Mackerel, pea & pesto jackets
Prep
10 mins
Cook
1 hr
Servings
2
Difficulty
Medium
Here's a recipe I absolutely love making on busy weeknights because it comes together in just over an hour with minimal fuss. Smoked mackerel is packed with omega 3 fatty acids, which are brilliant for heart health, and when you combine it with vibrant pesto and sweet peas, you get something truly delicious. The beauty of jacket potatoes is that they're so forgiving and feel special without requiring any fancy technique. I simply bake them until they're fluffy, then load them up with the mackerel mixture and a dollop of soft cheese. It's the kind of meal that tastes impressive but honestly couldn't be simpler, and it won't break the bank either.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 2baking potatoes
- 200 gramspetits pois
- 4salad onions(thinly sliced)
- 30 gramslighter soft cheese
- 2 tbspgreen pesto
- 1smoked mackerel fillets(flaked)
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Instructions
- 1
Prick the potatoes and bake in an oven preheated to 200ºC, gas mark 6 for 1 hour or microwave for 8–10 minutes until tender.
- 2
Meanwhile, cook the peas in a large pan of boiling water for 2 minutes then add the salad onions and drain immediately.
- 3
Halve the jackets and scoop out the potato to leave a 5mm-thick shell. Roughly mash together the potato, soft cheese and pesto. Gently stir in the peas, salad onions and the mackerel.
- 4
Spoon the filling back into the potato skins and serve immediately.
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