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Jacket Potato with Baked Beans and Cheese
The jacket potato is criminally underrated as a proper meal. For under a pound per portion you get something hot, filling and genuinely satisfying. The key is getting the potato right – a proper crispy skin and fluffy centre makes all the difference. Don’t microwave it unless you are in a real rush. The oven-baked version is in a different league entirely.
Total cost: £1.80 (£0.90 per portion) – Serves 2 people. Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 60 mins
Jacket Potato with Baked Beans and Cheese
The classic British budget meal for good reason - it's filling, nutritious and costs less than a pound. A proper jacket potato with crispy skin and fluffy centre is hard to beat.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat your oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. Prick the potatoes several times with a fork.
- Rub each potato with a little oil and sprinkle with salt. Place directly on the oven rack.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes until the skin is crispy and the centre is fluffy when you squeeze it.
- Heat the baked beans in a small saucepan.
- Split each potato open, add a knob of butter, then top with beans and grated cheese.
Tips and Variations
Speed it up by microwaving the potatoes for 8 minutes first, then putting them in the oven for the last 15 minutes just to crisp the skin. Other toppings that work: tuna mayo (add 40p), chilli con carne (add 50p if batch cooked), or coleslaw and ham (add 35p).
Is it cheaper to make this from scratch? Use our Cook vs Buy Calculator to compare the real cost of homemade vs shop-bought.
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