • Roasted red pepper and goats cheese
  • Cream cheese and spring onion
  • Pesto, parmesan flakes and fresh parsley
  • Ratatouille topped with mozzarella