Jacket Potatoes with Smoky Chipotle Beans & Sour Cream
Easy
Gluten free
Wheat free
Mexican, Central and South American
mains
lunches
This easy dinner layers fluffy jacket potatoes with a deeply spiced chipotle bean mix and a cool, creamy tofu sour cream. It’s a satisfying, budget-friendly midweek meal that delivers maximum comfort with minimal effort.
55
4
Kcal
675
Carbs
88 g
Protein
25 g
Fat
15 g
* Nutritional information per serving.
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 4 x large baking potatoes (or use sweet potatoes if preferred)
- Neutral oil (eg rapeseed)
Bean mix
- 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chipotle paste
- 1 x 400g/14 oz tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 x 400g/14 oz tins black beans (don’t drain them – keep them in their liquid)
- 50g/1.8 oz dark vegan chocolate, roughly chopped or 2 tsp cocoa powder (optional)
- 1-2 tsp syrup (eg maple or agave) or 1 tsp brown sugar
- ¼ tsp black pepper (optional)
- 1½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes (optional – or a little more if you like it spicier)
Sour cream
- 300g/10.6 oz (approx.) silken tofu
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp neutral oil (eg rapeseed)
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- ½-1 tsp syrup (eg maple or agave) or sugar
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
Potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/390°F/Gas Mark 6.
- You can soften the potatoes in the microwave before crisping up in the oven or go straight to the oven. Either way, coat the potatoes in a fine layer of neutral oil (eg rapeseed) before baking and a light sprinkling of salt.
- Place them on a baking tray and bake for 40 minutes or until golden and crispy on the outside, fluffy in the middle.
Bean mix
- Using a large frying pan or wok, fry the onion in a good glug of oil on a medium heat until soft and lightly golden, stirring frequently.
- Add the garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes.
- Stir through the chipotle paste, chopped tomatoes, black beans (including the juice from the tins), chocolate, black pepper, salt and chilli flakes. Bring to the boil then simmer on low-medium for 20 minutes or until condensed down to your desired consistency.
- Try the beans and add more salt and/or syrup if needed.
Sour cream
- Using a high-speed blender, blend all the ingredients until smooth.
Serving suggestions: avocado, fresh coriander, lime juice, vegan cheese