Jacket potato toppings?
Posted by MsMcSlothyFace@reddit | AskABrit | View on Reddit | 172 comments
American here-the most common jacket potato toppings here are butter, sour cream, bacon, chives, sometimes cheddar. Ive seen you guys use tuna salad, which I cant even imagine hot or warm tuna. I honestly dont even think I could try that. What other toppings do you use? Ever use baked beans or vegetables, cheese, anything like that?
josh5676543@reddit
I've seen curry used sometimes
JFISHER7789@reddit
What type of curry? Like Thai curry or Japanese? I’m so confused and feel like a fool for asking
josh5676543@reddit
Well a vegetable balti works well as will chicken jalfrezi that sort of thing
JFISHER7789@reddit
Thank you! Imma looks those up and try to make some :)
Sallyanne57@reddit
Leftover curry heated up on a jacket spud is my all time favourite!
Bulimic_Fraggle@reddit
That's what I am having for dinner tonight!
lengthy_prolapse@reddit
Any leftover pot cooking is good. Curry, bolognaise, chilli…
spenstav@reddit
American here and tried tuna salad on my baked potato last night. Amazing! Gonna have it again tonight. 😁 It’s called tuna salad coz it’s similar to chicken salad, potato salad, and macaroni salad. We put more than just mayo in it
tropicalazure@reddit
Cold tuna mayo with sweetcorn, on a potato well buttered with a grind of salt and pepper and a sprinkle of cheese, to melt, before adding the tuna. For an extra bit of pizazz, sprinkle some crispy fried onions ontop of the tuna.
phillip_defo@reddit
Beans cheese tuna butter a weird different kind of potato tomato sauce barbecue sauce. Its a potato the possibilities are endless
DJ_Aftershock@reddit
For me, my favourite has always been chilli con carne and cheese, with a side of salad or coleslaw.
JackSWright1996@reddit
Usually in my house it’s a case of whatever we have for dinner the night before (curry, Tikka, Bolognese and things like that) we will have on the jacket potato the next day. Also got popular ones like beans and cheese, prawn cocktail and chilli
pendle_witch@reddit
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.
jellycatlover123@reddit
I loooove tuna mayo
bee_terrestris@reddit
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
FantasticWeasel@reddit
Baked beans and cheese. Or chilli and cheese.
dinobug77@reddit
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!!
jellycatlover123@reddit
We call them jacket pots 😂
Bubbly-Ad-2735@reddit
We just call them jackets in my house...
julialoveslush@reddit
We call them jacket daddies
YKYTBW@reddit
We call them "Bakey P"s!
Miss-Hell@reddit
We call them Jackie P/Jackie Ps
punkpanther16@reddit
Cheese and beans for me. Nom nom.
Wasps_are_bastards@reddit
Bolognese sauce is good too. Or Philadelphia cheese. Lived on jacket spuds and Philadelphia at uni.
Basilstoke@reddit
Can of beans with the little sausages in. Cover in a mountain of cheese.
MadameFlora@reddit
Yum, beanie wienies.
kilgore_trout1@reddit
This is the correct answer.
My family love tuna on a baked potato, but it’s awful.
nglennnnn@reddit
And very dangerous while driving
My_Finger_Smells_Why@reddit
Heinz 5 Beans and lashings of Marmite.
dinobug77@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
Is marmite the same as vegemite?
lengthy_prolapse@reddit
Marmite is the stronger more aggressive brother to the slightly campy Vegemite.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Do you eat it bc you like the taste or is it a health thing? It just doesnt sound pleasant LOL
lengthy_prolapse@reddit
It’s pleasant in a masochistic sort of way.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
😆 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@reddit
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.
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
Haha spot on I love marmite but my sister hates it with a passion.
Sensitive-Tax2086@reddit
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.
Bulimic_Fraggle@reddit
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
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
Marmite is very much an acquired taste. You either love it or hate it its even entered the language i.e. "its a bit marmite" to describe something i.e. you'll either like it or loathe it
Sasspishus@reddit
No it is not
Sensitive-Tax2086@reddit
Same ballpark - they're yeasty cousins. I recommend truffle Marmite, for the connoiseur
Bourach1976@reddit
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.
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
Tatties and neeps with the haggis?
DrSoctopus@reddit
This guy jackets
cookiesandginge@reddit
Wow take my upvote
_high_plainsdrifter@reddit
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.
lengthy_prolapse@reddit
That’s a whole lot of stuff to put on a potato
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
No idea what neeps are. I actually want to try haggis some day.
Few-Comparison5689@reddit
neeps is short for turnips
NortonBurns@reddit
…although it's usually actually swede rather than turnip. [I think there was a definition change happened at some point which adds to the confusion.]
Numerous_Ad_2511@reddit
Dude
These all sound awesome and I will be adding them to my try list!
MrDemotivator17@reddit
You’ve never had cooked tuna?
You need to try a tuna steak.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
No, of course tuna steak is good. But canned tuna, hot? Gotta pass
Technical_Face_2844@reddit
Don't you eat tuna casserole over there
Blackjack_Davy@reddit
Never heard of it in my life!
QuesoFresca@reddit
Never had tuna noodle casserole as a kid?
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Yes, as punishment. Still a running joke between my sister and I
Klutzy_Salamander277@reddit
A tuna melt toastie/panini is amazing!
Extension_Sun_377@reddit
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.
Few-Comparison5689@reddit
What is tuna noodle casserole, is that hot tuna and pasta?
Apart_Visual@reddit
Not to mention America is the home of tuna melts which is tuna salad under melted cheese, so…
Hungry-Kale600@reddit
Tuna and sweetcorn with mayo, prawns with mayo, beans and cheese, cottage cheese, chilli con carne and cheese
smellyfeet25@reddit
prawn or sometimes tuna mayo
cookiesandginge@reddit
“Ever use baked beans?”
Come on now.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
LOL. well i dunno. You lot might put picked herring, marmite and brown sauce
cookiesandginge@reddit
“You lot”
You’re a honourary Brit
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
This makes me ecstatic. Im beyond honoured. 🇬🇧 ❤️
cookiesandginge@reddit
When are you getting your arse over here for a holiday ?!
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Holiday? I'm moving there if that orange psychopath gets re-elected. Find me a cute flat above a Gregg's?
cookiesandginge@reddit
Hmu if you end up in OG York or London!! We can get a jacket potato together lol
spicyzsurviving@reddit
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
Swimming_Yak4154@reddit
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!
Electrical_Source_57@reddit
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
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Ooh steak n gravy would be delish
ketamineandkebabs@reddit
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
SpamOTheNorth@reddit
No way you're calling us savages for putting Tuna on potatoes when you're throwing on Sour Cream.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Wait, thats not normal?!
SpamOTheNorth@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
I think you guys call it double cream? I could be wrong. I tried the cole slaw, butter n cheese. Its not awful.
SpamOTheNorth@reddit
Love... you did NOT just say double cream was sour cream D:
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
😂 i talk out my arse a lot
Appropriate_Yam_8630@reddit
Cheese and beans or cheese and coleslaw
Andr0idUser@reddit
Haggis & Cheese is fantastic 🏴
Maleficent_Crew_1904@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
We have something called tuna casserole. Its disgusting LOL. Vanned tuna, pasta shells, cream mushroom soup, peas and cheese
Scrofuloid@reddit
Is this tuna that's been run over by a van? Sort of like a coq au van, but with fish?
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
😄you've never had vanned tuna? What about coupe'd tuna?
Syreeta74@reddit
Butter cheese and coleslaw is the best ✌️
Charlie11381@reddit
Beans and cheese with a bit of butter
Nekoninja10@reddit
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
error7654944684@reddit
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
greetingsearthlings5@reddit
1.Butter, beans, cheese, coleslaw… in that order 😆😆.. 2. Bolognese sauce or chilli with garlic mayo 🫡
Bride-of-wire@reddit
I fry mushrooms, onion and lardons together, top with cheese. This also works with Jersey Royals.
Sea-Still5427@reddit
Coronation chicken.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
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@reddit
Chicken in a slightly sweet curried mayonnaise, usually with some dried fruit like sultanas or sometimes chopped apricots and almonds. 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@reddit (OP)
That sounds delicious!
Ok-Sir8025@reddit
Don't knock the Tuna till you try it!
Pink_Fudge1988@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
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@reddit
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!! 👌
SKatieRo@reddit
Tuna and cheddar.
Salsa and everything else you'd put on nachos.
Marinara sauce and parmesan.
GreenFanta7Sisters@reddit
Tuna mayo and cheddar cheese, cheese goes on first, anyone who disagrees is a savage
ComfortableAd3712@reddit
Butter, chilli, sour cream, grated cheese and crispy onions….. heaven!
Professional-Two8098@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
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@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
I just bought cole slaw. Gonna try this tmrrw for lunch
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
I promise I'll make it. Next time i go shopping ill get everything
MyNewAccountx3@reddit
Pre packaged here mostly
WillJM89@reddit
Baked beans and cheese, tuna and mayo, cheese and bacon.
InflatableSexBeast@reddit
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).
Significant_Dog_3978@reddit
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!
musicistabarista@reddit
Another temp contrast one would be coronation chicken. It never seems that appetising, but somehow it's always delicious.
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Coronation chicken? Sounds fancy
musicistabarista@reddit
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.
Gaddlings2@reddit
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.
Bubbly-Ad-2735@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
Chili and cheese is kind of normal here too. I make my tuna salad w celery, so theres vegetables in there!😏
Cpt_Jigglypuff@reddit
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.
SilverellaUK@reddit
Butter, cottage cheese with pineapple, lots of black pepper.
CeeBee29@reddit
Cheddar, spring onion and fried mushrooms 👌🏻
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
That sounds delish. Happy cake day!!
CeeBee29@reddit
I didn’t even realise, thank u ☺️
imafcuknprincess@reddit
Baked tattie buttered then add grated cheese and tuna mayo, i never make the tuna hot and its great
Visible-Management63@reddit
Chilli con carne and cheese. Cheese on first.
DdraigGwyn@reddit
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@reddit
You can’t be a Brit using the word broiler!
musicistabarista@reddit
Or sharp cheddar
Sasspishus@reddit
That's potato skins youre maling, not a jacket potato. And wtf is a broiler??
strawberry-squids@reddit
I do this but with cheddar and canned tuna :P
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
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?
Puzzled_State2650@reddit
My favourite is a good mature (Scottish is the best imo) cheddar cheese with lots of creamy coleslaw and lots of red onion.
Wolfdarkeneddoor@reddit
We used leftover jambalaya the other day.
Princes_Slayer@reddit
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
ignatiusjreillyXM@reddit
A Scottish specialist, but haggis on a jacket spud is delicious
weedywet@reddit
Haven’t tried this but now I want it.
NortonBurns@reddit
Butter, good extra mature [sharp] cheddar cheese & chilli con carne.
Heaven on a plate.
Top_Barnacle9669@reddit
Tuna mayo and cheese,beans and cheese, chilli and cheese here
Warm_Falcon7427@reddit
Cheese, onions and beans with plenty of butter and a sprinkling of black pepper. s
JaBe68@reddit
Any pasta sauce is generally good on a baked potato
Sasspishus@reddit
I quite like cream cheese woth roasted vegetables, or houmous and roasted vegetables. With loads of butter, obvs
ArmadilloDays@reddit
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!)
peekachou@reddit
Baked beans and cheese, tuna mayo, prawn mayo, chilli, curry (not a fan)
prustage@reddit
Have you never had a Tuna steak? 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.
icebox_Lew@reddit
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.
ProfessionalEven296@reddit
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.
Sensitive-Tax2086@reddit
tuna mayo on a baked potato with loads of black pepper and a bit of chopped scallion is god-tier. You're missing out.
Gnarly_314@reddit
A little butter mashed in with a fork, cheese, sweetcorn, a sprinkling of fried pancetta, and a dollop of coleslaw to the side.
Willsagain2@reddit
In UK it's a baked or jacket potato filling, not a topping. Anything goes so long as there's plenty of butter too.
foxhill_matt@reddit
Cheese and mango chutney
EvilRobotSteve@reddit
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)
Tarabomb@reddit
Chili, cheese, and sour cream. 😋
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
Ok yessss
richboii78@reddit
Butter, Sliced corned beef, Grated cheese and black pepper, done!
MsMcSlothyFace@reddit (OP)
YUM
devtastic@reddit
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@reddit (OP)
I can see the egg salad (as we call it). The spaghetti sauce sounds strange but I'd give it a go
CrystalQueen3000@reddit
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
puggles2909@reddit
All good ones been suggested here but I like to mix a bit of English mustard in with the butter on the potato.
Charliesmum97@reddit
I have a recipe for cottage pie jacket potatoes that's really good
PolkadotUnicornium@reddit
Corned beef hash and shredded cheese. So tasty!
skawarrior@reddit
Coleslaw, I turned my nose up at it for years and didn't know what I was missing
SuccessfulNothing950@reddit
Cheese and Beans. Cottage cheese. Chilli and Cheese.
Ilovetoebeans1@reddit
My two favourites are beans and cheese or tuna mayo and cheese. Yummy. Also have chili or just butter sometimes or cheese and coleslaw.
valkroa@reddit
Cheese, baked beans, baked beans ans cheese, tuna or chilli.
BabaJosefsen@reddit
Cottage cheese & sweetcorn
Bourach1976@reddit
I prefer cottage cheese and Branson pickle.
PipBin@reddit
Baked beans (remembering that our baked beans are different), coleslaw, cheese. Any combination of the above.
Loose_Acanthaceae201@reddit
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:
(cheese needs to be melted but sometimes this happens just by sitting on the hot potato)
rachelvs1@reddit
Beans cheese n coleslaw 😋 or chilli n cheese