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Main course · British

Jacket Potato with Blue Cheese, Bacon and Chives

55 min Serves 4 ~530 kcal/serving ~£7.40 (£1.85/serving) Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 4 baking potatoes
  • 150 g smoked streaky bacon
  • 120 g Stilton or Gorgonzola
  • 100 ml soured cream
  • 20 g fresh chives
  • 30 g butter

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
530 kcal
Protein
17.8 g
Carbohydrate
39.9 g
of which sugars
3.3 g
Fat
31.3 g
of which saturates
17.1 g
Fibre
5.6 g
Salt
2.19 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Prick, oil and salt the potatoes and bake for 50–55 minutes.

  2. 2

    Grill or dry-fry the streaky bacon until very crispy, then chop into small pieces. Snip the chives.

  3. 3

    Crumble the blue cheese into a bowl and mix with the soured cream to make a loose, creamy sauce.

  4. 4

    Split the baked potatoes, add butter, then spoon over the blue cheese cream. Scatter with crispy bacon pieces and snipped chives.

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