Best Classic Jacket Potatoes Recipes

JACKET POTATOES

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Jacket Potatoes are a classic English potato that is so crispy and delicious. Serve them as a side or make it a meal with toppings.

Provided by Lauren Keating

Time 1h35m

Number Of Ingredients 2

Ingredients

4 medium Russet potatoes
Toppings of your choice (chili, tuna salad, bacon and cheddar cheese, etc.), for serving

Steps:

Heat your oven to 400°F.
Scrub the potatoes well then pat them dry.
Using a sharp knife, cut an X across the top of each potato by making a ¼-inch deep incision from one end of the potato to the other lengthwise, then making a second cut across the center of the potato.
Place the potatoes on the top rack of the oven and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes (or as long as 2 hours, for extra crispy skin), until the potato skins are very crispy and the insides are soft.
Remove the potatoes and very carefully pop the potato open by cutting into the cross again to reopen it, then pushing the opposite ends of the potato toward each other (wear oven mitts to protect your hands when handling the hot potatoes).
Return the potatoes to the oven and cook an additional 15 minutes.
Fill with your favorite toppings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168 calories, Sugar 1.3 g, Sodium 10.7 mg, Fat 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 4.6 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

CRISPY JACKET POTATOES

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These crispy jacket potatoes are like a baked potato, but better. Serve with butter and sour cream.

Provided by Matticus Finch

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

6 medium russet potatoes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
¼ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
1 pinch lemon-pepper seasoning, or to taste
12 large squares aluminum foil

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Drizzle potatoes with a thin layer of oil. Sprinkle on sea salt and about 1/2 as much lemon-pepper seasoning. Wrap each potato in a square of foil, then wrap with a second square. Place foil-wrapped potatoes in a glass or ceramic baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until the skins are crisp and the flesh is soft, 60 to 90 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.3 calories, Carbohydrate 37.2 g, Fat 2.5 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 124.5 mg, Sugar 1.7 g