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Twice-baked cheese jacket potatoes

These twice-baked jacket potatoes are delicious served with salad. Each potato will serve one to two people.

Ingredients

1 clean, medium-sized baking potato per person
10g butter
50g Cheddar cheese - grated
15ml (1 tablespoon) red pepper - de-seeded and diced
15ml (1 tablespoon) yellow pepper - de-seeded and diced
1 spring onion - finely chopped
1 fresh tomato - finely chopped
salt and black pepper

Utensils

chopping board
vegetable knife
mixing bowl
tablespoon
fork
potato masher
grater
baking tray

Method

Heat the oven to 200oC/400oF/Gas 6.
Wash the potatoes and prick with a fork. Place on a baking tray and bake for one hour or until soft. Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
Cut the potato in half and hollow each side out using a tablespoon. Place the cooked potato in a mixing bowl and mash thoroughly.
Add the butter, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Stir in the red and yellow peppers, spring onion, tomato and half the grated cheese. Mix well.
Spoon the potato mixture back into the potato skins pressing down well with a tablespoon.
Place on the baking tray and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden-brown.

 
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