How to make jacket potatoes with crispy bacon and salmon

It’s comforting, cheap and easy to make midweek and, best of all, it can be on the table in 30 minutes

Speedy jacket potatoes with crispy bacon and salmon

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes

Serves 4

4 baking potatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
3 essential Waitrose smoked British bacon streaky rashers
400g essential Waitrose natural cottage cheese
1 tbsp chopped flatleaf parsley
1 tbsp chopped chives
100g smoked salmon flakes

Preheat the oven to 220C/gas mark 7. Prick the potatoes with a fork, place on a plate and microwave on high (900W) for 3 minutes. Turn them over and microwave for a further 3 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a baking sheet and brush with the oil. Season and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, place the bacon on a separate baking sheet and cook with the potatoes in the oven for 6-8 minutes.

Crumble the bacon and mix into the cottage cheese with the remaining ingredients; season. Once the potatoes are cooked, cut them open, add the topping and serve.

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