Thrown together on a whim one night many years ago while we were on the road, this Bacon Potato Salad rapidly became a family favorite.

Filled with plenty of eggs, bites of bacon, and a bright dill pickle flavor, this salad has proven irresistible to everyone who tries it.

Sean and I were craving potato salad, and I was improvising with what I had on hand in the camper. It was a lucky whim that turned into this dill pickle and bacon-inspired salad.

Sean commented that it was really good before I had even tasted it and sure enough, this recipe turned out to be an absolute keeper.

Bacon Potato Salad

The first time I added bacon to a potato salad it was a game-changer. We all know that bacon + potatoes is pretty much a guaranteed win, right?

After that, I added bacon to our salads whenever I made one all summer long. This has become the most requested potato salad that I make when we get together with friends.

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How to Make Oven Baked Potatoes with Crispy Skin [ +Video]

It’s much easier than you thought to make the perfect Baked Potatoes with crispy skin and that delicious flaked sea salt. So ditch the foil, it’s your number 1 mistake!

Three ingredients and an hour in the oven is all you need for perfectly baked and crispy baked potatoes! Make it a main dish by topping it with the best chili or eat it as a side dish to round out the perfect dinner!

Best Baked Potato Recipe

I ate my baked potatoes with ketchup growing up.  I know. You think I’m crazy. Ok, I lied, I still do it. 🙂

You guys!!! It’s like a french fry if you think about it so it’s not THAT weird, ok. Might as well put it out there that my dad eats peanut butter pickle sandwiches too. NOW THAT IS GROSS!

I’m older, and while it might look like I’m not any wiser, I actually have learned a few things and the first being how to make perfect baked potatoes.

It’s time for Idaho spud harvest so I couldn’t help but talk about potatoes here. I miss spud harvest. I went to college in Idaho and my parents now live there.

The Idaho Potato Commission even took me on a tour of harvest one year. It was my favorite.

Now, I don’t know if anything has changed, but it used to be that the kids got out of school so that they could help with harvest. It was amazing watching everyone have a job from little toddlers to college students. Families and friends, farmers and their help all worked around the clock to put potatoes on your table.

I can still remember the glow of tractor lights when I was walking home from a late library session one night. We actually just bought an investment property in Rexburg, so it seems my heart will always be pulled back there.

What Do You Need to Make Perfect Baked Potatoes?

You don’t need much to make the best baked potato. Here’s all you need to make this “recipe:”

• Russet Potatoes
• Olive Oil
• Flaked Sea Salt

What Kind of Potatoes for Baked Potatoes?

There are so many types of potatoes out there…red potatoes, yukon golds, fingerlings, russets. For a baked potato, you should always choose a well rounded russet potato for baked potatoes. The fatter, rounder potato will give you more filling and that beautiful fluffy potato when you squeeze it open.

Russet potatoes have a better starch to them, which leads to a fluffier inside once baked.

How to Bake a Potato with Crispy Skin

Making a baked russet potato shouldn’t be so tricky, but if you’ve ever under cooked them, poked a million holes, over cooked it so they skin is like leather, or ended up with a bland potato, you need to read on.

1. Scrub your potatoes to remove any dirt. It seems natural, but a quick wash won’t get rid of the dirt so scrub instead.
2. Dry the p

Supercharge your cookout side dish game with this Dill Pickle Potato Salad. Classic tender potato salad gets a glow-up with scandalous amounts of dill pickles, pickle relish, pickle seasonings, and hard boiled eggs.

Pickle Potato Salad

You can use any potato you like to make this potato salad. However, I like to use thin-skinned Yukon Gold potatoes. There’s no need to peel them and the texture stays nice for the salad.

If you use new or white potatoes, you don’t need to peel those either. However, if you choose to use a russet or red potato, you’ll want to peel the potatoes for the best results.

Potato Salad with Dill and Pickles

You’ll need the following ingredients for the recipe:

• Yukon Gold potatoes
• mayonnaise
• dill pickle relish
• dried dill
• salt and pepper
• baby dill pickles
• hard-boiled eggs
• green onions
• fresh dill OPTIONAL

We enjoy a good amount of hard-boiled eggs in our potato salads. If you prefer fewer eggs, or not to have a bit of egg in every bite, feel free to reduce the number of eggs for your tastes. 

Creamy deviled egg filling creates the dressing that coats each bite of this deviled egg potato salad. Chunks of potato and hard-boiled eggs are tossed with the dressing to make the ultimate potato salad for anyone who loves deviled eggs.

I love a cold potato salad in the summertime – or let’s be honest, any other time as well. Potato salad is an awesome side dish for almost any meal.

I’ve shared quite a few potato salads with you over the years and I still love coming up with new ones. I first shared this deviled egg potato salad 3-4 years ago and it’s been a big hit.

Deviled Egg Potato Salad

Served with Grilled Chicken or a juicy steak or steak bites, potato salad is a side dish everyone loves. In the mood for hot dogs, corn dogs, or a burger? Potato salad works there too.

You can use any potato you like to make potato salad. However, I love the thin-skinned Yukon Gold potatoes.

There’s no need to peel the gold potatoes and the texture stays nice for the salad. If you decide to use russets or red potato, you’ll want to peel the potatoes for the best results.

Spicy Cajun potatoes are a great side dish for grilled and roasted meats. They are also delicious chopped up with a soft egg on top or tossed into egg burritos with a bit of sausage or bacon.

Cajun Potatoes

My family can not get enough of the Cajun flavors we’ve grown to love. Whether it’s a shrimp boil at home or a quick sausage pasta, we love these flavors.

Cajun spices are exactly what the blank canvas of potatoes needs in order to shine. All of these herbs and spices provide an abundance of flavor in every crispy on the outside, tender and fluffy on the inside, bite of roasted cajun potato.

I just realized a week or two ago that I haven’t yet shared this recipe here. It’s a family favorite from my first cookbook and we’ve been making these potatoes regularly for at least 7-8 years now. These potatoes are a big hit in our breakfast burritos anytime we have some left over.

Cajun dipping sauce is the supporting star of the seafood boil show, providing a fiery, smoky punch with each bite. (Not a fan of too much heat? Just dial down the cayenne in any of these recipes.)

Cajun Roasted Potatoes

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