I have a weird obsession with pot lucks. I am a total side dish person. Sure the grilled meat is always delicious, but I love trying all the different side dishes that people bring.
I always try to be a little creative with my side dish, because I like when people bring new foods for everyone to try.
Now on to the delicious part, THE FOOD. This recipe is a play off of my Mom’s Potato Salad. I love my Mom’s potato salad but this Loaded Baked Potato Salad is going to be my new side dish at our family cookouts.
It is so simple to make and perfect for barbecues. Really it’s perfect all year round, but I do love this recipe especially during the summer.
Related recipe: Find our original Loaded Baked Potato Skins Recipe HERE and Mom’s Cheese Potatoes HERE
How far in advance can I make this recipe?
I usually make this recipe and eat it within the same day. However, you can make it in advance. You could easily make it the day before and it would be just fine.
However, I would not make it more than 24 hours in advance. This salad is best when it is served fresh.
Add a little more flavor:
This salad is delicious as is, however, I like to add a little ranch seasoning mix to give it just a little extra flavor. It is so yummy with a little kick of ranch seasoning mix.
Would any potato work for this recipe?
For this recipe, we used russet potatoes, however, really any potato would work for this recipe. I have never made it using sweet potatoes because I usually use russet.
I have made this recipe using mini red potatoes and it was absolutely scrumptious. You can also peel the potatoes, or keep the skin on. I like the texture of the skin, so I usually keep it on.
You could also use golden yukon potatoes. My friend makes her potato salad with them, and it is delicious every time.
Watch how to make another potato side dish, here:
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I am a huge potato salad fan. If you like potato salad, this is definitely a recipe you need to try. It comes together quickly, all thanks to the instant pot. Watch how simple it is to make, here:
Looking for more potato side dishes? Here are a few of our favorite:
- Cheesy Bacon Potatoes
- Instant Pot Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Au Gratin Cheesy Potato Bake
- Brown Sugar Roasted Bacon Sweet Potatoes
- Roasted Baby Potatoes
- Deviled Egg Potato Salad
LOADED BAKED POTATO SALAD RECIPE
Ingredients
- 8 medium potatoes
- 1 cup fat free sour cream
- ½ cup miracle whip, (you can use mayo... but I really don't like that stuff)
- 12 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Wash and cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces (I left the peel on). Cover with water and boil until fork tender. It will take about 20 minutes. Check them at 10 minutes and ever few minutes after that. You don't want them overcooked or they will become mushy.
- Drain and rinse with cool water. Drain again. Put them in a large separate bowl and place them in the fridge.
- Mix the miracle whip and sour cream together in a small bowl. Add to the cooled potatoes, green onions, 3/4 of the crumbled bacon and 1 cup of cheese. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with the other cup of shredded cheese and bacon and serve!
Nutrition
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Would love to see the family room redo… Your little girls are so cute!
Your picture of your girls is beautiful! Can’t wait to try the recipe.
Nice job on the outfits Kristen! Your girls are adorable and your salad looks delish!
This is perfect!! Thank you thank you! I’m going to a BBQ/ 3 year olds bday party on saturday and the mom requested a side dish! Done! 😉
omgosh your girls are adorable! I might do the same with some new pictures 🙂 Love the recipe! I will try that asap!
I think your pictures are amazing! I take all of my kids pictures myself, and was just looking online for frames for the ones I took this summer. It is so fun to put the new ones up! 🙂 And this potato salad? TOTALLY trying it!
How many servings does this make?
This maybe a silly question but why is this called
“baked” potato salad when it’s not baked in the oven?
Can someone tell me what is miracle whip? Always looking for healthier alternatives and where you can buy it. I’m from WA thanks Petra
My question exactly! 😉
Miracle Whip is a Kraft product similar – sort of! – to mayonnaise.
I think she meant “Baked Potato” salad, not “Baked” Potato salad. You know all the ingredients you put on when you have a loaded baked potato?? Like cheese, sour cream, bacon, onions………make sense now?? Just call it Baked Potato Potato Salad. There.
Miracle Whip, to me, is a much tastier spread than mayonnaise. It comes in three versions – full fat, reduced fat and fat free. I tend to use the reduced fat version. It makes me feel like I am at least trying to eat healthy.
I’d try it with plain Greek Yogurt 😉
What a gorgeous family…..and we couldn’t even get 1 girl!!! Thanks so much for the recipe. I’ll be trying it for a birthday party/picnic tomorrow!
You said to add shredded lettuce in instructions, but did not specify in the ingredients portion. How much lettuce??? Looks very yummy!
Baked potato salad? First thing you do is BOIL the potatoes.
I made this today for dinner & it’s a winner! I used plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream; it didn’t make a difference at all in the taste. This is really good & I’ll be making this again. Thanks for the great recipe.
I made this tonight to go with dinner and it came together ok. I could use about half the sour cream and more mayo, or maybe substitute for greek yogurt completely. I’m not a huge sour cream fan but usually it doesn’t bother me when its mixed in recipes. My husband however said I could put the whole batch in a container for him and he would keep it all to himself!!
There is no lettuce in the ingredients or in the directions.
It is only the name of the recipe. A loaded baked potato typically has all of the toppings listed in the recipe. Again, it is just a name, no baking, no big deal..
Sounds delicious except for the Miracle Whip! EWWW! That stuff is downright NASTY tasting!! BLECK! I would use either mayo or yogurt or a mixture of mayo and yogurt.
I love this recipe. My stepdaughter had this and it was soooo good.
She and I added dijon musturd to the mayo for zing and eggs go along way. mmmmmm
Look so good!
The “baked” refers to ingredients you might like on loaded baked potatoes. I make a truly baked in the oven casserole with the same concept, minus the Miracle Whip / Mayo… adding a stick of butter or margarine. Boil and drain potatoes (don’t rinse). Add the margarine and shredded cheese first while potatoes are good and hot. Mix anything else that you like on baked potatoes. I usually top it off with a little shredded cheese too. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Best when served hot.
you could use baked potatoes too. i always bake extra potatoes to have to shred for hash browns, and i bet they would be good chopped up for this salad as well. it sounds very good and i am going to try it soon. thanks for the recipe.
hi there this recipe looks great but just 1 question what is Miracle whip im in NewZealand & ive never heard of it lol thank u
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They also have an olive oil miracle whip….it’s delish!!!!!
It is similar to mayonnaise but with a little more zesty flavor. So mayo will work fine if you have that in New Zealand.
It should work! We have never actually tried it with baked potatoes!
i made to tonight my family and i found this to be a little bland not very much taste i dont think i will make this again
I love this recipe, but I always add some hidden valley ranch dry mix to season it. So yummy!
How far in advance can I make this? I am making it for 40 people along with a few other sides so I would like to have at least one of the sides done ahead of time. Thanks!
You are fine to make it the day before.
Just a thought – this recipe i’ve found to need more salt (and pepper!) than those which have mustard in them. If you are watching salt intake, still add more pepper, then add an herb seasoning (we like Mrs. Dash original). This has become our new favorite potato salad recipe.
Oh! I forgot to say that you should salt and pepper them while =warm= They don’t use as much salt and pepper that way.
Your girls are beautiful,I will try this recipe looks very good
How many pounds of potatoes is 8 Medium?
It’s probably around 2 pounds. Potatoes range in shape and size.