The Perfect Jacket Potato - Real Recipes from Mums

A favourite lunch time dish for me and the family, everyone gets to choose their topping and the kids always enjoy filling their own.

Ingredients (serves 4 | makes 4 Potatoes)

4 Potatoes (Maris Piper, King Edward, Estima, Desiree)
2 Tablespoons Butter
20 grams Course Sea Salt
Drizzle Olive Oil
200g Tined Tuna
4 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
1 Teaspoon Pepper, to serve
1 handful Parsley, roughly chopped

Method

Pre heat oven to 220 degrees
Thoroughly wash and dry potatoes and randomly prick them with a fork
Pat dry, rub with olive oil then roll in sea salt.
Cook in the oven on a grill shelf for about an hour or until just tender, the outside should be crisp – if not give them an extra 10 minutes.
Break open when ready to eat and serve with a knob of butter and a filling of your choice!
For the tuna filling, combine parsley, tuna and mayonnaise mix in a bowl and serve with cracked black pepper on top.

Notes

This recipe is great served with a big green salad! Other great toppings include, beans, crispy bacon, cheese and sometimes for dinner chilli con carne!

204 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 01 Jan 2023
    6:06 pm
Oh never tried tuna on a jacket potato! but it sounds delish!

- - meedee said
  - 02 Apr 2022
    8:23 am
Mum used to make jacket potatoes when we had run out of meat, fish and eggs. To me they were the meal we had when we were waiting for Dads pay day.

- - Lividanke said
  - 28 Feb 2022
    1:21 pm
I haven’t had one of these in such a long time. I should make it tonight for dinner. Thank you for sharing.

- - mom223151 said
  - 05 Feb 2022
    7:06 pm
Love my Jack potatoes ???? so much. Hoping to try the air fryer potato recipes when I get my air fryer soon.

- - mom466291 said
  - 11 Mar 2021
    6:31 am
So.much easier in the air fryer these days! Yum

- - hexrex said
  - 22 Jun 2020
    6:11 pm
I love jacket potatoes I just dont cook them often enough

- - Petal53 said
  - 27 Apr 2020
    10:21 pm
jacket potatoes are so versatile because practically any filling can be added to them to create a delicious meal.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 26 Aug 2019
    8:15 am
We love jacket potatoes! Your tuna filling sounds yummy!

- - mom414719 said
  - 13 Aug 2019
    3:33 pm
I love how interchangeable these could be. I could use sweet potatoes instead and use a variety of toppings. Yum.

- - MrsA said
  - 29 Mar 2019
    8:41 pm
Jacket potatoes are something I enjoy but have never made myself. Thanks for the recipe.

- - mom112023 said
  - 28 Dec 2018
    6:38 am
Very more-ish. Thanks for the recipe.

- - kjgarner said
  - 28 Jun 2018
    8:08 pm
Love the ingredients that you fill the potato with

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 23 Dec 2017
    1:19 pm
I love eating potatoes this style thanks for sharing!!!

- - mom183717 said
  - 11 Jun 2017
    4:04 pm
We love jacket potatoes now I know how to do one at home

- - mom101628 said
  - 20 Apr 2017
    4:24 pm
Lovely winter snack that I will be doing this year.

- - ella12 said
  - 22 Mar 2017
    2:46 pm
This looks like a nice winter warmer.

- - tessie said
  - 05 Mar 2017
    2:29 pm
I’ve never cooked potato in its jacket before. Sounds like a great recipe to give it a try.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 03 Mar 2017
    8:36 pm
Oh yumm, guess what I’m having for dinner tomorrow?

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 03 Mar 2017
    8:04 pm
You cannot beat a potato in it’s jacket. Love them.

- - rovermum said
  - 03 Mar 2017
    6:31 pm
We have baked potatoes some times on a Sunday night for dinner. Love them. This is a new and different topping option which I love. Can’t wait to try it.