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Carbonara jacket potatoes recipe

Carbonara jacket potatoes recipe

4 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Creamy carbonara meets comforting jacket potatoes in this fun twist on an Italian classic. With crispy bacon and melted Parmesan, this baked potato delivers big carbonara flavours. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 15 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
  • 409 calories / serving
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 4 baking potatoes, scrubbed clean and pricked all over with a fork
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil​
  • 1 onion, finely chopped​
  • 100g smoked lardons
  • 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
  • 40g Parmesan, finely grated
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped chives​

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1715kj
    409kcal     20%

  • Fat

    18g 26%

  • Saturates

    6g 28%

  • Sugars

    4g 4%

  • Salt

    1g 17%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 42.6g Protein 16.6g Fibre 5.1g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.
  2. Put the potatoes on a plate and microwave on high for 15 mins. Carefully turn over, using a pair of tongs, and microwave for a further 10-15 mins until they are soft in the centre. Cook for a little longer if your potatoes are particularly large.
  3. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the onion and lardons for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until golden and lightly crisp.
  4. Once the potato is cool enough to handle, cut a cross in the top, then scoop out the majority of the potato into a bowl. Mash until smooth then fold through the onion, lardons, eggs and most of the Parmesan, saving a little to garnish, until well combined. Spoon the mixture back into the potatoes, place on a baking tray, drizzle the remaining oil over the skin and bake for 10-15 mins until starting to crisp.
  5. Serve topped with extra Parmesan and a sprinkling of chives.

Air-fryer tip: For easy jacket potatoes that are extra crispy, prick the skin, rub evenly with oil and a pinch of sea salt and place in the air-fryer basket. Cook at 200°C for 20 mins, before turning over and cooking for another 10 mins until a knife passes easily through the flesh.

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