Cheddar Bacon Potatoes

Creamy potato chunks flavored up with cheddar cheese, green onions, and bacon bits.

After making these Swirl Biscuits, I knew I wanted something similar I could eat with dinner, maybe as a side. I thought back to some of my Five Friday Finds and this recipe from Moms with Crockpots came to mind (featured here). Looking over the recipe, it was just what I wanted. Except the cook time was 10 hours, and I had less than 1 until dinner. I figured if I went ahead and chopped up the taters, I could get them ready faster by boiling. After cooking the taters, just let most of the water boil off, throw some cheese on top, and then mix in your toppings. I just used green onions and bacon bits, but don't let me limit you. Pretty much everything you'd put in or on a baked potato would work well here! Give these Bacon Cheese Potatoes a try and see how tasty you can make them!

What toppings do you like on your taters?

Cheddar Bacon Potatoes

by CJ Huang

Creamy potato chunks flavored up with cheddar cheese, green onions, and bacon bits.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
			4 slices	bacon, crisped and crumbled	or bacon bits
	8 ounces			cheddar cheese, sliced or cubed
			5	potatoes, chunked
		1/2 cup		green onions, chopped

Methods:

1. Gather all materials.
2. Boil/steam potatoes until cooked in the smallest amount of water possible.
3. Drain water from potatoes after cooking if needed.
4. Top potatoes with cheese, then bacon and green onions (and anything else you'd like).
5. Close the lid, and wait until cheese melts, then fold in toppings to desired level before serving.