If you love loaded potatoes, you’re going to fall in love with Loaded potato salad! It has crispy bacon, creamy sour cream, boiled eggs for added flavor, and fresh chives! This easy, flavor-packed side dish is perfect for potlucks, BBQs, or just about any get-together. You’re gonna want seconds—maybe even thirds!
Ingredients
- Boiled Potatoes
- Boiled eggs
- Bacon
- sour cream
- green onions
- red onion
- celery
- Powdered Mustard Seed
- salt & pepper
- chives
Best Potato for Potato Salad
Russets and red potatoes are a popular choice for potato salad, but I love the creaminess of the Yukon Gold potatoes!
Small Red potatoes are also very creamy and add a pretty color with the skin on. And russet potatoes have a great flavor and texture too. So you can choose your favorite!
How to Make Loaded Potato Salad
- The first thing I do when making loaded potato salad is wash my potatoes really good. Scrub them with a sponge scrubber under warm water.
- Place your potatoes on the bottom of a large stock pot, then place eggs gently on top of them. Cover with water and boil till potatoes are soft. About 30 minutes, or until a fork easily pierces them.
- Remove pot from stove, pour off hot water, and fill with cold water. Let sit for 5 minutes so that potatoes and eggs cool.
- Peel add chop eggs, then add to your large salad bowl.
- Chop cooled potatoes into 1 inch squares. Add to bowl.
- Chop celery and red onion very small and add to bowl.
- Chop green onions and add to bowl.
- Line a cookie sheet with brown paper bags.
- Spread raw bacon slices on brown bags evenly, and bake at 375 for 10 minutes or till brown and crispy.
- Remove bacon from cookie sheet, reserve 3 slices, and crumble remaining bacon into potato salad bowl.
- Add sour cream and mustard seed powder.
- Stir salad to mix well.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, making sure to stir well.
- Pour salad into serving bowl.
- Chop chives and garnish potato salad with chopped chives and reserved 3 slices of crispy bacon.
- Enjoy!
To Peel or Not To Peel Potatoes… That Is The Question!
I do not peel Yukon Gold or Red potatoes … But I do peel russet potatoes, because their skin is thicker and not as pretty.
However, my mother in law is a farmers daughter, and she will tell you to always peel potatoes because of dirt.
Potatoes skins have lots of flavor… So I keep them on!
Tips
To prevent eggs from breaking while boiling, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the water!
I like to cut eggs small so the blend in well with the soft potatoes.
Make sure to save 3 pieces of cooked bacon to crumble on top with the chives before serving!
Let me know what you think!
Share your cooking tips and feedback in the comments below. Did you add any twists to these recipes? I’d love to hear!
Safety Note
Don’t leave potato salad out for over 4 hours… Especially if you’re serving it outside. Potato salad can grow bacteria that will really make people sick if left out too long.
How To Store Potato Salad
Store potato salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
I keep my bowl of loaded potato salad covered with plastic wrap in the fridge… (It’s actually the best leftovers to have as flavors meld together.)
Serve Loaded Potato Salad With
Loaded potato salad goes perfectly with any BBQ!!! Or easier yet, Crock Pot BBQ Chicken, simple Grilled Chicken, or oven Roasted Chicken.
My kids devour this potato salad with Pulled Pork sandwiches, and don’t forget dessert… Perfectly moist Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake!
What Can I Add To Bland Potato Salad? What to add to store bought potato salad to make it taste homemade?
There are a lot of things you can add to store bought or plain potato salad to make it more flavorful, including:
- BACON pieces!!!
- Red Onion diced small.
- Green Onion sliced into small pieces.
- Olives sliced up.
- Red Pepper Flakes for HEAT.
- A splash of pickle juice works miracles.
- Fresh Dill Garnish for beauty and flavor!
Do You Cut Potatoes Before Boiling For Potato Salad?
NO… It is better to boil potatoes whole than cut up! Boil your potatoes whole so they hold together nicely. If you cut potatoes before boiling, they break down and get a bit too soft for potato salad.
How Do You Boil Russet Potatoes for Potato Salad?
First scrub potatoes, then place in a large pot. Cover with water at least 1 inch over top of potatoes. Then boil for about 30-40 minutes! Do not under-cook your potatoes… You can fix a lot of things with potato salad, except under-cooked potatoes. Make sure they are soft all they way through before removing from heat.
You will know your potatoes are done cooking when you can easily poke through them with a fork. If you see potatoes splitting and skin coming off in just a few spots then they are well done. Drain potatoes, and let them cool enough to handle.
How Many Potatoes Do You Need For Potato Salad?
The answer to this question entirely depends on how many people you’re cooking for! This recipe serves up to 16 people, depending serving size. If you want to serve this for a big pot luck, double it and use 16 potatoes. If you only want to make enough for your small family, you can cut the recipe in half and only use 4 potatoes!
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Bacon-Lovers’ Loaded Potato Salad with Eggs
Ingredients
- 6-8 Boiled Potatoes, chopped
- 8 Boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
- 1 pound Bacon
- 1 1/2 cups Sour cream
- 1 Bunch of green onion
- 1 Small, red onion, diced
- 4 stalks celery, diced
- 1 tbsp Ground mustard seed
- Salt & pepper to taste
- chives, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Using a scrubber, wash potatoes under warm water.
- In a large stock, place washed potatoes and eggs gently on top of them in the bottom. Cover with water and boil until the potatoes are soft, about 30 minutes, or until fork tender.
- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, a wire rack, or brown paper bags.
- Spread bacon slices and bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until brown and crispy.
- Crumble three slices of bacon for garnish. Set aside. In a separate bowl, crumble the remaining bacon. Set aside.
- Remove the pot with potatoes and eggs from the stove, pour off the hot water, and fill it with cold water. Let it sit for 5 minutes to cool.
- Peel and chop the boiled eggs. Dice potatoes into 1-inch squares.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the boiled eggs, boiled potatoes, celery, red onion, green onions, sour cream, and ground mustard seed.
- Stir until combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve and garnish with chives and bacon bits.
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Notes
Refrigerate leftover potato salad in a covered container for up to 5 days.
For best results, boil potatoes whole instead of cutting them before boiling.
When boiling potatoes, cover them with at least 1 inch of water and boil for 30-40 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.
You will know the potatoes are done cooking when you can easily poke through them with a fork. *To prevent eggs from cracking while boiling, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the water.
*Chop eggs small so they blend well with the other ingredients.
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About Juliea
Juliea Huffaker is the creator of Farmhouse Harvest, and dedicated to teaching from-scratch cooking, sourdough baking, gardening, and food preservation. With over 25 years of hands-on experience she has preserved hundreds of jars of produce, mastered the art of meats and sourdough baking, and nurtured a thriving organic garden. Her recipes and articles have been featured across the web. And she’s passionate about inspiring others to embrace a simpler, self-sufficient life style.
5 comments
Michelle
I’m OBSESSED with this! Making it ASAP
Kayly
This recipe looks amazing! Will definitely be trying this soon!
Allison
I love potato salad. Cannot wait to eat this. Looks so easy to make and bacon makes everything better.
Julie
Great recipe! We are huge potato fans at our house. I’ve never actually made potato salad, but it looks really easy to make. Thank you for explaining the different types of potatoes you can use to make the salad.
Sharon
This sounds delicious!! Put bacon in the ingredients, especially crispy bacon and I’ll be there ?