Jacket Potato with Beans & Cheese

close up shot of jacket potato with beans and cheese on small white plate with silver fork to one side

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5 from 2 votes

This dish is a British classic and here I'll show you the most delicious way to make it!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 35

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: British

Servings:

Author: Chris Collins

Cost: £2 / $2.50

Equipment

Baking Tray (for baking potatoes)
Small Pot & Wooden Spoon (for beans)
Box Grater (for cheese)

Ingredients

2x large Baking Potatoes (approx 350g/12oz EACH)
1x 415g/14oz tin of Baked Beans
100g / 1 cup Cheddar, grated
2 tbsp Butter
Worcestershire Sauce, as needed (optional)
Olive Oil, as needed
Salt, as needed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Place the potatoes on a baking tray and stab them a few times all over with a fork. Coat in a drizzle of olive oil and a good pinch of salt, then place in the oven for 1 hour 20 mins (should be fork tender all the way through at this point). Crank up the heat to 220C/430F until ultra crispy, then remove.
Just before the end, add the beans to a pot over medium heat and simmer until they're piping hot and the sauce thickens up.
Slice potatoes down the centre and push them open. Add 1 tbsp butter and a good pinch of salt to both. Fluff up with a fork to get the butter & salt in and around the potato.
Top with a pinch of cheese, followed by beans, followed by more cheese then finished with a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce.

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Notes

a) Baked Potato - Timings will differ depending on the size of the potato, but 180C/350F for 80mins should get them pretty much ready to serve. The extra blast at the end is to get them extra crispy! Check out my Best Baked Potato for more tips!

b) Cheese - I prefer a mature/sharp cheddar, but mild or medium will work just fine if you prefer that. Either way, it's gotta be cheddar. No other cheese is allowed!

c) Beans - I typically simmer these for a little longer than the tin suggests. Just to reduce the sauce so they don't spill all across the plate. Plus they'll be piping hot, which helps the cheese melt!

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