Description

This hearty and comforting recipe features perfectly baked jacket potatoes served with homemade flavorful beans cooked with carrot, celery, tomatoes, and seasoned with paprika and Worcestershire sauce. Topped with fresh chopped chives, it’s a wonderful vegetarian meal that’s filling and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

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For the Jacket Potatoes

4 baking potatoes
1 tbsp sunflower oil

For the Home-Baked Beans

1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
400g can haricot beans, drained
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp paprika (sweet or hot, depending on taste)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp chopped chives, to serve

Instructions

Prepare and bake the potatoes: Heat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan)/gas mark 6. Scrub the potatoes clean and dry them thoroughly. Prick each potato several times with a fork. Place them directly onto the oven shelf and bake for 1 to 1½ hours until they are soft when squeezed gently.
Cook the vegetable base: After the potatoes have been baking for 30 minutes, heat the sunflower oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the diced carrot and celery and gently cook for about 10 minutes until they soften.
Add beans and tomatoes: Stir in the drained haricot beans, chopped tomatoes, and paprika. Continue to cook gently for 5 minutes until the tomatoes become soft and pulpy.
Finish the beans: Add 100ml of water and the Worcestershire sauce to the pan. Cook for another 5 minutes, then cover the pan and keep the mixture warm until the potatoes are done.
Serve: Split open the hot baked potatoes and spoon the warm bean mixture inside. Scatter the chopped chives over the top and serve immediately.

Notes

The beans can be made ahead of time and reheated in the microwave, making this a great recipe for meal prep.
Try serving the beans over granary toast for a quick supper option.
For a cheesier twist, stir in a handful of grated cheddar into the beans before serving.
Choose sweet or hot paprika based on your spice preference to customize the flavor.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Category: Main Course
Method: Baking
Cuisine: British

Keywords: jacket potatoes, baked beans, vegetarian dinner, healthy recipe, home-baked beans, easy dinner