Twice Baked SweeT PoTaToeS wiTh SauSageS & BeanS

My mother used to cook us twice-baked jackets as kids. It turns a simple baked potato into a full main course. Pretty much anything goes. I sometimes microwave the potatoes for 4-5 minutes to start them cooking, cutting down the time spent in the oven to roughly half of what it is otherwise.

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4 large sweet potatoes (600g in total)

4 low-fat chicken sausages (25g-30g each), cut into small pieces

2 onions, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed 400g can kidney beans, drained well and rinsed freshly ground black pepper 50g very finely grated parmesan (optional)

★ Preheat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/gas 7. Wash the sweet potatoes well and place in the oven. Cook for 1 hour or until soft with crispy skins.

★ Meanwhile, heat a nonstick sauté pan over a low heat. Add the sausages, onions and garlic then cook for 4-5 minutes to soften. Add the beans and warm through, then transfer to a bowl.

★ Remove the potatoes from the oven and halve lengthways, then spoon out the hot potato flesh and reserve. You want to keep the skins intact, so leave a good 5mm or so of flesh on the skin.

★ Place the potato flesh in the bowl with the sausage, onion and beans then mix well and add a little pepper. Spoon the mixture back into the shells, piling nice and high, then evenly sprinkle over the cheese, if using. Pop under a grill or in a hot oven to brown slightly for 5-6 minutes then serve.

eNerGY PrOTeIN FAT SATUrATeD FAT CArBOHYDrATe TOTAL SUGArS SODIUM

11g

15 minutes 1 hour

358kcals

53g 14g 325mg

13g 4.4g

SALT FIBre

0.8g 13g

plUm cOmpOte

Plums are underrated yet contain plenty of good stuff with polyphenols and phytonutrients – especially the red and purple varieties. These antioxidants are concentrated in the skins, so leave these on when you cook them. Roasting intensifies the natural sweetness in the fruit.

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★ ★

5 minutes 15 minutes 4 ripe plums, halved and stoned