Jacket Potato with Chili

A Jacket Potato with Chili is a hearty, comforting meal featuring a fluffy baked potato split open and topped with a rich, meaty chili con carne. This popular British pub and takeaway staple combines the earthy, starchy potato with a savory, spiced tomato-based sauce, often containing ground beef, beans, and onions. It's a complete, satisfying dish that evolved from the combination of two classic comfort foods.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This dish is high in carbohydrates from the potato and provides a good amount of protein from the chili's meat and beans. It is a calorie-dense meal, typically offering a substantial energy boost along with key nutrients like potassium, iron, and fiber, with a rough ballpark of 550-700 calories per serving.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	620 kcal
Protein	28 g
Carbs	72 g
Fat	24 g
Fiber	14 g
Sugar	8 g
Sodium	850 mg
Potassium	1200 mg
Iron	5 mg
Vitamin C	25 mg
Vitamin B6	0.6 mg
Magnesium	80 mg
Zinc	4 mg
Phosphorus	350 mg
Thiamin (B1)	0.4 mg

Per 1 large jacket potato (250g) with 1 cup (240g) of chili con carne · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

Culturally, this dish is a quintessential example of British comfort food, transforming the simple jacket potato into a complete, warming meal. Nutritionally, the combination creates a more balanced profile than either component alone, pairing the potato's complex carbs and potassium with the chili's protein and iron.