Chilli Stuffed Jacket Potato
This recipe works in combination with: Chilli Con Carne. This recipe features in these meal plans: Frugal Favourites 1.
A crispy baked potato spiced up with chilli con carne.
Ingredients
- 125g of minced beef
- half a 220g tin red kidney beans, drained
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium baking potato (approx 320g)
- half a 227g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp tomato puree
- 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs
- Serves: 1
- Course: Main Course
- Preparation time: 5 mins
- Cooking time: 60 mins
- Oven temp: 180c
- Price per person: £1.87
- Store cupboard: Basic
- Calories per serving: 713
- 5-a-day per serving: 1.5
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Method
- Preheat the oven. Wash the potato and prick with a fork or knife. Rub the skin with the oil and season with salt, pepper and a pinch of dried mixed herbs. Bake for 1 hour, or until the skin is crisp and a knife can easily pierce the centre.
- Once the potato has been in the oven for half an hour, prepare the chilli con carne filling. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes, or until the onion is soft. Add the meat and fry for 5 minutes, or until browned.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, kidney beans and chilli powder. Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until the sauce develops a thicker consistency. Add a little water if the chilli becomes dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- To serve, cut open the baked potato and spoon the filling into the centre.
Cook's tips
If you are using this recipe as part of a meal plan, you could save time by cooking both portions of the chilli one night and reserving half to serve with rice another night.
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