Baked Potato Salad
On May 28, 2025
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Warm chunks of tender potatoes, savory crumbled bacon, sliced green onions, and thick shreds of cheddar cheese, all tossed in a creamy homemade dressing, this Baked Potato Salad brings serious flavor. Steal the show with this loaded side dish at your next BBQ.
Loaded Baked Potato Salad
Buckle up, because this isn’t your grandma’s potato salad. No, this unique side dish reimagines the humble baked potato in a way you have to taste to believe. It all starts with warm, fluffy chunks of baked potato contrasting against the crisp texture of the skin. Then, all the classic toppings get join the mix. Thick-cut shreds of cheddar cheese, sliced green onions, and crispy bacon crumbles join the party before everything gets tossed in a creamy dressing seasoned with Hey Grill Hey’s signature Beef Rub. If you’re ready to say goodbye to boring baked potatoes for good, let’s get started.
Ingredients for Baked Potato Salad
Nobody will believe you when they get a taste, but this Baked Potato Salad uses just 8 common ingredients. Here’s what you’ll want on hand when you’re ready to make it:
The Salad:
- 6 Baked potatoes (Russet potatoes bake up very fluffy, so they’re ideal when making baked potatoes. You can also use red potatoes or Yukon Golds if that’s what you’ve got.)
- ¼ cup green onions (sliced)
- 6 slices bacon (crumbled)
- 1 cup medium cheddar cheese (shredded)
The Dressing:
- Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub (Pick some up here to season to taste, or use equal parts Kosher salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and mustard powder.)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons milk (whole)
- ¼ cup green onions (thinly sliced)
How to Make Baked Potato Salad
This classic warm salad couldn’t be easier to make. And if you’ve already got baked potatoes you can throw it together in 15 minutes. Here’s how you can pull it off:
- Prepare the potatoes. Bake your potatoes with the skin on until they reach an internal temperature of around 200 degrees and become fork tender. You can make your potatoes using a smoker, a grill, or season with salt and bake them in your oven. However you bake them, allow them too cool a bit before cutting into bite-size chunks with a sharp knife.
- Build the salad. In a large bowl, combine the warm potato cubes, crispy bacon crumbles, sliced green onions, and shredded cheddar cheese. Toss everything together gently before preparing the dressing.
- Make the dressing. In a small bowl, combine the mayo, sour cream, whole milk, Beef Rub, and the rest of the green onions. Stir everything together with a whisk until the seasoning dissolves and you have a thick, creamy dressing.
- Combine everything. Pour the zesty dressing over your salad, then give everything a good toss. You want to ensure your potatoes get a healthy coating of dressing, and that each bite has a little of all the goods.
- Serve and enjoy. Serve your Baked Potato Salad warm with your favorite BBQ meats, and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
The best part about this Baked Potato Salad is its versatility. It works perfectly however you normally enjoy baked potatoes, or as a standalone salad. It’s as home on a plate next to grilled chicken thighs or a perfect ribeye steak as it is at a neighborhood potluck. Whether you’re showcasing it as a salad or using it as a baked potato stand-in, you’ll feel like a Backyard BBQ Hero when you share it.
More BBQ Salad Recipes
Nothing goes better with BBQ than potatoes in any form, so you won’t be surprised to find out the Hey Grill Hey App is loaded with recipe options. Whether you’re looking for a classic potato salad, or something totally unique, you’re sure to find your next favorite. For now, check out these crowd favorites:
Loaded Baked Potato Salad Recipe
Once you make this Baked Potato Salad for the people you love, you’ll never go back to regular baked potatoes. Please come back here, though, so you can tell me how you enjoyed your salad in the comment section along with a 5-star rating. For more recipes, tips, and grilling inspiration, follow Hey Grill Hey on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Baked Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 6 russet potatoes
- 1 cup medium cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup green onions thinly sliced
- 6 slices bacon crumbled
Salad Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup green onions thinly sliced
- 2 Tablespoons milk whole
- Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the potatoes. Bake the potatoes with the skin on until they reach an internal temperature of around 200 degrees and become fork tender (links to both smoked and grilled baked potatoes in recipe notes). Transfer the potatoes to large cutting board to cool slightly, then cut into bite-size cubes.6 russet potatoes
- Build the salad. Place the cubed potatoes, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions, and shredded cheddar cheese in a large bowl.1 cup medium cheddar cheese, ¼ cup green onions, 6 slices bacon
- Make the dressing. In a small bowl, combine the mayo, sour cream, whole milk, Beef Rub, and the rest of the green onions. Stir everything together with a whisk until the seasoning dissolves.½ cup mayonnaise, ½ cup sour cream, ¼ cup green onions, 2 Tablespoons milk, Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub
- Combine everything. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients, then stir gently with a wooden spoon until is incorporated.
- Serve and enjoy. Serve the salad warm right away with your favorite BBQ meats.
Notes
- Purchase in the Hey Grill Hey Store here
- Make them on the smoker with this recipe
- Make them on the smoker with this recipe
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
