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Filled potato skins
Preparation time: 20 minutes
A tasty after-school snack. Use any combination of your favourite fillings. We have told you our favourites, but get creative and invent your own!
Cooking directions
- Prick each potato with a fork a few times.
- Microwave whole, unpeeled potatoes on high power for 3 to 4 minutes per potato. The potato is cooked when it is soft to touch.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Cut each cooked potato in half and scoop out the inside to make a space for the filling.
- Mash potato with your favourite fillings.
- Scoop filling back into potato skins.
- Microwave filled potatos for a few minutes until hot.
- Serves 8 as a snack or 4 as a meal.
Our favourite fillings:
- Baked beans - mash potato with 1 tin of baked beans and 1/2 cup grated Edam cheese.
- Cheese and corn - mash potato with 1 tin of creamed corn and 1/2 cup grated Edam cheese.
- Cheese and pickle - mash potato with 1/2 cup tomato relish and 1/2 cup grated Edam cheese.
- Tuna - mash potato with drained, tinned tuna, tomato relish and 1/2 cup grated Edam cheese.
- Ham and pineapple - mash potato with chopped ham, drained tinned pineapple, and 1/2 cup grated Edam cheese.

Ingredients
4 large potatoes, scrubbed
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