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Jacket Potatoes
This is not a recipe in any sense. I suppose I just wanted share that sometimes dinner can be easy AND enjoyable/fun. When Tom or I have a work event at night, we’ll usually do something pretty simple for dinner. One of our favorites is jacket potatoes – they are delicious and easy to throw in the conventional oven, toaster oven, or even the air fryer.
I’ve even done a potato bar for a party – roasted the potatoes, then cut them in half and spread out a bunch of the toppings below. It was a hit!
Just rub olive oil onto the whole potatoes (you can really use any potatoes here, but I especially like the Russet potato for baking) once you’ve scrubbed and washed them. I then sprinkle each potato with a good amount of Kosher salt. Poke a few holes in them with a fork. I’ll usually wrap them in foil as well, but sometimes I prefer them a bit crispier, so leave the foil off. Bake on 350 degrees for approximately an hour on a baking sheet. Follow directions for using a air fryer, as they are all so different.
Once the potatoes have baked, we usually put out all the toppings so anyone who is eating can help themselves and customize the potato to their liking. Some ideas for toppings:
Thick bacon, crumbled
Sour Cream
Butter
Scallions/green onions, chopped
Baked beans
Shredded cheddar cheese
Cheese sauce
Broccoli florets, cut and steamed
Goat cheese, crumbled
Chili
Avocado
Sausages
Asparagus, steamed or roasted
A few specialty potatoes:
Butter, baked beans, and bacon or ham, topped with cheddar cheese (UK version)
Marinara sauce with pepperoni and then add mozzarella cheese on top (Italian version -big hit with kiddos)
Taco meat, onions, and jalapeno cheddar (Mexican version)
The list is really endless – what veggies do you have? Throw those on! What leftover meat do you have? Try it on top of a potato! As long as you have butter/oil, and salt and pepper, they are tasty!