Baked tuna corn sweet potatoes
)
Prep Time
10 Minutes
)
Cook Time
70 Minutes
){kind=icon}
Yield
4
){kind=icon}
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed
- 1 x 185g can Safcol Tuna in Springwater, drained and flaked
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup grated tasty cheese
- 1 cup cooked corn kernels
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley optional
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C
- Wrap the sweet potatoes in foil and bake till tender (about 50minutes) Allow to cool enough so you can handle them.
- Cut them in half and use a spoon to scoop out the center leaving about 1cm of sweet potato flesh near the skin so the cooked potato holds together.
- Transfer the potato cases to a baking tray. Crumbled foil under them will help them keep their shape and stand upright.
- Place the potato flesh in a medium bowl and mash till smooth. Stir in the egg, tuna, corn and half of the cheese and parsley. Season well.
- Pile the tuna mixture back in to the potato halves.
- Top with the remaining cheese and return to the oven to bake for another 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with salad or steamed greens.
| Servings: | 4 |
| Ready in: | 80 Minutes |
| Course: | Dinner, Comfort Food |
| Recipe Type: | Bakes |
| Ingredient: | Tuna |
Baked tuna corn sweet potatoes
Craving jacket potatoes? Try these baked tuna corn sweet potatoes, they’re tasty, easy to make, great comfort food, and far lower in carbs than a normal jacket potato.
Did you know: A baked potato, or jacket potato, is a potato that has been baked for eating. When well cooked, a baked potato has a fluffy interior and a crisp skin. It may be served with fillings and condiments such as butter, cheese, sour cream, gravy, baked beans or even ground meat. Source: Wiki
The white interior flesh can then be mixed with various other food items such as cheese, butter, or bacon bits. This mixture is then spooned back into the skin shells and they are replaced in the oven to warm through. In America, these are known variously as loaded potato skins, filled potatoes and twice-baked potatoes. In Great Britain, toppings or fillings tend to be more varied than they are in America: baked beans, curried chicken, coronation chicken, chilli con Carne, tuna, and prawn fillings are popular, and in Scotland, even haggis is used as a filling for jacket potatoes.
A variation is Hasselback potatoes, where the potato is cut into very thin slices almost down the bottom, so that the potato still holds together, and is then baked in the oven, occasionally scalloped with cheese. The proper noun “Hasselback” refers to the luxurious Hasselbacken hotel and restaurant in Stockholm which originated this dish.
If you like tuna, be sure to check out our tuna recipes page for more inspiration!
