Jacket Potato with Cheese and Beans

Fluffy baked potatoes with crisp skins, filled with melted Cheddar and hot baked beans.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1h 25m
Total: 1 hour 35 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 large baking potatoes
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 50g butter
  • 400g tin baked beans
  • 150g mature Cheddar, grated
  • Black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Scrub the potatoes and prick them all over with a fork.

  2. Rub with the oil and salt and place directly on the oven shelf.

  3. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes until the skins are crisp and the middles are soft.

  4. Warm the baked beans in a small pan.

  5. Split each potato, fluff the inside with a fork and add a knob of butter.

  6. Fill with the beans, top with Cheddar and season with black pepper. Serve at once.