Difficulty: Easy | Prep: 10 min | Cook: 45 min | Total: 55 min | Serves: 4 | Dietary: Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
These potato skin boats are proper couch food for a cold July night, crisp around the edges and loaded with cheese, beans and a little heat. Chooki's Chilli Chicken Salt goes on the skins before the second bake, so the chilli sticks to the potato instead of sitting at the bottom of the tray.
- 4 medium brushed potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Chooki's Chilli Chicken Salt
- 1 cup grated cheddar
- 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 red capsicum, finely diced
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, optional
Step 1: Crisp the Potatoes
Heat the oven to 220C fan-forced. Prick the potatoes with a fork, microwave them for 8 minutes, then rub with olive oil and bake for 25 minutes until the skins feel crisp.
Step 2: Scoop and Season
Let the potatoes cool for 5 minutes, then halve them lengthways. Scoop out the middle, leaving about 1cm of potato inside each skin, then sprinkle the cut sides with Chooki's Chilli Chicken Salt.
Step 3: Fill and Melt
Mix the black beans, capsicum and half the spring onion in a bowl. Spoon into the potato skins, top with cheddar, then bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and the edges are golden.
Step 4: Serve
Dollop with sour cream, scatter over the rest of the spring onion and add parsley if using. Serve hot while the skins still have a bit of crackle.
Tip: Save the scooped potato for breakfast hash. It crisps up quickly in a hot pan with another pinch of Chooki's Chilli Chicken Salt.