Use up leftover lasagne mince to fill these jacket potatoes and add a Mexican kick with a colourful tomato salsa topping.
Ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes
- Approx. 700g leftover mince
- 1 x 500g jar mild or medium chilli con carne sauce (optional)
For the salsa
:
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
- ¼ cucumber, finely chopped
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
- 2tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (gas mark 6). Put the potatoes on to the top shelf in the oven and bake for 1hr, or until tender.
- While the potatoes are cooking, heat a large frying pan and add the mince, a handful at a time, until the entire batch has been thoroughly heated. Add a few tablespoons of chilli con carne sauce if you wish.
- Meanwhile, make the salsa by mixing together the red onion, tomatoes, cucumber, celery and parsley. Season.
- Split open the jacket potatoes and fill them with the mince mixture. Spoon the salsa on top, then serve at once.
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