Baked Spuds with Chilli Pumpkin Topper

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Serves:

4

Description:

Ideal to accompany a barbeque or as a light meal or snack.

Ingredients:

 

  • 8 medium sized potatoes, scrubbed
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Salt 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 3 cups diced pumpkin
  • 1/4 red capsicum, chopped
  • 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Pepper to taste

Method:

 

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Brush potatoes with a little of the olive oil and rub with salt. Wrap in foil and arrange on baking tray. Bake until tender, 45 – 50 minutes.
  2. Heat remaining oil in a saucepan and stir-fry onion, pumpkin and capsicum 2 minutes. Stir in sweet chilli sauce and water. Cover and cook gently 10 minutes, then season with pepper.
  3. Split each potato in half and top with the pumpkin mixture.

Tips: 

  • Desiree, Russet Burbank and Spunta potatoes are especially good varieties for baking.
  • To save time, pierce each potato with a skewer several times. Cook on high in a microwave oven 10 minutes then bake in conventional oven 20 minutes.
  • Serve with grated tasty cheese and thick yoghurt or sour cream on the side.

Recipe by: Vikki Leng

Website: vikkileng.com.au