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    Home » Recipes » Crock Pot & Slow Cooker Recipes

    Easy Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes (Slow Cooker Potato Recipe)

    March 5, 2018 Updated: January 18, 2022 By Katie Crenshaw 6 Comments

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    Bacon. Cheese. Potatoes. Need I say more? This Easy #CrockPot Cheesy Bacon #RanchPotatoes recipe only requires a few ingredients and makes a delicious side dish that your entire family will love. #ad

    Bacon. Cheese. Potatoes. Need I say more?

    This Easy Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes recipe only requires a few ingredients and makes a delicious side dish that your entire family will love.

    Easy Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes

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    Watch how to make

    What you'll need

    You will need the following ingredients to make this:

    • petite red potatoes- their sweet flavor compliments the salty bacon and cheese. When cooked properly, they are incredibly tender. However, you can use Yukon Gold, new potatoes, or fingerlings.
    • sharp cheddar
    • cooked bacon-it is best to use real cooked bacon and not bacon bits for full flavor
    • dry ranch salad dressing mix- To keep things easy, you can use store bought dry ranch salad dressing mix. However, this is a homemade dry ranch dressing mix if you want to make your own.
    • fresh chives- you can substitute for green onions
     Bacon Ranch Potatoes

    Steps to make loaded crockpot potatoes

    Follow these steps to make loaded crockpot potatoes.

    1. Cut the petite red potatoes to a quartered size. If you use a larger red potato, cut them into small quartered pieces to cook faster and evenly.
    2. Cover the inside of your crock-pot with a large piece of tinfoil. It will need to be large enough to create a foil packet to cover the potatoes entirely. Next spray the foil with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
    3. Layer half of the potatoes and sprinkle half of the dry ranch salad dressing mix to coat the potatoes. Top with half of the bacon, cheese, and chives.
    4. Add the remaining potatoes and cover with remaining dry ranch salad dressing mix. Top with remaining bacon and cheese, reserving ½ cup cheese and 1tablespoon of bacon. Add remaining chives, reserving 1 teaspoon.
    5. Cover and close tinfoil making sure to seal all openings.
    6. Close Crock Pot with lid. Cook for 4 hours.
    7. Open the foil and cover the top of potatoes with remaining cheese and bacon. Cover and seal, cooking an additional 2 minutes for the cheese to melt.
    8. Open the foil and cover with remaining chives and salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

    Note: The foil will make your crock-pot easy to clean up. It will also steam cook the potatoes, making them fork tender and soft. 

    Easy Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes (Slow Cooker Potato Recipe)

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    Red Potatoes Cooked in slow cooker with cheese, ranch, and bacon

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    Please leave me a comment below if you make these loaded crockpot potatoes and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.

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    Easy Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes (Slow Cooker Potato Recipe)

    Bacon. Cheese. Potatoes. Need I say more? This Easy Crock Pot Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes recipe only requires a few ingredients and makes a delicious side dish that your entire family will love.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 4 hours
    Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 285kcal
    Author: Katie Crenshaw

    Ingredients

    • 2 pounds petite red potatoes chopped into quarters
    • 2 cups shredded medium sharp cheddar
    • 8 slices cooked bacon crumbled
    • 2 tablespoons dry ranch dressing salad dressing mix
    • ¼ cup fresh chives chopped
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Line your crock pot with aluminum foil leaving enough to cover the potatoes completely. Spray aluminum foil with non stick cooking spray.
    • Layer half of the potatoes (1 pound) and sprinkle half of the dry ranch salad dressing mix (1 tablespoon) to coat the potatoes. Top with half of the bacon(4 slices), cheese (1 cup), and (2 tablespoons) chives.
    • Add the remaining potatoes (1 pound) and cover with remaining dry ranch salad dressing mix(2 tablespoons). Top with remaining bacon (4 slices) and ½ cup cheese, reserving½ cup cheese and 1 tablespoon of bacon. Add 1 ½ tablespoon chives. Cover and close tinfoil making sure to seal all openings. Close Crock Pot with lid.
    • Cook on high heat for 3 to 4 hours until potatoes are fork tender.
    • Cover with remaining ½ cup cheese and 1 tablespoon bacon. Cover and seal, cooking an additional 2 minutes for the cheese to melt. Cover with remaining chives and salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

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    Notes

    Note: If you want to make the dry ranch mix from scratch, try my DIY Ranch Seasoning Mix recipe.

    Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

    Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 622mg | Potassium: 587mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 10.5mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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    1. Dawn - Girl Heart Food

      March 05, 2018 at 7:20 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! Love easy, tasty recipes like this! Bet these would be yummy for a special weekend brunch too 🙂

    2. Jean

      March 11, 2018 at 1:31 pm

      Is it necessary to line the pot with foil? Looks like a yummy recipe.

    3. Katie

      March 11, 2018 at 8:16 pm

      Hi Jean!
      Yes you want to line the crockpot with foil. You want the foil to completely cover the potatoes so it will steam cook them. It will also make clean up a breeze.

    4. Amber

      June 17, 2018 at 4:11 am

      5 stars
      Can’t wait to make this for Father’s Day tomorrow! Going I try a little less cheese than called for and a dash of garlic powder....you can never go wrong with garlic!

    5. Jeremey

      April 14, 2019 at 9:12 pm

      5 stars
      I just made this with the following substitutions: Instead of regular ranch dressing mix, I used the spicy ranch dressing mix, and since I am not a fan of chives but adore garlic, I used 2 good-sized cloves of garlic sprinkled over each layer of potatoes (4 total), followed by the dressing mix, cheese, and bacon bits, respectively. I was also running low on shredded cheddar (only ~1.5 oz left over), but had a whole bag of a shredded Mexican style mix of four cheeses that I supplemented for the rest, mixing in half the remaining cheddar with each layer. It turned out DIVINE!

    6. Betty

      May 28, 2020 at 5:07 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Katie, I made this recipe the other day and it was delicious!I cooked it in my crock pot for 4 hours and it came out perfect. I placed the foil in the crockpot first, then I placed parchment paper on top of the foil, then added the ingredients. Covered & closed the foil and it came out perfect! Thank you for sharing a delicious & easy recipe

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