Cheesy bean potatoes

Cheesy bean potatoes

Give baked potatoes a bit of oomph with this easily reheated side dish - great with sausages and salad

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr - 1 hr 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Can be frozen once cooked

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 220C/gas 7. Oil and season the potatoes, then bake for 1 hr until a knife slides in easily and the skins are crispy. Cool for 10 mins.
  2. Halve the potatoes lengthways and scoop out the cooked potato into a bowl, leaving a thin layer behind so that the skins still hold their shape. Mash the potato with the butter, mustard and seasoning, then stir in the spring onions, 175g cheese and kidney beans. Pile the mixture into the potato skins and scatter with the remaining cheese. Can be made to this stage a day ahead and chilled. Bake for 30-40 mins until golden. Serve with the sausages and salad (see 'Goes well with').

PER SERVING

434 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 0g, sugar 4g, salt 1.58 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2008.

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  • 26 October 2008

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 20 January 2009

    sara rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was GORGEOUS. As a veggie I can end up feeling like my meals are missing something substatial but this tasted lovely and filled me up good and proper on a cold winters evening-but be generous with the cheese and butter!

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  • 23 July 2009

    Sharon a commented on this recipe

    Totally yummy

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  • 04 November 2009

    shaz rated this recipe

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  • 21 November 2009

    gemz84 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    this were nice but found the mustard a bit overpowering and the kids didnt like the kidney beans. apart from that though they were yum and will def make again with just a tea spoon of mustard and leave it at cheese and onion.

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  • 12 February 2010

    Michelle rated this recipe

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  • 21 April 2010

    Ron Graves rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Sounds good but, please, not kidney beans, they're vile. Try cannellini, pinto, or borlotti instead. Much better texture.

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  • 21 April 2010

    Ron Graves commented on this recipe

    For some reason I'm not being allowed to award more than 2 stars - so here's 2 more!

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  • 14 June 2010

    Coco Loco rated and commented on this recipe

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    I used large potatoes and baked in the oven for 2 hours to get the skin really crispy and the result was a huge hit, will definately be making this again!

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  • 13 August 2010

    Clover rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really tasty! I cooked my potatoes in the microwave then put them in the oven for a bit to crisp the skin up. I made lots and froze them and have had one for dinner tonight. Very tasty indeed :) Any ideas what to do with leftover mixture?

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  • 04 November 2010

    Roxann rated and commented on this recipe

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    These were delicious! A huge hit in our house - will definitely be making them again.

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  • 02 March 2011

    Scabs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great comfort food!

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  • 18 March 2011

    Sharon commented on this recipe

    I made these tonight and they were delicious! I did change the kidney beans to half kidney beans in chilli sauce and half butter beans and everyone thought that they were gorgeous!

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  • 30 September 2011

    thynk2much rated and commented on this recipe

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    I used pinto beans and these were amazing!

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  • 29 December 2011

    FionaEds rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very tasty made with the Sweet chilli sausages and went down a treat.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr - 1 hr 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Can be frozen once cooked

Ingredients

  • 6 large baking potatoes
  • 85g butter
  • 1 tbsp English mustard
  • 6 large spring onions , finely chopped
  • 175g mature cheddar , grated, plus 85g for sprinkling
  • 2 x 300g cans red kidney beans , drained
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PER SERVING

434 kcalories, protein 17g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 0g, sugar 4g, salt 1.58 g

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