DESCRIPTION
This Ultimate Loaded Baked Potato Salad is the best potato salad ever. It’s made with all your favorite baked potato toppings: sour cream, cheddar cheese, green onions, and BACON. This one will steal the picnic!
Ingredients
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- 1 and 1/2 lbs. red potatoes, in 1/2 inch cubes
- Salt
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 6 slices cooked bacon, chopped
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1 cup sour cream (possibly more before serving)
- 1 cup mayonnaise (possibly more before serving)
- 1 and 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Put the potatoes in a large pot and add 1 tablespoon of salt and just enough water to cover them.
- Put the pot over high heat until it reaches a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook stirring occasionally until fork tender, 7-9 minutes.
- Drain and rinse. Cover with cold water, stir and drain a few times to get them to cool down.
- While the potatoes are cooking, in a large bowl combine the green onions, bacon, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, the black pepper, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
- Add the potatoes to the bowl and stir gently to combine.
- Cover and chill. Once cooled, add the cheddar cheese and stir. Cover and cool until time to serve.
- Before serving, stir and then taste. It is possible that the potatoes will have soaked up some of the dressing and that it is now less creamy and moist than it was before. If this has happened, add an additional 2 tablespoons each of sour cream and mayonnaise. Stir and taste. Repeat if needed.
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