Scooped out jacket potatoes can be loaded
with a variety of delicious fillings. Serve them as a snack or a main meal
with a crisp salad or some steamed green vegetables. And don't throw away
the potato flesh - use it to make the topping for a savoury dish.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: approx. 1 hour
For jacket potatoes you will need:
4 x 113g/4oz baking potatoes
Salt and ground black pepper
Method:
1. Scrub the potatoes and bake in a preheated over at 200ºC/400ºF/Gas
Mark 6 for about 1 hour, until tender.
2. Cut each potato in half lengthways and scoop out most of
the flesh, leaving a little potato around the inside of each skin. Season lightly
with salt and pepper, then fill the potatoes with the desired fillings.
cheese & tomato filling
Serves 4
Syns per serving:
2 Syns on Green, 6 Syns on Original
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
57g/2oz reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, grated
Method:
Mix the tomatoes, spring onions and cheese together and pile into the potato
skins. Pop under a preheated hot grill until golden brown and bubbling.
cottage cheese & pepper filling
Serves 4
Syns per serving:
Free on Green, 4 Syns on Original
Ingredients:
1 small red pepper
1 small yellow pepper
113g/4oz very low fat natural cottage cheese
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
Method:
Place the peppers under a preheated grill, turning until charred and blistered
all over. Cut in half, remove the seeds and cut the flesh into thin strips.
Mix the pepper strips with the cottage cheese and pile into the potato
skins. Sprinkle with coriander.
cranberry & mozzarella filling
Serves 4
Syns per serving:
2½ Syns on Green, 6½ Syns on Original
Ingredients:
2 level tbsp cranberry sauce
57g/2oz mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
Method:
Spoon a little cranberry sauce into each potato skin and cover with a slice
of mozzarella. Pop under a preheated hot grill until golden brown and
melted.
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