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Mouthwatering baked potato topped with melted cheese and crispy bacon bits.

Speedy Cheesy Beans on Jacket Potatoes

Name: Speedy Cheesy Beans on Jacket Potatoes
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 Baking potatoes scrubbed and pierced all over; 1 tsp Cooking oil; 400g Baked beans; 1 Red pepper finely diced; 1 tbsp Tomato purée; 0.5 tsp Smoked paprika; 80g Cheddar cheese coarsely grated; 2 Spring onion thinly sliced; 1 pinch Black pepper to taste

Crisp microwave-started jacket potatoes piled with tomatoey baked beans, cheddar and spring onion.

British-inspiredHigh fibreUnder 45 minutes

Prep: 8 min
Cook: 22 min
Total: 30 min

Difficulty

easy

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Servings

2

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Servings

1–12 servings

2

Estimated nutrition per serving

Calories: 544 kcal
Protein: 24g
Carbs: 85g
Fat: 14g

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For 2

Ingredients

Jacket potatoes

2, scrubbed and pierced all over
1 tsp

Bean topping

400g
1, finely diced
1 tbsp
0.5 tsp

To finish

80g, coarsely grated
2, thinly sliced
1 pinch, to taste

Get everything ready

Preparation

1
Prepare the ingredients
Baking potatoes: scrubbed and pierced all over; Red pepper: finely diced; Cheddar cheese: coarsely grated; Spring onion: thinly sliced; Black pepper: to taste.

Step by step

Cooking

1
Start the potatoes
Microwave the pierced potatoes on high until mostly tender, turning halfway through. Take care when handling them as steam will be hot.
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2
Crisp the skins
Heat the oven to 220°C. Rub the potatoes with oil, place directly on an oven shelf or baking tray and bake until the skins are crisp and the centres are tender.
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3
Heat the bean topping
While the potatoes bake, put the beans, red pepper, tomato purée and paprika in a small saucepan. Heat gently, stirring often, until the pepper has softened slightly and the beans are piping hot throughout.
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4

Fill and finish

Split the potatoes open and fluff the centres with a fork. Spoon over the beans, add the cheddar and return to the oven just until melted. Finish with spring onion and black pepper.

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5

Serve

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Speedy Cheesy Beans on Jacket Potatoes

Ingredients

Jacket potatoes

Bean topping

To finish

Preparation

Prepare the ingredients

Cooking

Start the potatoes

Crisp the skins

Heat the bean topping

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