Cheese-stuffed jacket potatoes with cheese and bacon
- Published: 13 Nov 18
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
These cheese-stuffed jacket potatoes combine cream cheese, cheddar, crispy bacon and a hint of garlic, in a wonderful winter warmer.
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- Serves 4
- Hands-on time 25 min, oven time 25-30 min
Ingredients
- 4 baking potatoes
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- Glug of olive oil
- 100g smoked bacon lardons
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 180g cream cheese (we like Philadelphia)
- 15g fresh chives, finely chopped
- 80g mature cheddar, grated
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Prick the potatoes all over with a fork and cook in the microwave on high for 15 minutes until the cooked and tender. Let the potatoes cool a little, then scoop out the centre into large mixing bowl.
- Meanwhile, in a medium frying pan, heat a glug of oil and fry the onion over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the bacon and fry for a further 5 minutes until turning golden. Add the garlic and fry for 3-4 minutes until the bacon is crisp.
- Add the bacon mixture to the bowl with the potato, add the cream cheese and chives and mash everything together. Season to taste and spoon into the potato skins, then generously top with the cheese. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbling and turning golden.
- Recipe from November 2018 Issue
delicious. tips
If you don’t have a microwave, bake the potatoes at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 45-50 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
Precook the potatoes up to 24 hours in advance, leave to cool, then wrap in cling film and store in the fridge.
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