Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Loaded baked potato salad is all about the toppings (bacon, cheese, chives and sour cream) on a baked potato but in salad form.

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This Loaded baked potato salad tastes exactly like a baked potato topped with all the fixings! A nice change from the regular Potato Salad.

Ingredients for Loaded Baked Potato Salad

• 3 Pounds, Russet potatoes

• 1 Cup, Sour cream

• 1 Cup, Mayonnaise

• 4 Ounce, Cream cheese, softened

• 1 Teaspoon, Garlic powder

• 1 Teaspoon, Onion powder

• 1 Tablespoon, Lemon juice

• 1/2 Cup, Chives, chopped plus more for garnish

• 1 Cup, Shredded cheddar

• 8-10 Bacon slices, cooked and broken up into pieces

Prep Time for Loaded Baked Potato Salad

You will want to start by preheating your oven to 400ºF. While the oven is preheating wash and dry the potatoes. Pierce them, all over, with a fork and place them on baking tray. Bake the potatoes for an hour if not a bit longer. The baked potatoes will be done when a fork or butter knife easily runs through the potatoes. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, cook the bacon until it is nice and crispy. Listen, I have been known to throw bacon in the microwave for a fast but very uneven cook. I encourage you to either bake it in the oven, LIKE THIS or use a cast iron pan. Just place it over medium heat and place your bacon slices down, turning over every 3 minutes or so. Once the desired texture is achieved remove to a plate with paper towels to absorb the bacon grease.

Let’s finish up the prep for our Loaded Baked Potato Salad. Using a handheld mixer, mix together the sour cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese, garlic and onion powder until a smooth consistency is reached.

To finish up the sauce, squeeze in the lemon juice and add the chives, mix well.

Locked and Loaded

Grab yourself a nice sized bowl. Remove the skin from the potatoes and cut into bite size pieces, placing them in the bowl.

Pour the sour cream sauce on top of the potatoes, stirring gently until potatoes are well coated.

Add in the cheese and bacon stirring once again.

Finish the Loaded Baked Potato Salad with a sprinkle of chives.

My love for potatoes

I can’t live without potatoes. I simply can’t. They are extremely versatile and can be a great sidekick to any dish.

When I lived in MN, I was introduced to Top The Tater and let me tell you how life changing that was for any baked potato. Although it is a dip, I found it to be a perfect topping. I couldn’t find this dip anywhere, other than MN, when I moved to CA.

I yearned for this dip, dreamt about it, craved it….until one day I decided to do a bit of digging around to see if I can make a dip very similar to Top the Tater. And guess what? I did!

After perfecting the recipe and using it for my baked potatoes, I came up with idea of a Loaded Baked Potato Salad and it did not disappoint my vision or tastebuds! Close your eyes and have a bite and tell me it doesn’t taste like a loaded baked potato. A perfect side dish for any picnic or bbq. ~Christina