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Ultimate indulgence meets ultimate ease in my Bacon Wrapped Potato recipe! These fluffy, tender potatoes wrapped in bacon are ready with just ten minutes of prep and are perfect for loading up to your heart's content. Great as a side dish any time, or as the star of a game day party!
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Potato Wrapped in Bacon
Ask anyone who knows me, and they'll all tell you the same thing: my favorite restaurant is a steakhouse! The real secret, though, is that part of the reason I love going to steakhouses is for the loaded baked potatoes.
If you're reading this, you know exactly what I mean: there is nothing like biting into a fluffy, tender potato wrapped in crispy, savory bacon, all topped with sour cream, cheese, and green onions. It's impossible to resist!
And the best part? Bacon wrapped potatoes are so much easier to make than you might think. You'll wonder why you haven't been making them every day!
In less than ten minutes of prep time and just an hour in the oven, these fluffy, tender, indulgent potatoes with bacon are ready to serve. Pile them up with all your favorite toppings, and enjoy!
Baked Potato with Bacon Ingredients
- Russet potatoes
- Bacon
- Cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Green onions
- Butter
Loaded Baked Potato Toppings (Optional)
- Caramelized Onions
- Pulled pork
- Poached egg
- Garlic butter
- Bleu cheese
- Chives
- Chili
Baked potatoes with pulled pork are a special sort of treat, especially paired with crispy, savory bacon. Try out these baked potatoes with leftovers from my favorite Pulled Pork Recipe- it's the perfect pairing!
How to Make Loaded Baked Potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. While it's heating, scrub, rinse, and dry the potatoes. Wrap each potato with 1-2 slices of bacon, overlapping the slices to account for shrinkage.
- Secure the bacon in place with as many toothpicks as it takes, then place the wrapped potatoes on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
- Bake the wrapped potatoes for 55-60 minutes, until the potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork and the bacon is crispy. Remove, let cool for 10 minutes, then remove the toothpicks.
- Cut a slit at the top of each potato, then push on the ends to open them for stuffing!
- Fill each potato with butter, cheese, and sliced onions, plus any other chosen toppings. Serve, and enjoy!
Loaded Baked Potato Recipe Tips
- Make sure to use a wire rack. This will keep the potato out of the collected bacon grease, letting it crisp up beautifully.
- Always cut the potatoes open right away once they've cooled, or else they can overcook from trapped steam.
- Only use regular American bacon for this recipe, not thick cut! Thick cut won't crisp up correctly and can turn out chewy and unpleasant.
- Your oven might run hot, so check the potatoes right at the 55 minute mark to make sure they don't get dry.
- Instead of wrapping it in bacon, why not try serving it with my Million Dollar Bacon on top?
Loaded Potato Recipe FAQs
Potatoes baked at 350°F will take about one hour to fully cook, depending on the size of the potato. Make sure to fork check them to make sure they're tender and cooked before removing them from the oven
While cooking potatoes wrapped in foil can be slightly faster, it isn't recommended! Wrapping them in foil means that the steam won't escape, leading to dense, mushy potatoes. Leaving them unwrapped will ensure the crispy outside and fluffy inside of a perfect baked potato!
A classic loaded baked potato is topped with cheese, a meat of some sort, sour cream or another cream-based sauce, and herbs! I like serving mine with bacon, chili, cheddar, sour cream, chives, and bleu cheese dressing, depending on what it's being paired with.
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Bacon Wrapped Potato
Equipment
- Wire rack
- Baking sheet
- Toothpicks
Ingredients
- 4 Russet potatoes
- 8 slices Bacon
- 8 oz Cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 cup Sour cream
- 3 Green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. While it's heating, scrub, rinse, and dry the potatoes. Wrap each potato with 1-2 slices of bacon, overlapping the slices to account for shrinkage.4 Russet potatoes, 8 slices Bacon
- Secure the bacon in place with as many toothpicks as it takes, then place the wrapped potatoes on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
- Bake the wrapped potatoes for 55-60 minutes, until the potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork and the bacon is crispy. Remove, let cool for 10 minutes, then remove the toothpicks.
- Cut a slit at the top of each potato, then push on the ends to open them for stuffing!
- Fill each potato with butter, cheese, and sliced onions, plus any other chosen toppings. Serve, and enjoy!8 oz Cheddar cheese, 4 Tablespoon Butter, 1 cup Sour cream, 3 Green onions
Notes
- Make sure to use a wire rack. This will keep the potato out of the collected bacon grease, letting it crisp up beautifully.
- Always cut the potatoes open right away once they've cooled, or else they can overcook from trapped steam.
- Only use regular American bacon for this recipe, not thick cut! Thick cut won't get correctly crispy and can turn out chewy and unpleasant.
- Your oven might run hot, so check the potatoes right at the 55 minute mark to make sure they don't get dry.
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