It’s a great British Classic, a light and fluffy jacket potato with crispy skin stuffed with delicious creamy filling. Perfect for a healthy but satisfying lunch. Jacket Potatoes are quick and easy to cook in the air fryer and they come out perfectly every time.
Keep on reading and I’ll show you how to cook perfect jacket potatoes using your air fryer.
Ingredients
- Jacket Potatoes – 1 per person
- Tuna
- Sweetcorn
- Mayonnaise
I haven’t included quantities for this recipe because they are all “to taste”. If you’re hungry add more tuna. If you’re not a fan, just add less sweetcorn- you could even leave it out of you don’t like it. I prefer my jacket potatoes with more mayonnaise than most people, so I add loads. It’s all about what tastes good to you so mix up some of the filling and give it a try, see what you think it needs more of. If you like a little spice try adding a pinch of chilli powder.
How to Make Jacket Potatoes with Tuna
How to Make Tuna Mayonnaise Filling
Mix the tuna and sweetcorn with plenty of mayonnaise.
How to Cook Jacket Potatoes in the Air Fryer
Pierce the skin of the potatoes with a sharp knife or fork. You need to pierce it in lots of different places all over the skin.
Put your potatoes on a microwave proof plate and pop them in the microwave for about 7 – 10 minutes. Two medium sized potatoes will take 7 minutes, four large potatoes will need 10 minutes.
The potatoes should be tender but not fully cooked.
After the potatoes have been cooked in the microwave transfer them to the air fryer to crisp up the skins. They should be cooked in the air fryer for the same amount of time as they had in the microwave.
The potatoes are ready when the skins are lovely and crispy and the flesh is soft just like mashed potatoes.
Serving Jacket Potatoes with Tuna
Cut your potatoes open and add a generous knob of butter. Then load them up with your delicious Tuna filling.
I like them served with a small side salad.
The tuna and sweetcorn filling will last in the fridge for three or four days. Keep it in an air tight container like a Tupperware tub.
This same filling can also be used for sandwiches and wraps.
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A Note on Food Safety
Freezing and defrosting food really isn’t complicated. But it terrifies me how many people aren’t familiar with basic food hygiene so if you’re new to cooking from scratch and freezing please follow these safety guidlines.
The important things to remember are:
- Wash your hands and anything else that has been in contact with raw meat.
- Meals should last for about 3 days in the fridge.
- Do not defrost your meals at room temperature.
- Do not refreeze meals you have already defrosted.
- Consume food before the use by date.
A Little Bit About Me . . .
Hey there I’m Bridie, a busy mum to two amazing humans, a spirited border collie puppy and a pair of sweet guinea pigs. We homestead in a cherished Edwardian terrace in not so sunny Lancashire, England.
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