Cottage Pie Jacket Potatoes – Slimming Style

Gosh it took me ages to try and decide what to call these absolute beauts, well I finally settled on ‘Cottage Pie Jacket Potatoes – slimming Style.’

They aren’t actually Shepherd’s pies as that’s with lamb and cottage pies are with beef.

To be honest you could also make this recipe with lamb and then they would be Jacket Potato Shepard Pies 🙂

They are not the most original things but boy are they good and they taste amazing.

So convenient too 🙂

Healthy Jacket Potato toppings and fillings?

I showed them in my Easy Peasy Slimming Group across my social media and everyone went mad for them.

So I promised I’ll get the recipe up – so here it is

The humble jacket potato is the most perfect comfort food.

Potatoes are cheap, substantial and incredibly versatile

Jacket Potato Recipes – toppings & fillings?

I am so often asked for toppings and fillings for the amazing Jacket Potato.

I have loads of ideas:

My Slimming Chicken Curry works well

Or my Lighter Chilli

Or maybe Stuffed jacket potatoes with Cheese & bacon

And now these lovely little filled ones, that actually make little cute pies

I’ll keep coming up with them I promise ….. I have lots of ideas

So how do you bake Jacket Potatoes perfectly for these pies?

The full recipe and instructions are at the bottom of this post, but I thought I’s give you a few more details so they are perfect 🙂

Well, I always buy proper Baking Potatoes – you know the sort, 4 in a bag, medium sized

I stab them just once with a sharp knife (careful)

Then place them on the top shelf of a preheated oven at 200C fan for approx 75 minutes

The secret here is to get them perfectly cooked inside with a very crispy skin on the outside.

You need this crispy exterior as it’s going to hold your cottage pie filling

The Cottage pie bit (or Shepard Pie)

The top tip here is to follow my recipe below to the finest detail.

You need the perfect consistency

Too runny (too much gravy) and the filling will spill everywhere on baking.

Too thick and they won’t be quite the right eat

Top Tips on how to make your Jacket Potato Cottage Pies

Slice through your baked potatoes once out the oven with a very sharp knife (no tearing)
Make sure your cottage pie filling is not too runny
Once you’ve mashed your potatoes and fill the skins with mash and make sure you seal the little pies with mash (i.e – do not leave a gap for the gravy to seep through)

Hats on!!

Can you freeze your Jacket Potato Cottage Pies?

Yessssssss!

I freeze mine open on a dish or a baking tray for a couple of hours.

Then I bag them in 2’s or 4’s and pop them in the freezer

I have kept them for a month with no issues at all

My advice is to take them out of the freezer in the morning and defrost before you bake. It works better that way I have found

Also you can add your cheese before freezing unbaked. It does however tend to make a mess in your freezer sometimes; so you might want to add then cheese before you bake

What to serve with your Cottage pie Jacket Potatoes?

So many things:

Peas and gravy (when you’re busy)
Vegetable and gravy as a ‘proper’ dinner
With salad maybe
And last but not least beans!!!
Yum and the kids love them too

The Slimming Deets for your Jacket Potato Cottage Pies

Free 🙂

Except for 1 tablespoon Gravy Granules across 16 halves of potatoes (negligible in my eyes)

Just count your cheese – either as Healthy A or normal

Bingo!!

Potatoes Nutrition

I love potatoes, in any shape or form

Here’s a little info on the nutrition of the lovely specimins

Potatoes are a great source of fibre with their skins on as well as being naturally fat-free and Gluten free, if you want more info of the nutritions then check out the information on Love Potatoes

If you love these I think you might also love my Pizza Chicken also lovely comfort food!

Other Stuffed Jacket Potatoes

I also have another stuffed potato recipe which is hugely popular.

I love them.

These are stuffed with cheese & bacon and are delicious served with beans or mushrooms and peas!

Yum

Other tasty Slimming Recipes

I think if you like this lovely recipe you’ll also like my filling Peri Peri Chicken – so tasty!!

Why not have a look at how easy it is

and here’s my Easy Slimming Cottage pie – full of goodness!!

The Easy Slimming Group

I also have a Facebook Closed Group called Easy Peasy Slimming Style Recipes

Come over and join this great honest community Facebook for Slimming Style Recipes if you’re interested –

Just use the join button if you like real home cooked tasty easy food!!

We support encourage and laugh!!

Loads of tips and tricks – I promise

Big Love Clare xx