Baked potato with cottage cheese and baked beans

Name: Baked potato with cottage cheese and baked beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 2 portions

A store-cupboard baked potato topped with cottage cheese and baked beans — a budget-friendly, filling lunch with calcium and fiber.

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 60 min
Total: 65 min
Portions: 2

Easy
Trying to conceive
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Budget-friendly
Fibre-rich
Calcium-containing
Store-cupboard

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Portions

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Only swaps that keep this recipe pregnancy-safe are offered. Allergen information below updates when you choose one.

Dairy-free alternative: use dairy-free soft cheese alternative instead of cottage cheese
Ingredient unavailable: use canned chickpeas in tomato sauce instead of canned baked beans

Ingredients

For 2 portions. Tick items as you go — nothing is changed for anyone else.

Amounts are converted from the metric original and rounded to measures you can use at home. Cups are US cups (240 ml) and oven temperatures include Fahrenheit.

This recipe contains foods that can contribute to a varied and balanced diet during pregnancy.

Method

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C).
Step 2. Prick the potatoes several times with a fork and bake for around 60 minutes until the skins are crisp and the centres are soft.
Step 3. Meanwhile, warm the baked beans in a small saucepan until steaming hot (165°F).
Step 4. Cut a cross in the top of each potato and squeeze gently to open.
Step 5. Top with cottage cheese and hot baked beans, scatter over the chives and season with black pepper.

Allergens for your selection

Contains: Milk
Contains: Celery

Ingredient brands and substitutions can change allergen content. Always check the labels on the products you buy.

Food safety

Cook baked beans until steaming hot (165°F) throughout before serving.
Cool and refrigerate leftovers promptly, and reheat only once until steaming hot (165°F).
Keep cottage cheese chilled and use within its use-by date.

Allergens

Contains: Milk
Contains: Celery

Ingredient brands and substitutions can change allergen content. Always check the labels on the products you buy.

Supplements and drinks

The CDC recommends that all women of reproductive age get 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day, starting before conception and continuing through early pregnancy, to help prevent neural tube defects. Folate-rich foods do not replace that supplement. Some people are advised to take a higher dose — ask your doctor.
The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements recommends 15 micrograms (600 IU) of vitamin D daily for most adults. Ask your doctor whether you need a supplement, as requirements vary with diet, sunlight exposure and health conditions.
The CDC advises avoiding alcohol when trying to conceive and throughout pregnancy — there is no known safe amount. ACOG advises limiting caffeine to less than 200 mg a day in pregnancy. Recipes here contain no alcohol.

Sources

Calcium — health professional fact sheet — NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, reviewed 31 August 2026
Cold food storage chart — FoodSafety.gov (US Department of Health and Human Services), reviewed 31 August 2026
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020–2025 — US Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, reviewed 31 August 2026

Important information

Antega's Trying to Conceive Recipes are provided for general information and meal inspiration for anyone hoping to conceive, including partners. They are not a personalized diet plan, they are not fertility treatment, and no food or recipe can be said to improve fertility or guarantee conception. They do not replace advice from your doctor, OB-GYN, fertility specialist, registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional. Speak to a healthcare professional before making significant dietary changes, particularly if you have allergies, diabetes, PCOS, endometriosis, celiac disease, a thyroid condition, another medical condition or specific dietary requirements.

If you have PCOS, endometriosis, diabetes, celiac disease, a thyroid condition or another medical condition, ask your doctor or a registered dietitian how these meal ideas fit your own care plan.