JACKET POTATOES WITH HOME-BAKED BEANS

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Cold nights require comfort food, and there's no better than jacket potatoes - give yours a health boost with home-baked beans

Provided by Silvana Franco

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

4 baking potatoes
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 carrot , diced
1 celery stalk, diced
400g can haricot beans , drained
2 tomatoes , chopped
1 tsp paprika - choose sweet or hot depending on taste
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp chopped chives , to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Scrub the potatoes and dry well, then prick in several places with a fork. Bake directly on the oven shelf for 1-1½ hrs, until they feel soft when squeezed.
After 30 mins, heat the oil in a pan and gently cook the carrot and celery for 10 mins until softened. Add the beans, tomatoes and paprika and cook gently for a further 5 mins until the tomatoes are softened and pulpy. Stir in 100ml water and the Worcestershire sauce, cook for a further 5 mins then cover and keep warm.
Split open the potatoes and spoon in the beans. Scatter with chives and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.19 milligram of sodium