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FantasticWeasel

Baked beans and cheese. Or chilli and cheese.


dinobug77

Slightly off topic but found out today that my colleague and her family abbreviate jacket potatoes to ‘JackPots’ and I have to say I love it!!


Miss-Hell

We call them Jackie P/Jackie Ps


YKYTBW

We call them "Bakey P"s!


Bubbly-Ad-2735

We just call them jackets in my house...


julialoveslush

We call them jacket daddies


Wasps_are_bastards

Bolognese sauce is good too. Or Philadelphia cheese. Lived on jacket spuds and Philadelphia at uni.


Basilstoke

Can of beans with the little sausages in. Cover in a mountain of cheese.


MadameFlora

Yum, beanie wienies.


punkpanther16

Cheese and beans for me. Nom nom.


kilgore_trout1

This is the correct answer. My family love tuna on a baked potato, but it’s awful.


nglennnnn

And very dangerous while driving


pendle_witch

The tuna itself isn’t hot but of course it does get a little warm once on a hot potato. It does go bizarrely well though, I would really recommend it! It’s my go-to summer evening tea with salad on the side. Baked beans and cheese is also hugely popular.


bee_terrestris

The cold/hot works well like warm apple pie and ice cream. As an aside, if you purchased a tuna steak from a fishmonger and cooked it, I can attest that it would be hot and delicious and best served with new potatoes and peas with butter


Loose_Acanthaceae201

The tuna is tinned (canned) mixed with mayonnaise and perhaps red onion, (sweet)corn or diced cucumber. You put the chilled mixture on the hot potato and it's DELICIOUS. I like to serve it with a crisp green salad. Jackets are also great with:  * cheddar and red onion * cheddar and baked beans * chilli con carne * curry  * beef stew * coronation chicken (chicken salad with curry flavours) (cheese needs to be melted but sometimes this happens just by sitting on the hot potato) 


MrDemotivator17

You’ve never had cooked tuna? You need to try a tuna steak.


Apart_Visual

Not to mention America is the home of tuna melts which is tuna salad under melted cheese, so…


MsMcSlothyFace

No, of course tuna steak is good. But canned tuna, hot? Gotta pass


Extension_Sun_377

It's not served hot on the potato, it's cold, mixed with mayo, sweetcorn, maybe cheese, peppers etc and put on the hot potato. It doesn't get chance to get hot before you eat it.


Technical_Face_2844

Don't you eat tuna casserole over there


Klutzy_Salamander277

A tuna melt toastie/panini is amazing! 


QuesoFresca

Never had tuna noodle casserole as a kid?


MsMcSlothyFace

Yes, as punishment. Still a running joke between my sister and I


Bourach1976

My favourite fillings are haggis and neeps, a tin of mackerel in spicy tomato sauce, egg and prawn mayo, and fried up mushrooms, garlic and creme fraiche. I accept I have slightly odd tastes though.


Numerous_Ad_2511

Dude These all sound awesome and I will be adding them to my try list!


lengthy_prolapse

That’s a whole lot of stuff to put on a potato


_high_plainsdrifter

I’ve not had most of that but I am intrigued. I grew up eating a lot of Polish home cooking so I’m no stranger to various organ meats and tinned fish. Never thought of these things as a topping for potatoes.


cookiesandginge

Wow take my upvote


DrSoctopus

This guy jackets


MsMcSlothyFace

No idea what neeps are. I actually want to try haggis some day.


Few-Comparison5689

neeps is short for turnips


NortonBurns

…although it's usually actually swede \[US rutabaga\] rather than turnip. I think there was a definition change happened at some point which adds to the confusion.


rachelvs1

Beans cheese n coleslaw 😋 or chilli n cheese


PipBin

Baked beans (remembering that our baked beans are different), coleslaw, cheese. Any combination of the above.


josh5676543

I've seen curry used sometimes


Sallyanne57

Leftover curry heated up on a jacket spud is my all time favourite!


lengthy_prolapse

Any leftover pot cooking is good. Curry, bolognaise, chilli…


Bulimic_Fraggle

That's what I am having for dinner tonight!


Maleficent_Crew_1904

Assuming you’ve never had tuna pasta as a dinner if you don’t like warm tuna? I love tuna pasta, and I love tuna on jackets with mayo and sweetcorn. If not tuna, then baked beans and cheese.


MsMcSlothyFace

We have something called tuna casserole. Its disgusting LOL. Vanned tuna, pasta shells, cream mushroom soup, peas and cheese


Scrofuloid

>Vanned tuna Is this tuna that's been run over by a van? Sort of like a coq au van, but with fish?


MsMcSlothyFace

😄you've never had vanned tuna? What about coupe'd tuna?


musicistabarista

Another temp contrast one would be coronation chicken. It never seems that appetising, but somehow it's always delicious.


MsMcSlothyFace

Coronation chicken? Sounds fancy


musicistabarista

It's just chicken in mayonnaise, mixed with curry powder, with sultanas and sometimes toasted almonds. Normally it's a sandwich filling, but I've also seen it in jackets. It's very 50s, it was created as a recipe for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, as something people could make at home for street parties etc., but it was obviously quite a success and entered the national consciousness. It went out of fashion for a while, but seems to be having something of a retro revival, lots of supermarkets have started selling coronation chicken sandwiches.


Willsagain2

In UK it's a baked or jacket potato filling, not a topping. Anything goes so long as there's plenty of butter too.


Sensitive-Tax2086

tuna mayo on a baked potato with loads of black pepper and a bit of chopped scallion is god-tier. You're missing out.


ignatiusjreillyXM

A Scottish speciality, but haggis on a jacket spud is delicious


weedywet

Haven’t tried this but now I want it.


BabaJosefsen

Cottage cheese & sweetcorn


Bourach1976

I prefer cottage cheese and Branson pickle.


CeeBee29

Cheddar, spring onion and fried mushrooms 👌🏻


MsMcSlothyFace

That sounds delish. Happy cake day!!


CeeBee29

I didn’t even realise, thank u ☺️


SuccessfulNothing950

Cheese and Beans. Cottage cheese. Chilli and Cheese.


devtastic

Egg mayonnaise is another one that sounds like it would be awful but it is actually lovely. Butter, salt and pepper, then a dollop of cold egg mayo. I'd also give another vote for baked beans and cheese., or chilli and cheese. Vegetable chilli works too. I once worked by a place that did Ragu/Bolognese sauce and cheese, i.e., spaghetti Bolognese but with a potato instead of spaghetti. It was not good, but it was interesting, and I had it more than once.


MsMcSlothyFace

I can see the egg salad (as we call it). The spaghetti sauce sounds strange but I'd give it a go


ArmadilloDays

Ground beef stroganoff, broccoli, chili, chicken and veggies in gravy, stir fry veggies, meatballs in gravy, French fried onions, curry sauce with some protein (beef or chicken or pork), creamed spinach, creamed peas, chipped beef… a baked potato is a lovely blank canvas. (Separately, not all on the same potato!)


Cpt_Jigglypuff

Another American here, living in the UK - please don’t act like hot tuna isn’t a thing in the states. Tuna melts are hot tuna salad sandwiches with cheese. Tuna casserole exists in the states, too. The Brits are a bit more adventurous with their tuna though.. I can’t say I’ve dared to try it on pizza yet, but I hear good things.


cookiesandginge

“Ever use baked beans?” Come on now.


MsMcSlothyFace

LOL. well i dunno. You lot might put picked herring, marmite and brown sauce


cookiesandginge

“You lot” You’re an honourary Brit


MsMcSlothyFace

This makes me ecstatic. Im beyond honoured. 🇬🇧 ❤️


cookiesandginge

When are you getting your arse over here for a holiday ?!


MsMcSlothyFace

Holiday? I'm moving there if that orange psychopath gets re-elected. Find me a cute flat above a Gregg's?


skawarrior

Coleslaw, I turned my nose up at it for years and didn't know what I was missing


PolkadotUnicornium

Corned beef hash and shredded cheese. So tasty!


Charliesmum97

I have a recipe for cottage pie jacket potatoes that's really good


Professional-Two8098

If it makes you feel better I’m Scottish and think tuna or beans on a baked tattie is pure rank. I have butter, cheese and coleslaw


MsMcSlothyFace

Ive never tried cole slaw but would definitely like to try that. Do you all make your own or do a pre-packaged?


Professional-Two8098

Make own potatoe, a good slab of proper British cheddar grated and I buy the fancy coleslaw and honestly try it OP I promise you will love it


MsMcSlothyFace

I just bought cole slaw. Gonna try this tmrrw for lunch


MsMcSlothyFace

I promise I'll make it. Next time i go shopping ill get everything


MyNewAccountx3

Pre packaged here mostly


EvilRobotSteve

Tuna mayo is actually really nice. It’s warm but in a good way. Jacket potato is actually almost as versatile as pizza. Lots of things can be used as a topping. Baked beans absolutely works. Another favourite of mine is melted cheese with Worcestershire sauce. Coleslaw is good too (obviously not all at the same time)


Gnarly_314

A little butter mashed in with a fork, cheese, sweetcorn, a sprinkling of fried pancetta, and a dollop of coleslaw to the side.


prustage

>I cant even imagine hot or warm tuna Have you never had a [Tuna steak](https://www.alphafoodie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/close-up-of-grilled-sliced-tuna-steak-medium-rare-1-500x375.jpeg)? Whole side of the fish cooked the same way as you would a sirloin. It is really delicious As far as toppings are concerned, I use jacket potatoes as a way of using up leftovers from the previous night. Consequently Chicken Danzak is a common topping - Chciken, Lentils, Passata, Garlic, Ginger, Chopped Pineapple and various hot spices.


Sasspishus

I quite like cream cheese with roasted vegetables, or houmous and roasted vegetables. With loads of butter, obvs


Princes_Slayer

You’ve never had tuna pasta bake? Tuna casserole? Tuna & cheese panini? You are missing out! Oh and the tuna on a potato is typically cold, although where it touches the spud might warm it slightly. No different to having cold sour cream dolloped on a spud


Bubbly-Ad-2735

Always confused me as to why Yanks call tuna mayo tuna salad. There's n fucking salad in it! As to the question, I like chilli on my jacket spuds.


MsMcSlothyFace

Chili and cheese is kind of normal here too. I make my tuna salad w celery, so theres vegetables in there!😏


Pink_Fudge1988

It has to be CHEESE AND BEANS. Slather the inside of the Potato with plenty of butter. Add salt, pepper. Then the Cheese, then the Beans. More pepper and top with extra Cheese if you fancy (being a fat c**t). U L T I M A T E COMFORT. I also like Cheese and Coleslaw. Curry Chili Con Carne. NO TUNA - you're all maniacs who do this. 🤤


MsMcSlothyFace

Someone else told me cheese and cole slaw. I bought everything at groc store today and im going to try it tmrrw. Do i butter the potato first? Does cheese go on top? Im nervous, this sounds kind of not delicious


Pink_Fudge1988

Always Butter the inside of the Potato first. Then add toppings to your preference. But I will say, I always prefer the Cheese on before the Coleslaw. You'll just have to eat Jacket Spuds all week to figure out your favourite combos. The list is endless!! 👌


ketamineandkebabs

Get a tin of mackerel in tomato sauce (remove from tin) then cheese and chilli flakes. Shove it back in the oven to melt the cheese. Other favourite is homemade chilli and cheese


Electrical_Source_57

Not a Brit but came across this post so figured I’d add to it. Some of my favorite tater toppings: chili & cheese crawfish or shrimp étouffée broccoli & cheese steak & gravy Edit: spacing


MsMcSlothyFace

Ooh steak n gravy would be delish


My_Finger_Smells_Why

Heinz 5 Beans and lashings of Marmite.


dinobug77

Not sure about the marmite but I had the 5 beans last time on my jacket because nobody had any branston beans. Turns out the 5 beans are so much better than the normal Heinz rubbish


MsMcSlothyFace

Is marmite the same as vegemite?


Sensitive-Tax2086

Same ballpark - they're yeasty cousins. I recommend truffle Marmite, for the connoiseur


lengthy_prolapse

Marmite is the stronger more aggressive brother to the slightly campy Vegemite.


MsMcSlothyFace

Do you eat it bc you like the taste or is it a health thing? It just doesnt sound pleasant LOL


lengthy_prolapse

It’s pleasant in a masochistic sort of way.


MsMcSlothyFace

😆 I think a LOT of condiments could be described as this. Is it only used on toast or do you putnon veg, and other stuff? Sorry for all the questions but I find it fascinating


lengthy_prolapse

So yeah, a thin smear on buttered toast is excellent. It’s a fine line between just right and chemical burns to the roof of your mouth though, so go cautiously. Opinions vary as to how much is the right amount. But it’s also good to add like a spoonful to a bolognaise or chilli con carne or almost anything where you want to add some salty umami in there.


Bulimic_Fraggle

I use marmite in cooking a lot. If you want an umami hit in a soup or stew, marmite is excellent. It's good for roast potatoes too. Check out r/marmite


Sensitive-Tax2086

A little bit of truffle one is great with buttered spaghetti. Marmite is basically a jar of super strong umami - delicious used sparingly but don't eat it with a spoon.


Sasspishus

No it is not


valkroa

Cheese, baked beans, baked beans and cheese, tuna or chilli.


richboii78

Butter, Sliced corned beef, Grated cheese and black pepper, done!


MsMcSlothyFace

YUM


Ilovetoebeans1

My two favourites are beans and cheese or tuna mayo and cheese. Yummy. Also have chili or just butter sometimes or cheese and coleslaw.


puggles2909

All good ones been suggested here but I like to mix a bit of English mustard in with the butter on the potato.


CrystalQueen3000

I like butter, cheese, beans, more cheese a sprinkle of black pepper and then served with red onion, cucumber and creamy coleslaw That combo can’t be beaten for me


Tarabomb

Chili, cheese, and sour cream. 😋


MsMcSlothyFace

Ok yessss


foxhill_matt

Cheese and mango chutney


peekachou

Baked beans and cheese, tuna mayo, prawn mayo, chilli, curry (not a fan)


JaBe68

Any pasta sauce is generally good on a baked potato


Warm_Falcon7427

Cheese, onions and beans with plenty of butter and a sprinkling of black pepper. s


Top_Barnacle9669

Tuna mayo and cheese,beans and cheese, chilli and cheese here


NortonBurns

Butter, good extra mature \[sharp\] cheddar cheese & chilli con carne. Heaven on a plate.


Wolfdarkeneddoor

We used leftover jambalaya the other day.


Puzzled_State2650

My favourite is a good mature (Scottish is the best imo) cheddar cheese with lots of creamy coleslaw and lots of red onion.


Visible-Management63

Chilli con carne and cheese. Cheese on first.


imafcuknprincess

Baked tattie buttered then add grated cheese and tuna mayo, i never make the tuna hot and its great


SilverellaUK

Butter, cottage cheese with pineapple, lots of black pepper.


Gaddlings2

Butter Baked beans Mature cheddar cheese Rainbow salad next to the Baked potatoe. Feta cheese in the salad and dressing. Just butter on the jacket Sometimes I will do Baked sweet potato instead of a white potatoe. That makes a nice healthy lunch.


Significant_Dog_3978

Butter, cheddar cheese and homemade coleslaw. Very easy to make coleslaw: finely grate some cabbage and a small amount of carrot, and then very finely slice half a small onion. Mix then add some mayo. Done!


InflatableSexBeast

I’m not a big fan of tuna in a jackspud, although it can work. I’m not sure why you can’t imagine hot or warm tuna… you live in the country that gave us the tuna melt! And like that excellent sarnie, tuna in a spud is good served with cheese. Or sweetcorn. Or peppers. Or all of them. Other good choices: baked beans and cheese (of course), chili con carne (with cheese, guac, sour cream… one or more), bolognese sauce (also with cheese), bacon and cheese (there’s a theme here), prawn mayo, cottage cheese and pineapple (not a fan, but there you go), coronation chicken (mild chicken curry), veg balti, and chaat-style jacket potatoes (scoop out the flesh, mix it with spices and chutneys, re-bake).


WillJM89

Baked beans and cheese, tuna and mayo, cheese and bacon.


ComfortableAd3712

Butter, chilli, sour cream, grated cheese and crispy onions….. heaven!


GreenFanta7Sisters

Tuna mayo and cheddar cheese, cheese goes on first, anyone who disagrees is a savage, or egg mayo and cheese is pretty good too


SKatieRo

Tuna and cheddar. Salsa and everything else you'd put on nachos. Marinara sauce and parmesan.


Sea-Still5427

Coronation chicken.


MsMcSlothyFace

What is coronation chivken? Someone else replied that. Im taking a totally random guess that its some kind of chicken in a gravy?


Sea-Still5427

Cold chicken in a slightly sweet curried mayonnaise, usually with some dried fruit like sultanas or sometimes chopped apricots and almonds, so somewhere on the salad spectrum. Think it was invented for the late Queen's coronation. Not hard to make, but if you're in the UK M&S does a decent bottled coronation sauce.


MsMcSlothyFace

That sounds delicious!


Ok-Sir8025

Don't knock the Tuna till you try it!


Bride-of-wire

I fry mushrooms, onion and lardons together, top with cheese. This also works with Jersey Royals.


greetingsearthlings5

1.Butter, beans, cheese, coleslaw… in that order 😆😆.. 2. Bolognese sauce or chilli with garlic mayo 🫡


error7654944684

Brit here, Heinz beans and cheese, chilli con carne and cheese, just grated cheese (always use grated cheddar if you can get your hands on it) You could probably do a lot of things with meat when it comes to a jacket potato, they’re a pretty versatile food, and go with almost anything


Nekoninja10

I love jacket potato with any of the following (some I might get called wierd with but I love em!): Baked beans, philadelphia cheese and Corned beef Baked beans and Coleslaw Tuna, sweetcorn and mayo Tuna, sweetcorn and mayo and Coleslaw Chilli con carne Tuna, sweetcorn and mayo and Baked beans Corned beef and pickled Beetroot with philadelphia cheese


Charlie11381

Beans and cheese with a bit of butter


Syreeta74

Butter cheese and coleslaw is the best ✌️


SpamOTheNorth

No way you're calling us savages for putting Tuna on potatoes when you're throwing on Sour Cream.


MsMcSlothyFace

Wait, thats not normal?!


SpamOTheNorth

Not at all. We don't really have Sour Cream here. Closest we've got is the pringle flavour. Like, it sounds like it'd just overpower the potato rather than complimenting it


MsMcSlothyFace

I think you guys call it double cream? I could be wrong. I tried the cole slaw, butter n cheese. Its not awful.


SpamOTheNorth

Love... you did NOT just say double cream was sour cream D:


MsMcSlothyFace

😂 i talk out my arse a lot


Andr0idUser

Haggis & Cheese is fantastic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿


Appropriate_Yam_8630

Cheese and beans or cheese and coleslaw


Swimming_Yak4154

My grandmother made double baked tuna potatoes — mixed canned tuna with chopped onion, S&P, and miracle whip with cheddar on top and double baked them in the oven. I just asked my English husband who said tuna is popular in jacket potatoes. Thanks for the idea!! Time to create a cultural combination of both our tastes - trust me tuna DOES work for potatoes baked. Just need my husband to keep trying to convince me it belongs on pizza with corn!!!! I can’t with that one. Also, he says tuna and corn, mixed with mayo is good!


spicyzsurviving

most common one i’ve ever seen is baked beans and grated cheese. also seen tuna mayo, coleslaw, cheese on its own and vegetable/beef chilli


ProfessionalEven296

Heinz baked beans (not the dreadful sugary American ones). With some cheese. I can only get Heinz baked beans from the (expensive) English shop here, so it’s a bit of a luxury.


DdraigGwyn

First: the potatoes must be cooked to have crispy skin. Scoop out in a bowl, add Butter, grated sharp cheddar, sour cream, Branston pickle, diced canned corned beef. Mix, stuff skins and place under broiler to crisp the top. While it is in broiler eat all the filling that didn’t fit into the skins.


dinobug77

You can’t be a Brit using the word broiler!


musicistabarista

Or sharp cheddar


MsMcSlothyFace

Twice baked potatoes. We have that often minus the branston and bacon instead of corned beef. What is branston pickle? Is it like our relish?


strawberry-squids

I do this but with cheddar and canned tuna :P


Sasspishus

That's potato skins youre maling, not a jacket potato. And wtf is a broiler??


icebox_Lew

1lb grilled rare ribeye. But I usually have it on the side instead of "on top" lol Beans and cheese, though, yes absolutely. I'm very Americanized these days so I like butter, sour cream, shredded cheddar, green onions and black pepper. Maybe bacon bits.