Jacket Potatoes with Mushrooms and Cheese
Serves: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes
2 ½ serves per portion
Recipe courtesy of the Country Kitchens team
Ingredients:
- 4 large potatoes, scrubbed clean, preferably Desiree or Yukon Gold
- 6 sprigs thyme, leaves separated from stems
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, crushed or finely chopped
- 1 leek, white section only, thinly sliced
- 2 rashers bacon, fat trimmed, finely diced
- 250g brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup parmesan, grated
- ¾ cup cheddar, grated
- ⅔ cup sour cream, reduced fat
- 2 tablespoons leaf parsley, finely chopped (to garnish)
Method:
- PREHEAT oven to 180°C fan forced and line a large baking dish with baking paper.
- PIERCE each potato several times with a fork.
- ADD the thyme stems and whole potatoes to the baking dish and drizzle with olive oil and cracked pepper.
- BAKE for 1 hour or until the centre of the potato is soft. Allow to cool.
- MEANWHILE heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add the remaining olive oil. Add the garlic and leek and cook until browned, stirring.
- ADD the bacon and cook until browned then add the mushrooms and stir gently until soft.
- ADD thyme leaves and cook for a further minute then remove pan from heat.
- CUT each potato in half and scoop out the flesh, keeping the skins intact. Add potato flesh to a large bowl and mash with a fork.
- STIR mushroom, leek and bacon mixture into the mashed potato.
- COMBINE the parmesan and cheddar cheese in a small bowl.
- ADD sour cream and half the cheese mix to the mashed potato and mix well.
- SPOON the potato mixture back into the potatoes.
- TOP with remaining cheese mixture.
- BAKE for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese melts.
- GARNISH with chopped parsley and serve with a leafy green salad and your choice of protein.
What's Great About It:
These jacket potatoes are sure to be a family dinner favourite. Great on their own or as a side dish. If you have left over roast pumpkin or steamed broccoli, add it to the potato mix for even more variety and vegetable content.
