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Use up that leftover Chrissy ham or roast to make these easy jacket potatoes. Complete with all the Tex-Mex trimmings, they’re a fun way to waste-not!
- Makes6
- Cook time30 minutes
- Prep time15 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 large potatoes
- 420g can cannellini beans, red kidney beans, black beans or four bean mix, rinsed, drained
- 400g can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup (120g) leftover leg ham or roast meat such as beef, pork, lamb or chicken, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp Mexican chilli powder, taco seasoning, or dried Italian herbs
- 1 cup (120g) grated tasty cheese or other grated cheese
- Sour cream, to serve
- Spring onion, sliced, to serve
Nutritional information
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Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C. Wrap each potato in foil and place on a baking tray. Bake for 1 hour or until tender.
Step 2
Remove from the oven and unwrap. Cut a cross into the top of each potato, being careful not to cut all the way through. Press the base of each potato to open up the tops.
Step 3
Combine beans, tomato, leftover ham, pork, beef, lamb or chicken, chilli powder, seasoning or dried herbs in a medium bowl. Season. Spoon evenly among potatoes and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 15-20 mins or until the filling is heated through and the cheese melts.
Step 4
Divide among serving plates. Dollop with sour cream and sprinkle with spring onion to serve.
Recipe tip
COOK. STORE. SAVE.
Clever storage: Potatoes need good ventilation and airflow. Store them in a basket, bowl or paper bag in a cool, dark place in the pantry.
Jacket potatoes recipe
Twice baked means double the flavour in our Tex-Mex jacket potatoes recipe. Large brushed potatoes are baked until the flesh is super soft and nearly buttery in flavour. And the filling? Well, this is where you get to choose your own adventure. Chances are whatever you have in your fridge and pantry will be perfect for the stuffing. We’ve used beans and leftover roast meat for protein, canned tomatoes for the sauce and, of course, spuds love oozy melted cheese. And is it really a jacket potato if it’s not topped with tangy velvety sour cream and a sprinkling of spring onions? Create your own jacket potato recipe with whatever you have available. A perfect budget-friendly meal!
What is a jacket potato?
At their most simple, jacket potatoes are topped with butter that melts on contact with the hot flesh. Another classic combination is bacon, sour cream and chives. As this recipe is all about flexibility, we suggest using whatever you have in the fridge that you need to use up. Are there things in your crisper drawer that need to be eaten soon? Perhaps half a head of broccoli or a couple of zucchinis? Are there deli meats like ham and salami that need to be used up? Maybe the end pieces of chunks of cheese are hanging around? The sky's the limit with this low-cost, versatile jacket potato recipe.
How to make jacket potatoes
Make sure you pat the brushed potatoes dry after scrubbing and washing in order to get the skin nice and crispy for this jacket potatoes recipe. Prick each spud with a fork about 6-8 times as this helps the steam escape. To check if it’s cooked, unwrap a bit of the foil and pierce with a skewer or fork. It should slide in easily without resistance. Make sure you cool the potatoes slightly before filling in order to avoid burning your fingers. If feeling impatient, use a clean tea towel to hold the potato as you carefully flatten it.
Love this recipe?
Potatoes are not the only vegetable that you can stuff with goodness. While served as a side here, stuffed mushrooms with ricotta are a great snack or vegetarian entrée. Stuffed sweet potatoes are also a perfect vegetable for beans and cheese, as are stuffed capsicums with pulled pork. Buy a couple of eggplants to create this tasty stuffed eggplants recipe filled with wholesome lentils that is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
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Tex-Mex jacket potatoes
- Makes6
- Cook time30 minutes
- Prep time15 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 large potatoes
- 420g can cannellini beans, red kidney beans, black beans or four bean mix, rinsed, drained
- 400g can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup (120g) leftover leg ham or roast meat such as beef, pork, lamb or chicken, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp Mexican chilli powder, taco seasoning, or dried Italian herbs
- 1 cup (120g) grated tasty cheese or other grated cheese
- Sour cream, to serve
- Spring onion, sliced, to serve
Description
Use up that leftover Chrissy ham or roast to make these easy jacket potatoes. Complete with all the Tex-Mex trimmings, they’re a fun way to waste-not!
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C. Wrap each potato in foil and place on a baking tray. Bake for 1 hour or until tender.
Step 2
Remove from the oven and unwrap. Cut a cross into the top of each potato, being careful not to cut all the way through. Press the base of each potato to open up the tops.
Step 3
Combine beans, tomato, leftover ham, pork, beef, lamb or chicken, chilli powder, seasoning or dried herbs in a medium bowl. Season. Spoon evenly among potatoes and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 15-20 mins or until the filling is heated through and the cheese melts.
Step 4
Divide among serving plates. Dollop with sour cream and sprinkle with spring onion to serve.