Jacket Potato

I often cook jackets in a hurry when I don't have time. The potatoes can cook in the microwave for 4-5 minutes at full power. The result is quite acceptable. Then I fill the jackets and finish cooking them for 10 minutes under the grill.

Turn the oven on to 180ºCentigrade.
Take a large potato per person, wash them thoroughly under running water. Drain and pat them dry.

Prick each potato once or twice over the skin. Rub them with oil and a little salt. Put them in an ovenproof dish and bake for 60-80 minutes, depending on the weight of the potato.
To test that they are ready you can try to insert a fork into the potato. It it goes in easily, it is ready.

Fillings:
1/ Fry some mushrooms and bacon in a little butter. Add cream, salt and pepper to taste.
2/ 1 can of tuna per person, mixed with 1tbsp Cream cheese. Salt and pepper.
3/ Any leftover, warmed up stew, curry, chili con carne, pasta sauce....
4/ Plain butter and cheese: 1tbsp Butter and a little grated cheese
5/ Cooked prawns and mayonnaise
6/ Smoked Salmon and Sour cream
7/ Baked beans in tomato sauce
8/ Sweet corn salad: sweet corn, diced ham, chopped red pepper, mayonnaise.
9/ Coleslaw: grated carrot, finely sliced cabbage, mayonnaise, a dash of vinegar
10/ Leftover chicken or turkey and cream or bechamel, or cold with mayonnaise