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Baked potatoes with bacon recipe

Baked potatoes with bacon

Tuck into this classic comfort food on a cold winter evening.

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  • Serves 4
  • 10mins to prepare and 1hr 20mins to cook
  • 297 calories / serving

    Ingredients

    • 4 baking potatoes
    • 8 rashers of back bacon, tails removed
    • small bunch of chives, finely chopped
    • 4 tbsp soured cream
    • salt

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    Each serving contains

    Energy
    1245kJ 297.0kcal
    15%
    Fat
    12g
    medium17%
    Saturates
    5g
    medium25%
    Salt
    2.3g
    high38%
    Sugars
    2g
    low2%

    of the Reference intake

    Carbohydrate 33.6gProtein 12.8gFibre 3.6g

    Method

    1. Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
    2. Prick thepotatoesa few times and season. Wrap in sheets of aluminium foil and bake for 60-70 minutes until soft. Remove from the oven and keep wrapped in the foil.
    3. Finely chop the bacon tails. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat until hot then fry the chopped bacon for a few minutes until golden brown and crispy.
    4. Heat the grill to hot and grill the main parts of the bacon for 4-5 minutes, turning once. Unwrap the potatoes and cut in half. Top with the choppedbacon, sour cream, chives and main parts of bacon before serving.

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