10 tasty jacket potato topping ideas
Jazz up your jacket potato with these 10 inspiring topping ideas. Beans, cheese and tuna are all well and good but how about chilli crab, roasted garlic or Scandi-style soured cream and beetroot? Keep scrolling for topping suggestions that take crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside baked potatoes to the next level. Plus: top tips on cooking your jackets in the oven and air fryer.

How to cook a perfect jacket potato
Heat the oven to 200°C fan/gas 7. Rub a little oil over each medium baking potato and season with salt. Put directly on a shelf in the oven and bake for about 50 minutes (or give them a 10-minute blast in the microwave first, then bake for about 20 minutes). The potatoes are done when the skin is crisp and the potato is soft inside.
How to make air fryer jacket potatoes
If you like your baked potatoes extra crisp, an air fryer is the way to go – it saves energy and money compared to a traditional oven AND cuts the jacket potato baking time in half while you’re at it. Again, you can make the process even quicker by giving the potatoes a 10-minute blast in the microwave first. Finish them in the air fryer for a final 10-15 minutes to crisp up the skin. Follow our full air fryer baked potato recipe.
10 great jacket potato topping ideas
Baked potatoes with smoked salmon and soured cream
The sophisticated flavours of dill, lemon zest and capers elevate these potatoes, alongside hot-smoked salmon and soured cream.
Garlic baked potatoes with Lancashire cheese
Smoky baked potatoes are loaded with roasted garlic, creamy Lancashire cheese, chives and soured cream in this next-level comfort food recipe by Alan Rosenthal.
Beetroot baked potatoes with creamy white beans
Baked potatoes take on a Scandi vibe and a delightful purple hue in this fresh and vibrant dish that packs in the plants.
Spiced beef mince with jacket potatoes and yogurt
This warming recipe feel indulgent but nourishing, combining spiced beef and chickpeas with a fresh, crunchy cucumber salad.
Chilli crab jacket potatoes
The spice and fragrance of Singapore-style chilli crab meets the simple charm of a baked potato in this smart weeknight dinner.
Fish pie jackets
We’ve put a twist on an absolute classic, the tuna mayo jacket potato, by stuffing baked spuds with a gorgeous fish pie filling. Use shop-bought fish pie mix to make things even easier.
Crisp-skinned jackets with cheese, chorizo and spring onions
Add some Spanish-style flair to your spud with spiced chorizo and sharp spring onions.
Baked potatoes stuffed with bacon, cheese and chives
Scoop baked potato out of its skin and mix with soured cream, cheddar and golden bacon lardons before returning to its shell and grilling for maximum fluffy-crispy-gooey goodness. Genius!
Loaded baked sweet potatoes
These baked sweet potatoes are piled high with gut-friendly mushrooms, kimchi, beans, tomatoes, spring onions – and a little cheese. Healthy comfort food at its finest.
Baked sweet potatoes with spicy chickpeas
Fill baked sweet potatoes with harissa-spiced chickpeas for an easy but filling vegetarian midweek meal. Feta, kale and spring onions add interest.
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