These easy stuffed baked potatoes are delicious and simple to make. I used home made cashew cheese but you can use a shop bought one and also change the ingredients according to what you have available. You could also stuff them with finely sliced celery, red onion and sweetcorn and use whichever soft herbs you have. Add chilli flakes (red pepper flakes) instead of fresh chillies if you don’t have them. Serve with a green salad or on their own, they are also good with baked beans.

Ingredients (serves 2)

2 large baking potatoes, scrubbed

4 heaped tablespoons of vegan soft cheese (I used homemade cashew cheese)

4 spring onions (green onions) finely sliced

2 red chillies (more or less according to taste), sliced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

A handful of parsley, chopped

Salt and pepper

Cooking spray (optional)

Green salad to serve (optional)

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200c (390f). Prick the potatoes with a fork, place directly on an oven rack towards the top of the oven and bake for 50 minutes to one hour until soft. Allow to cool for 5 minutes while mixing the filling, leave the oven on.

Put all the other ingredients in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Slice the potatoes in half lenghtways and hollow some of the flesh from the middle leaving about a centimetre (half an inch) of flesh around the skin. Mix this with the other filling ingredients in the bowl.

Put the halved potatoes on a baking tray and pile on the mixture in the bowl packing down lightly. Spray with cooking oil (if using) to assist the browning. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Serve with a green salad (optional)