Here’s a recipe from createyourfuture for kids to whip up an easy baked potato meal or snack.

What you need to have:

Large potatoes (washed)

Margarine / butter

Cheese

Whatever else you would like to add – baked beans, bacon, coleslaw, mushrooms, sour

cream etc

What you need to do:

1) Turn on the oven to about 180°. Put one large potato for each person or a couple of small ones in the oven

2) Cook for about 1hr or until they are soft.  Keep the oven on about 180°.  You can tell if they are cooked  by squeezing them

3) Cut potatoes open (careful – they will be hot!) and add margarine/butter and what ever ingredients you want – baked beans or cheese or whatever you like

If you are having baked beans heat them in saucepan first

Microwave:  If you are in a hurry you can pierce them with a fork and cook potato in microwave for about 10mins first, then put in oven for about 10 mins to make skin hard