Stuffed potatoes are great because you can change the flavour every time you make them to suit whatever is in your fridge at the time. There is little work to making a stuffed potato, and it can be used as a main meal or as a side. I cooked these in the oven but you could use the microwave to save time.

If you liked stuffed potatoes, why not try these other flavours:

Stuffed Potatoes with a Broccoli and Cheese Filling

Stuffed Potatoes with a Cheese and Bacon Filling

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with a Broccoli and Cheese Filling

Or, if you’ve made my Mexican mince or chilli con carne, you could use these as the fillings instead.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 75 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes, scrubbed well
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 100 g bacon, diced
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 100 g cheese, grated
• salt and pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Place the potatoes on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for 60 minutes.
3. Once the potatoes are cooked, let them cool enough to handle before slicing each potato in half lengthways.
4. Place the onion, bacon, sour cream and half of the cheese in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and then stir to combine the ingredients.
5. Spoon the mixture into the potato cases and top with the remaining cheese.
6. Return the potatoes to the oven and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese has melted and turned golden.