Stuffed jacket potatoes

Healthy spring recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has potato, cheddar, sweetcorn, pepper and herb.

Stuffed jacket potatoes

Stuffed jacket potatoes

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy spring
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Pepper: 100g mixed pepper, diced
  • Cheddar: 100g strong cheddar, grated, plus extra for topping
  • Potato: 4 medium potatoes
  • Sweetcorn: 100g sweetcorn
  • Herb: small handful fresh herbs, such as oregano, basil, coriander, dill or thyme

Directions

  1. Equipment you will need: medium mixing bowl, small mixing bowl, dessertspoon, fork, baking tray, grater, oven gloves.
  2. Get an adult to heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake the potatoes for about 1 hr until cooked and the skins are crispy. Leave to cool completely. This can be done up to 2 days ahead.
  3. To stuff the jacket potatoes, heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Ask an adult to cut the potatoes in half. Using a spoon, carefully scoop out the middle of the potato, leaving the skin unbroken (like a boat). Place the scooped potato into a mixing bowl.
  4. Using the fork, mash the potato until there are no lumps. Add the cheese, sweetcorn and peppers and mix well. Gently pick the leaves from the herbs. You can rip the larger leaves into smaller pieces. Stir the herbs into the cheesy potato mixture.
  5. Using the spoon, carefully scoop the mixture back into the potato boats. Make sure that you use all the mixture up. Sprinkle with a little extra grated cheese and place on a baking tray. Using oven gloves, place the tray in the oven and bake for 10-15 mins until golden.