Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes
Slow Cooker Jacket Potatoes - try my easy recipe and you’re guaranteed delicious soft and fluffy spuds every time.Yes, you can make baked potatoes in the slow cooker, it's totally fuss free and only 5 minutes prep time. Plus, there’s no need to keep an eye on them - just wrap them in foil and leave to cook. Perfect for busy weeknight dinners, lunch with your favourite toppings or as an easy side dish.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 210kcal
Equipment
- Baking foil / aluminium foil
- Slow Cooker I used a 6.5 litre slow cooker
- Kitchen roll or a clean tea towel
Ingredients
- 6 large baking potatoes
- 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Scrub and rinse potatoes to remove any dirt.
- Prick each potato all over with a fork or skewer.
- Rub the skins with a small amount of oil and then rub in a little salt.
- Wrap each potato tightly in baking foil. Place potatoes, foil fold down, in a single layer in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Place 2 large sheets of kitchen roll over the top of your slow cooker pot and secure in place with the lid. This helps to prevent water dripping down the inside of the slow cooker pot. If using a tea towel instead of kitchen paper, fold the corners back over the slow cooker lid.
- Cook for 4 hours on high setting or for 8 hours on low.
- Pierce a potato with a fork or a skewer to check the potatoes are cooked.
- Cut your potatoes in half and fluff up with a fork before simply adding butter or your favourite topping.
Notes
- Make sure you have a single layer of potatoes so they all cook evenly.
- I used a 6.5 litre slow cooker and it easily accepts 6 large potatoes. A 3.5 litre capacity slow cooker will cook 4 large jacket potatoes. The cooking time will be the same regardless of the number of potatoes cooked.
- Placing the foil packages fold down on the base of the slow cooker helps to protect your potatoes from overcooking.
- Alternative to kitchen roll, a clean tea towel works if it’s been washed using unscented detergent. A heavily fragranced tea towel will taint your slow cooker and its contents.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 398mg | Potassium: 888mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg