Turkey chilli jacket potatoes

Healthy winter recipe for 4 people, takes only 45 mins; recipe has baking potato, olive oil, onion, garlic clove, turkey mince, smoked paprika, ground cumin, cider vinegar, brown sugar, passata, red leicester and spring onion.

Turkey chilli jacket potatoes

Turkey chilli jacket potatoes

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy winter
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Baking Potato: 4 large baking potatoes
  • Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 onion, chopped
  • Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • Turkey Mince: 300g turkey mince
  • Smoked Paprika: 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • Ground Cumin: 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • Cider Vinegar: 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • Brown Sugar: 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • Passata: 350ml passata
  • Red Leicester: reduced-fat Red Leicester, grated, to serve
  • Spring Onion: 4 spring onions, chopped, to serve

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Use a fork to prick the potatoes all over. Rub with a little of the oil, and bake for 45 mins until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, make the chilli. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and some seasoning, and cook for 5 mins until soft. Add the turkey mince and season again, then increase the heat and break up the mince with the back of your spoon. When it's cooked through, add the spices, vinegar, sugar and passata. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 mins or until the liquid has reduced.
  3. Cut a cross in the top of each potato and spoon in the chilli. Serve each potato sprinkled with cheese and spring onions.